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Hunt Park
Hunt Park is located on Sunset/Daniel/Spring Streets. The Hunt Park Garden is located at the Daniel St. end. The property is loaned
to Project Grow by Ann Arbor Parks and Recreation. The community garden
was created by a grass roots group from the local community in 2009 and is intended to
give people in proximity to the park a beautiful location to garden and to offer
a place for neighbors to garden together.
SITE COORDINATOR: Julie Roth
SOIL: The soil at the garden has a pH of 7.9, is below optimum
in phosphorous and potassium and optimum for magnesium. It is considered clay
soil, which will benefit from the addition of organic matter, such as compost.
MAP OF GARDEN: Hunt Park Map
GENERAL GARDEN MAINTENANCE: Like many of the Project Grow gardens,
the Hunt Park site has its own unique character. This site is located in a mowed
area of the park and has a very visible location. To achieve a garden site that
fits well into the existing park surroundings, efforts are to be made to achieve
an aesthetically pleasing garden site. A single, uniform fencing scheme that was implemented in 2009 will promote its overall appearance. Please help make the gardens beautiful
this summer by maintaining your own plot and keeping the gardens free from debris,
etc.
INDIVIDUAL PLOT MAINTENANCE: All gardeners are responsible for keeping weeds
down in their plots and along the adjacent pathways. Various mulches may be used
in a garden to inhibit weed growth, conserve water, and promote a hospitable
micro-climate for plants and worms. Any non-organic mulch (black plastic, etc.)
should be covered with an organic mulch.
HAY, WOODCHIPS, TOPSOIL or COMPOST: Any materials brought or delivered to the site should be
spread on the garden plots within a reasonable amount of time. Marsh hay is
usually available in the spring, delivered to the garden from a local grower
for a reasonable fee. If interested in learning more about marsh hay deliveries
or for more information about mulching, contact your site coordinator or the
Project Grow office.
WATER: Plans for the installation, by Project Grow, of a water line from the public restrooms on Sunset to the gardens along Daniel are in the works, subject to city approval. Hopes are that it will be in place for the 2010 growing season. However the water is delivered, please try to conserve it by mulching well and watering only
when necessary.
GARDENING TOOLS: A limited number of tools will be supplied at
this site. Gardeners will want to bring their own small hand tools.
DISPOSAL
of TRASH: Gardeners are responsible for removing trash from the site.
ROCKS: Gardeners should place rocks and other debris
uncovered during gardening in a designated on-site rock pile that is not part of the mown area. Gardeners should
remove all remaining rocks at year end before plowing.
ABANDONED PLOTS: Plots
that have not been seriously worked by May 31st or are overgrown with weeds taller than 1
½ feet at any point in the season, will be considered abandoned and may be reassigned.
Contact your site coordinator or the Project Grow office if you are having problems
getting started or if you need to abandon your plot.
COMMUNICATION: Watch the
bulletin board on the Project Grow sign and feel free to use it to make announcements
regarding garden business. Expect a few phone calls asking you to help out with
volunteer tasks. In recent years, Project Grow has also used the garden group
email list to make important announcements. If you have not already notified
us of your email address, let us know right away! Finally, newsletters will also
contain important information about upcoming projects and events.
FALL CLEAN
UP: Gardeners will clear their plots no later than day's end on Saturday, October 16th. Organic material
may be chopped up and spread evenly across your plot, to be plowed under in the fall. Take home all non-organic
material, such as fences, stakes, plastic, or paper, as well as any diseased plants. The goal is to have a site that is clear of any evidence of gardening, except for the tilled area and Project Grow's sign. Failure to clean up your
plot according to the guidelines set forth in the Gardening Agreement may result
in expulsion from the garden.
MOVING? Tell us! Project Grow mails out notices
during the year and they are not forwarded (third class mail).
Happy Gardening!
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