Overwintering. Please remove the following items from your garden plot(s) prior to November 13: o All Organic Matter o Tomato Cages o Trellises o Buckets o Plastic or Mesh Fencing o Shade Structures Items allowed to overwinter in your plot(s): o Raised Bed Structures (10’x15’) o Secure Chain-Link or Chicken Wire Fencing Appendix B: Continuous 10’x15’ Raised Bed o Pest Deterrents o Decorations o Plastic or Ceramic Flower Pots o Bricks/Decorative Rocks o Any other Loose Debris Appendix C: Fencing The following are fencing examples that are not allowed:
Overwintering. Please remove the following items from your garden plot(s) and store them off-site: o All Organic Matter o Tomato Cages o Trellises o Buckets o Shade Structures o Pest Deterrents o Decorations o Plastic or Ceramic Flower Pots o Bricks/Decorative Rocks o Any other Loose Debris Appendix B: Fencing The following are fencing examples that are not allowed:
Overwintering. Please remove the following items from your garden plot(s) prior to November 15: • All Organic Matter • Tomato Cages • Trellises • Buckets
Overwintering. Please remove the following items from your garden plot(s) prior to November 15: • All Organic Matter • Tomato Cages • Trellises • Buckets • Plastic or Mesh Fencing • Shade Structures • Pest Deterrents • Decorations • Plastic or Ceramic Flowerpots • Bricks/Decorative Rocks • Any other loose debris. Items allowed to overwinter in your plot(s): • Raised Bed Structures (10’x15’) • Secure Chain-Link or Chicken Wire Fencing Appendix B: Continuous 10’x15’ Raised Bed Appendix C: Structures and Fencing Fencing and non-permanent growing structures cannot shade neighboring plots and must be less than 5 feet tall. The north and west edge of the garden is fenced. Many gardeners choose to put up small temporary (non-permanent) secure fencing around their bed to keep animals out. The following are fencing examples that are not allowed: Non-permanent structures to support your plants are welcome. Below are a few examples. Appendix D: Mulch The following materials can be used to mulch inside your plot(s) and cover your plot(s) overwinter: • Leaves • Hay/Straw • Pine Needles • Grass Clippings The following items are not allowed as mulch inside your plot(s): • Wood Mulch (Hardwood, Cedar, Dyed) • Cacao Nib • Shredded Paper
Overwintering. Please remove the following items from your garden plot(s) prior to November 15: o All Organic Matter o Tomato Cages o Trellises o Buckets o Plastic or Mesh Fencing o Shade Structures o Pest Deterrents o Decorations o Plastic or Ceramic Flowerpots o Bricks/Decorative Rocks o Any other Loose Debris Items allowed to overwinter in your plot(s): o Raised Bed Structures (10’x15’) o Secure Chain-Link or Chicken Wire Fencing Appendix B: Continuous 10’x15’ Raised Bed Appendix C: Structures and Fencing Fencing and non-permanent growing structures cannot shade neighboring plots and must be less than 5 feet tall. The following are fencing examples that are not allowed: Non-permanent structures to support your plants are welcome. Below are a few examples. Appendix D: Mulch The following materials can be used to mulch inside your plot(s) and cover your plot(s) overwinter: o Leaves o Hay/Straw o Pine Needles o Grass Clippings The following items are not allowed as mulch inside your plot(s): o Wood Mulch (Hardwood, Cedar, or Dyed) o Cacao Nib o Shredded Paper Appendix E: Cover Crops Cover crops add nutrients to the soil, reduce soil loss, and act as a natural weed barrier. If mismanaged and allowed to go to seed, many cover crops can quickly become weedy, and several have become prominent invasive species. • Oats are the only approved cover crop for Des Moines Parks and Recreation Community Gardens. This plant is winter killed, which ensures the oats won’t go to seed or become weedy. The thick residue they leave provides an excellent soil- protecting mulch. In early spring the cover crop is already dead and can be no-till planted into or turned under. PERMISSION TO PARTICIPATE, RELEASE AND WAIVER OF LIABILITY, ASSUMPTION OF RISK, INDEMNITY AGREEMENT AND PHOTO RELEASE Activity site: Franklin Community Garden – 00xx xxx Xxxxxxxx Xxxxxx, Xxx Xxxxxx, Xxxx In consideration of my, or my minor child, being permitted to participate in any way in the Community Garden Program dated April 15, 2024-November 15, 2024 (“Activity”), I, the Undersigned, for myself and my minor child, all of my or my minor child’s, personal representatives, executors, administrators, heirs, next of kin, successors and assigns, herein referred to as “Releasors”, do hereby:
