Collaboration Chronicles

I finished planting the lettuce today, which means that my side of the garden is totally planted. I laid out a 6′x16′ area originally, but there is a 1′x14′ pathway, so I have about 82 sq. ft. of garden planted. Anders and Anna haven’t yet planted their side, but we’ve added about 2 yards of organic compost to the whole 16′x16′ plot so far.





This is a view of the entire garden. We’ve fenced it off because of a neighbor who uses the back yard for her dogs. We agreed to let them use a 2′x20′ strip of land which we flattened for them. I plan to plant some native grasses which (hopefully I can find) are resistant to dog urine.


Next steps are to get a better irrigation solution, make some gates and possibly redo the fencing to something better. If we keep up the soil, this stuff could be very fertile. I’ve read that it may take a couple years, so I’ve asked my landlord if I could lease just this plot of land for gardening if I move out. I haven’t heard back.


In other news, my friends and I have started a gardening site/blog to share information, tips, and ideas about gardening, seed sharing, and other issues related to feeding yourself. Please check back, we’re just getting going with this.

Tags: intensive gardening

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