Garden Rules... Must be followed... OR ELSE!!

Being a member of a Community Garden is definitely a commitment... There are some important Garden Rules that must be followed in order to continue your membership! Each Community Garden has their own set of Rules that must be adhered to, in addition to the Oahu Community Garden Rules & Regulations, which can be found here: http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/rules/garden.pdf

If these R&R's are not followed, you can be subject to citations and possible revocation of your membership & plot!

Some Garden Rule Highlights:
1) Monthly Garden Meetings must be attended, a minimum of once per Quarter
*In these meetings, we address concerns of other members & vote on changes to our Garden Rules.
*The meetings can get very heated at times, because of different issues that are brought up & the eccentric personalities of the members
2) Participate in at least once in a Community Garden Clean-Up per Quarter
*Involves cleaning up common areas of the garden & specific planned projects
3) A Mailbox with your plot number clearly shown must be somewhere visible in your space
*Although these days we have e-mail to communicate, we also receive notices in our boxes advising us of updates in the Garden
4) No planting of fruit trees or plants that grow more than 5 feet!

Here is a map of the 10 Community Garden Plots around the island.... It shows the amount of Plots at each Garden, along with the location in which they can be found!

Creating Tiers & Turning Soil Before Planting!

Plot #19 is at the very top of the Garden, on somewhat of a slope & also in a shady spot... So I thought it would be a good idea to construct a few tiers to allow for the placement of plants that needed more or less sun! I noticed that a lot of other gardeners had sectioned off their plots & it seemed to make it easier to get around the plants & for watering purposes...

Here's a picture of my boyfriend Nate & I, after a few hours of shoveling dirt and constructing the tiers with scrap pieces of wood we found around the garden... We also turned the soil with some horse manure we got from a friend in Waimanalo. We decided to do this before putting any of our plants in the ground, to ensure it had enough nutrients in the soil!




Here is a link to find out more info about obtaining your own Community Garden Plot:

http://www1.honolulu.gov/parks/hbg/crgp.htm

There are 10 Community Garden's across the island of Oahu!

Once the hard work was done... the plot was cleared!

Day 4 Progress...

3 Types of Tomatoes, Green Onion, Jalapenos, Habaneros, Thai Chili and Manoa lettuce to start the yummy growing goodness!