General Garden Rules 2023 Season
I Will:
- Respect all gardeners, their plots and common areas.
- Have something planted by June 10, 2023 and keep the plot planted all season.
- Ensure my plot is cleaned up by October 31, 2023, except for any plants left to overwinter.
- Help maintain the composting system by following the Composting and Mulching Guidelines.
- Participate with community gardening efforts by
- attending, or sending a proxy to, at least 3 of the scheduled work days
- doing at least one common area task, as seen on the calendar, when tending to my own plot
- participate in the fall garden clean-up each growing season.
- Ensure my plot and surrounding areas are weed, litter and garbage free.
- Harvest only my own crop unless given permission by another plot user.
- Harvest produce when it is ripe and not leave it to rot.
- Ensure anything added to the compost is cut small enough to break down quickly
- Ensure the following is not added to the compost:
- diseased plants
- weeds that have gone to seed or with roots that will regrow (e.g. dandelions)
- meat or dairy products (with the exception of blood meal and bone meal)
- chemically treated wood
- conifer needles
- pet waste or feces
- potato plants.
- Practice water conservation.
- Use mulch as appropriate to reduce the need for watering.
- Water my plots by hand (watering can).
- Clean and return to tool shed shared garden tools.
- Ensure visitors and children follow all garden guidelines.
- Ensure no pets of any kind will be allowed to enter the garden at any time.
- Ensure no smoking in the garden and immediate areas.
- Not use chemical fertilizers, pesticides, herbicides, insecticides, or soils/composts pre-treated with any of these in the garden.
- Deal with insect and weed infestations promptly to prevent spread to other areas.
- Adequately dilute emulsified fish and seaweed fertilizers prior to application so as not to attract cats to the site.
- Not plant the following without special permission from garden committee:
- mint
- raspberries
- any plant on the list of invasive plant species for Alberta (https://open.alberta.ca/publications/6740590).
- Ensure trellises are stable in all weather conditions and do not shade other plots.
- Ensure cold frames do not exceed 2 ft in height above the frame of the bed.
- Not place any structures beyond the boundary of your assigned bed.
- Plant tall crops where they will not shade neighbouring plots.
- Not use genetically modified (GMO) seeds or plants.
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