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GROW Community Garden plots open
By Gail Brown
Is your green thumb itching to get into a garden?Ā The GROW Community Garden has several plots available this year for a small rental fee of $20 to $30 for the year. It is located next to the Catholic Church on 14th Avenue and 13th Street.
GROW Community GardenĀ is a cooperative garden with 40 plots rented to gardeners who wish to grow their own vegetables.Ā It offers shared gardening tools and lots of free gardening advice!Ā This could be your chance to garden and grow your own veggies.Ā It is unusual that there are plots available, as most gardeners retain their plots for many years!
GROW garden members cooperate at a monthly work bee to help keep the garden areas around the plots tidy, mowed and weeded. In return, the GROW Community Garden supplies a wonderful growing site that is fenced and secure. The land is donated by the Catholic Church for this purpose and has been operating for many years.
GROW Community Garden invites you to join us in our 2015 summer season of tilling, planting weeding, watering and harvesting your fresh, home-grown vegetables in your own plot!Ā If you are interested in growing veggies this summer, email Gail at [email protected].
For anyone thinking about taking part, here is a head start on knowing a bit more about with is required from participants.
CRANBROOK GROW COMMUNITY GARDEN RULES 2015
Our vision is to develop and maintain a garden of bounty and beauty, which will be a showplace for the community.Ā Working toward this goal requires from us all some extra time and effort over and above the tending to our individual plots. We are thankful to have this garden area donated to us.
PLEASE READ THE FOLLOWING CAREFULLY:
Be sure to maintain your garden plot.Ā Keep weeds under control. If you are away for 2 weeks or more, have someone care for it during your absence. DO NOT put up sign stating to water. Any plot which appears unattended or neglected may be reassigned.
You are responsible for the maintenance of the shared paths adjacent to your plot.Ā Keep the grass short by using sheers or weed-whacker.Ā Each time you come to work on your plot allow time to do this.Ā Do not leave stones, weeds or debris on the paths.Ā Put stones on the rock pile, weeds in the compost pile and take your litter home.
Do not plant any invasive plants eg. mint, lemon balm, comfrey etc.
Be sure to comply with the city watering regulations. Never leave a sprinkler unattended.Ā Consider using organic mulch to reduce the need for watering.Ā Roll up hoses and hang them on the posts when done.
Clean tools that are borrowed from the sheds.Ā Please write in the book in the large shed if you notice any equipment broken or missing, also phone list is posted in tool shed for repair persons.
Please note it is mandatory to participate in work bees and spring and autumn clean up All plots must be planted by June 1h or it will be reassigned and no refund given.
Garden cleanup must be accomplished by October 31.
THE FOLLOWING IS NOT ALLOWED IN THE GARDEN SITE:
Pets,Ā Smoking, Alcohol, Radios (except with earphones), Alcohol Insecticides and Herbicides.
