View Single Post
  #3   Report Post  
Old 27-11-2009, 10:59 PM posted to rec.gardens
David Hare-Scott[_2_] David Hare-Scott[_2_] is offline
external usenet poster
 
First recorded activity by GardenBanter: Sep 2008
Posts: 3,036
Default Open source work garden planted out

Wildbilly wrote:
In article ,
"George.com" wrote:

I made a significant planting in the workplace garden I have been
working on for 6 months. A cherry tomato plant went in today to
match the sweet corn and parmanent mandarin tree.

The ground is old builders fill. The 'garden' is heaps of leaves,
coffee grounds, bits of paper, fruit peels, weeds etc mulched down
with the help of some worms. I don't expect a great harvest from it
this summer.

Its first mission is to be a show garden. To demonstrate to people
that and piece of land can be productive and that urban gardening
can take place almost anywhere. And perhaps to inspire some people
to give it a try themselves.

It will also serve as an open source garden. I will kick it off &
keep it tended but others may like to plant in it.

Finally the produce will be open source as well. If people in the
building take home the odd tomato or the odd mandarin, thats fine.

rob


Good on you George. It may, or may not work, this time. Just like
planting seeds. Sometimes they come up. Sometimes they don't. It
sounds like a great chance to grow a community as well.

Good luck.


Yes good work. A tip: builder's rubble often contains cement which is quite
alkaline. If some things don't do well for no apparent reason test the pH.

David