Hi, (As I start writing this a thunderstorm has blown up and much needed rain is falling. We don't often hear the rumbling of thunder in Melbourne so it is a welcome sound from the skies.)
Our community garden is very little, on the side of a neightbourhood hall. There are eight family plot holders and we have attached ourselves as a little sister of a nearby garden with 45 plots. My question is for all of you wonderful community gardeners out there...what are some good plants to grow on the building side of our garden? It gets morning sun until about 11am as the community hall is two stories tall and casts shade which completely covers our plots at about 2.30pm. (spring). The garden in total is about 35m long and 4-5m wide, with the hall running the full length of the plots. The community garden is only about 4 months old, previously it was a little used grassed area on sandy soil. The plots are all along the eastern fence, away from the building to maximise sun, so the community planting area, which is shared, runs along the building in less favorable conditions, with space left for a potting table, shed and compost bins. Beds are about .5-1m wide. What we'd like to plant are food plants which we could all share, or would help attract beneficial animals. We plan to leave a small area for plants indigenous to our area. If you have tried vegies or herbs in similar conditions or have ideas for choosing or helping plants grow here please let me know. We will be working by trial and error but it would be great to have some other experience to add to our knowledge base. Sorry about rambling on, happy gardening, and a wonderful autumn harvest to all of you in the northern hemisphere! Tamsin Salehian Dig In Community Garden Melbourne, Australia ______________________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: https://secure.mallorn.com/mailman/listinfo/community_garden
