Community Garden Cleanup
Cleaned up the City Community Garden plot. Was shown the new location by Isabel. The two half plots I will have next year are adjacent to each other. With only the main wood chip path between. Each bed is 20 feet by 30 feet.
Planted Garlic
Garlic Types
Planted the following garlic in company community garden:
- Silver White Softneck Garlic 1x
- German White Stiffneck Hardneck Garlic 1x
- Montana Zemo Hardneck Garlic 2x
- Music Hardneck Garlic 1x
Compost
Used two bags of 1 cubic feet cow manure compost. One bag was mixed into existing soil. The other bag was layered on top of the soil once the garlic was planted.
Raised Bed
The Company Community Garden raised beds are 6’ x 4’ x 1’. Each bed is shared. So actual working space is 3’ x 4’. The soil fills about ~8-9” of the container.
Layout
This template lays out the approximate planting of this year’s crop:
An 8 inch gap was left from the siding to prevent cold/frost damage. Garlic cloves were placed approximately 6 inches from each other.
After the layer of compost has been placed, moved wood chip mulch back over, then cut up some plants to create green manure. Finally, placed a layer of cardboard for insulation.
Planting
