At our meeting today we took the opportunity to look back on the last six months or so of gardening and make plans for 2011. If one thing has become clear, it's that we are more than capable of maintaining a garden on our rooftop, and others find this a worthy pursuit (see out LA Times article!).
For 2011 a big priority is to expand our garden significantly. In just two weeks, our earthboxes have shown that they greatly help our plants reach their full potential. The beans that we planted have grown beyond even what we had expected. We tried pole beans in our very first planting, and unfortunately, these were some of the most reluctant of our plants. Now, however, they have just exploded, growing up the small wall on the edge of the roof, and attaching themselves on the metal lattice we constructed for them.
In addition to expanding our garden, we intend to begin building strong bridges with other networks of community gardens in the city. Also, we are looking into new ways to involve other Skid Row residents in the gardening process. One way we can do this is by creating an "adopt-a-seedling" program. We don't have a whole lot of space here in downtown LA, but we have lots of enthusiastic residents and some windowsills perfect for raising seeds! Stay tuned.
For 2011 a big priority is to expand our garden significantly. In just two weeks, our earthboxes have shown that they greatly help our plants reach their full potential. The beans that we planted have grown beyond even what we had expected. We tried pole beans in our very first planting, and unfortunately, these were some of the most reluctant of our plants. Now, however, they have just exploded, growing up the small wall on the edge of the roof, and attaching themselves on the metal lattice we constructed for them.
In addition to expanding our garden, we intend to begin building strong bridges with other networks of community gardens in the city. Also, we are looking into new ways to involve other Skid Row residents in the gardening process. One way we can do this is by creating an "adopt-a-seedling" program. We don't have a whole lot of space here in downtown LA, but we have lots of enthusiastic residents and some windowsills perfect for raising seeds! Stay tuned.
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