My neighbor has converted his boulevard into a very productive vegetable and fruit garden. I currently have a very big Pampas grass bush that is ugly much of the year. I was wondering if I could donate this area to a pea patch group? I think it would be a much better use of the space.
Any thoughts on this?
I have been curious about this as well. I was wondering if there was a way to allow people to grow vegetables/fruit like a P-patch in our parking strip. A way to "donate" this unused space to people or a group of people who otherwise have a space to garden.
Anyone?
I agree, if some of the proceeds could go to the food bank or another charity, it would be a far better usage of space....
Contact the Department of Neighborhoods P-Patch program and talk to them about how to make your most excellent idea happen:
http://www.seattle.gov/Neighborhoods/ppatch/contact.htm
Know going in that it will likely not be some quick and easy process.
If it were me, and I wanted to have someone able to vegetable garden in a planting strip THIS spring/summer, I would just put the word out here on the WSB and work directly with the most qualified and non-flakey person who responds and has a yearning to do it.
A note of caution, don't allow tilling of the soil to any depth without calling 811 and having a utility locating service come out and mark water and gas lines that are below the surface.
FYI - This from SDOT Street Side Garden Plant List: "Plants must remain low (24" high) in planting strips within 30 ft of an intersection (36" elsewhere)."
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