Table 2. All monitored garden-related activities and time spent on each1.
| Activity | Total Labour–all gardens (hours) | Average activity duration (mins) | Median activity duration (mins) | N = | % of total | (rank) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvesting | 751.4 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 31% | 1 |
| Combined Irrigation | 480.8 | - | - | - | 20% | (2) |
| (Mains) | 246.4 | 14 | 10 | 27 | 10% | 2 |
| (Rainwater) | 214.9 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 9% | 4 |
| (Bore/Grey) | 19.5 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 1% | 13 |
| ‘Other’ | 223.3 | 28 | 5 | 14 | 9% | 3 |
| Livestock Care | 189.3 | 18 | 10 | 18 | 8% | 5 |
| Weeding/Pruning | 207.4 | 50 | 24 | 28 | 8% | 6 |
| Plant/Sowing | 173.5 | 54 | 30 | 31 | 7% | 7 |
| Soil Prep/Mulch | 166.7 | 70 | 45 | 27 | 7% | 8 |
| Building | 147.9 | 123 | 60 | 18 | 6% | 9 |
| Sharing Produce | 56.4 | 10 | 5 | 27 | 2% | 10 |
| Fertilizing | 36.3 | 29 | 10 | 19 | 1% | 11 |
| Pest Control | 24.4 | 50 | 20 | 9 | 1% | 12 |
| Total | 2,457 hours | |||||
1 Not all the 34 gardens reported all the activities. The ‘Other’ category was used as a catch-all for activities which did not fall easily into the prescribed activities, for example, pollinating plants, repairing storm damage, working on aquaponics systems (including feeding fish), and seed saving.