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Gardening in the 'gunks' So. edge of Catskills

Stephanie - NY 4 or 5

23 years ago

or the Hudson Valley...there are so many ways to refer to this area. I can grow just about anything in the soil where our garden community is located. This year, with all the rain and cool temperatures...many things were "blighted". The tomatoes etc. My late planted peas are very small. It's also been quite cool. What would do well in these conditions and how does one fight the blight?

At home, my flowering bushes that were HUGE last year in the drought are miserable and scrawny this year. More blight? What to do?

Our gardens belong to the city. A 20 x 30 plot is "rented" for 10 or 15 bucks for the year. How does this compare?

No chemicals are allowed...and no burning. Many gardeneres neglect their plots...and they are a MESS. What to do and not be a real meany by reassigning plots?

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Janna Anderson - 9 AZ
23 years ago
Our community gardens (same size) rent for $40 a year here, but we can garden year round also. The land is leased from the Native American reservation to the community college who leases to us. Whew!

As for what to do about the mess, well....sometimes a little mess is what is needed. Due to our extreme heat here in Phoenix, the weeds help shade and keep the plants and soil cool, but maybe the owners of the plots that are messy just need a little help to keep up. We have many elderly folks here who can always use a little hand. (:
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