Making Good Plant Choices. Gardeners may grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Choosing from among the wide range of plants for the garden is challenging and fun! The regulations below will help you make good choices for gardening in a community garden plot program. Talk to your gardening neighbors to share ideas for good plant choices for success.
Making Good Plant Choices. Gardeners may grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Choosing from among the wide range of plants for the garden is challenging and fun! The guidelines below will help you make good choices for gardening in a community garden plot program. Talk to your gardening neighbors to share ideas for good plant choices for success. Herbaceous vines are permitted. Seek your neighbor’s permission to grow them on a common fence. No plants on the Deschutes County Invasive Plant List, xxxx://xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/noxiousweeds/default.aspx, may be grown. Many of these are weeds in areas surrounding the garden plots. Please control them as much as you can. Some desirable plants can be weedy, such as raspberries, blackberries, mints, morning glories, and fennel. Please keep these plants 1 foot or more away from plot boundaries. Grow plants like mint in pots to contain them. Remove and throw away seed heads before the seeds ripen. Take the plants with you when you leave the garden plot program. Gardeners may plant a fall crop or cover crop after the summer season. SOIL AMENDMENTS/REMEDIATION . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Don’t bring in sand or gravel. These materials are difficult or impossible to remove later. Mulch Using mulch in your garden plot has many benefits. As organic mulches break down, they add valuable nutrients to your soil. You will need less fertilizer. They also help conserve water. Organic mulches, such as compost, leaves, straw are highly recommended to conserve water and add nutrients to the soil. Non-biodegradable mulches, such as stone, carpet and artificial turf, are prohibited. Porous weed blocker covers are permitted, but need to be secured to the ground to prevent them from blowing away. Composting plant materials is an excellent way to reduce trash and conserve nutrients. There will be a designated area to compost all plant materials within the garden and special instructions will be shared with all gardeners. If the amount of plant material is too great and cannot be broken down with the gardening season, Parks & Rec will come in to the community Garden and empty out the composting area. As a reminder, do not compost food scraps (such as meat, oils, or fat), as this attracts animals. Avoid fresh manure which may contain weed seeds, smells bad, and may have sanitary issues that could affect neighboring plots. Composted manure is permitted.
Making Good Plant Choices. Gardeners may grow a wide variety of fruits, vegetables, herbs and flowers. Choosing from among the wide range of plants for the garden is challenging and fun! The guidelines below will help you make good choices for gardening in a community garden plot program. Talk to your gardening neighbors to share ideas for good plant choices for success. Perennials such as asparagus, rhubarb, and many desirable flowers are permitted in the perennial garden. Divide them as needed to manage their size. Take them with you when you leave the garden plot program. Herbaceous vines are permitted. Seek your neighbor’s permission to grow them on a common fence. No plants on the Deschutes County Invasive Plant List, xxxx://xxxxxxx.xxxxxxxxx.xxx/noxiousweeds/default.aspx, may be grown. Many of these are weeds in areas surrounding the garden plots. Please control them as much as you can. Some desirable plants can be weedy, such as raspberries, blackberries, mints, morning glories, and fennel. Please keep these plants 1 foot or more away from plot boundaries. Grow plants like mint in pots to contain them. Remove and throw away seed heads before the seeds ripen. Take the plants with you when you leave the garden plot program. Gardeners may plant a fall crop or cover crop after the summer season. Soil Amendments/Remediation Don’t bring in sand or gravel. These materials are difficult or impossible to remove later, and the soil is already quite xxxxx and “well-drained”. All rocks should be removed from the garden area and piled in the labeled areas. Rock borders are not permitted, including the outside flower beds. Do not dump rocks in the path. Mulch Using mulch in your garden plot has many benefits. As organic mulches break down, they add valuable nutrients to your soil. You will need less fertilizer. They also help conserve water. Organic mulches, such as compost, leaves, straw are highly recommended to conserve water and add nutrients to the soil. Do not use straws types which may sprout on the beds. Non-biodegradable mulches, such as stone, carpet and artificial turf, are prohibited. Plastic and porous weed blocker covers are permitted, but need to be secured to the ground to prevent them from blowing away. Composting plant materials within the plot is an excellent way to reduce trash and conserve nutrients. Do not compost food scraps (such as meat, oils, or fat), as this attracts animals. Avoid fresh manure which may contain weed seeds, smells bad, and may have sanitary issue...
