New Community Garden SW Portland

14 years ago

Greetings! I have gone a little crazy this year with ordering heirloom seeds and doing hours of research in hopes of having a better year starting tomatoes from seed and nurturing them into delivering pounds of fresh, wonderful tomatoes! This will be my second year growing from seed.

I already have them planted in 16 oz cups with holes in the bottom, I rigged a shelf in my garage with 2 4'flourescent light fixtures wrapped in reflective mylar and when my seedlings sprout they will head under the lights!

I have a sun challenged yard, with only a small portion getting about 5-6 hours of full sun a day at best. I found out about a garden about a mile away from my house but they are full. :-(

I called the phone number for Tualatin Park and Recreation and talked to a woman named Lisa. She informed me that they will be plotting a NEW community garden and the first meeting will be towards the end of March, with the plots being plantable on May 1st!! I drove over to the Riverwood Park to check it out and there will be plenty of sun!

The plots are only $20 a year and there is only a short waiting list and she said I would certainly get a plot because many people will back out.

I look forward to having a sunny plot for my "salsa" garden!

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larry_gene
14 years ago
I wish you luck in getting a plot this year. Veg gardening is still in its new craze phase and there may not be as many backers-out as stated.

When I was in an apartment, I had a community plot in the early 1980's and the annual fee was the same $20! Already there were long waiting lists. That was 74th & SE Powell, long since the site of buildings. Reed College gardens went away in about 2007.

We do tend to see a lot of slug-chewed plants when we walk through the c-gardens, so protect your plants somehow.
pdxwindjammer
Original Author
14 years ago
Hi Larry,

Lisa said I wouldn't have any trouble getting in. Actually, she was very certain that I WOULD get a plot, along with a friend of mine who I told about this. We are at the top of the list and this particular garden has not even been advertised yet. It isn't even tilled yet, just grass in the park.

It is amazing that a plot in the 80's is the same price as one now!

Here is a link that might be useful: THPR Community Gardens
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larry_gene
14 years ago
I checked out the THPR link. Their disallowing of sheet mulches will help with the slug problem, although people tend to leave behind lots of flat-bottomed items.

It is nice to see new c-gardens coming online. The entire Portland system has been run by one individual with no time for policing. Only about 1/3 of the SE area plots were well-tended. A new garden site will likely be better monitored.