We ran out of room in our Elmhurst Community Patch and after visiting the Community Garden Fest in Berkeley I decided to get a patch there. The patches are smaller 5 feet by 15 feet and cost less, but the community feel is much larger. I will share some details of the garden in future posts or you can check out the Garden Fest Post.
I was able to plant the garden on Thursday, June 11 around 4:30. We went over on Sunday, but the rain the day before made it too muddy, so we did not want to risk compacting the soil. Today we are going to have more heavy rain, so after work I hurried over with a selection of plants and got them into the ground. When it rains later they will get a nice drink and hopefully will not be beaten into the ground.
My patch is on the end of a section with about 7 other patches going off to the left. The water at this location is in rain barrels and I believe the Village of Berkeley takes care of filling them when it doesn't rain.
I did not have room for the three dahlias I got from the Garden Club and last year they did not bloom due to competition, so I brought those over and planted them at the south end of the garden. I made two hills for squash, then I plated Kohlrabi, broccoli, and a few herbs.
There is really no more room here, but I have one tomato plant left and I may bring that over to try and fit it in.
The soil has a good amount of compost and a nice dark richness, however there is a high concentration of clay. You can see in the image of the soil by one of the holes for the kohlrabi.
Kohlrabi is a cool season plant and it may bee too late to get a good crop from it as the days have turned rather hot, but I think they will be okay until July and we will see about harvesting the roots (like a turnip) and maybe also the leaves for a salad.
Here are the dahlias, three different varieties three different colors, but they are pinkish, I think. I have the names but will have to look them up again to know for certain.
I planted an oregano, a common sage, some chives and flat leaf parsley. I just could not have a garden with no herbs in it, so I chose a few duplicates.
My only fear is that as I pulled up to plant there was a bunny running through the yard toward the back, so I may lose the parsley.
It will be interesting to see how this garden fares versus the one in Elmhurst. I will continue to post a weekly update and if I need to another day of the week to update the second garden. However, the second garden is between the Elmhurst garden and my apartment, so I can stop at both on the same day with out too much trouble.
I was able to plant the garden on Thursday, June 11 around 4:30. We went over on Sunday, but the rain the day before made it too muddy, so we did not want to risk compacting the soil. Today we are going to have more heavy rain, so after work I hurried over with a selection of plants and got them into the ground. When it rains later they will get a nice drink and hopefully will not be beaten into the ground.
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| not planted |
My patch is on the end of a section with about 7 other patches going off to the left. The water at this location is in rain barrels and I believe the Village of Berkeley takes care of filling them when it doesn't rain.
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| planted |
I did not have room for the three dahlias I got from the Garden Club and last year they did not bloom due to competition, so I brought those over and planted them at the south end of the garden. I made two hills for squash, then I plated Kohlrabi, broccoli, and a few herbs.
There is really no more room here, but I have one tomato plant left and I may bring that over to try and fit it in.
The soil has a good amount of compost and a nice dark richness, however there is a high concentration of clay. You can see in the image of the soil by one of the holes for the kohlrabi.
Kohlrabi is a cool season plant and it may bee too late to get a good crop from it as the days have turned rather hot, but I think they will be okay until July and we will see about harvesting the roots (like a turnip) and maybe also the leaves for a salad.
Here are the dahlias, three different varieties three different colors, but they are pinkish, I think. I have the names but will have to look them up again to know for certain.
I planted an oregano, a common sage, some chives and flat leaf parsley. I just could not have a garden with no herbs in it, so I chose a few duplicates.
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| Chives Oregano Parsley |
It will be interesting to see how this garden fares versus the one in Elmhurst. I will continue to post a weekly update and if I need to another day of the week to update the second garden. However, the second garden is between the Elmhurst garden and my apartment, so I can stop at both on the same day with out too much trouble.
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