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Wines School
Wines School Garden is located on Newport Road on the property of Wines Elementary School.

SITE COORDINATOR: Ted Trimble

MAP OF GARDEN:  Wines Map

SOIL: Soil has a pH of 7.4 ( 6.0 to 7.5 is fine for most plants). Wines garden soil has 4.8% organic matter; 5.0 is considered ideal.

IMPORTANT SCHOOL REQUEST: The school can not provide phone or restroom facilities.

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 your garden to inhibit weed growth, conserve water, and promote a hospitable micro-climate for plants and worms. 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 office.

GARDEN MAINTENANCE: The major perimeters of the garden are mowed by the Ann Arbor school district only if we keep the area free from organic refuse and other debris and stones. Compost your own organic material within your own plot or take it home to be composted by the city. Please pile rocks in designated areas only....rocks break mower blades! Please take all non-organic materials home with you when you leave the site. Please help make the gardens beautiful this summer by maintaining your own plot and keeping the garden free from debris, etc.

ABANDONED PLOTS:  Plots that have not been seriously worked by May 31st or are overgrown with weeds taller than 1 1/2’ at any point in the season will be considered abandoned and may be reassigned. Contact the office if you are having problems getting started or if you have to abandon your plot.

WATER:  Water comes from a nearby fire hydrant that is metered by the City and paid for by Project Grow. Water is generally turned on mid-May and off mid-September. Please try to conserve water by mulching well and watering only when necessary. If you spot a leak in the hoselines, either make the repairs yourself or notify the site-coordinator.

COMMUNICATION:  We use a 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: As of 2010, one of the plots at Wines will be a no-plow, perennial plot.  The rest will remain as annuals.  These latter plots must be cleared no later than the end of the day on Saturday, October 16th. Organic material may be chopped up and spread over the plots, to be plowed under later. All non-organic trash and gardening items (fencing, stakes, etc.) should be taken home.  Perennial plots need to also be cleaned up at this time, though to a lesser degree than with annuals.  Organic matter can be chopped and composted on site.  However, all trash should be taken home. Use the rermaining warm days of fall to harvest fall crops and prepare beds for spring plalnting.  Failure to clean up your plot according to the guidelines set forth in the Gardening Agreement may result in expulsion from the garden.

MOVING?  Let us know! We mail out notices during the year and they are not forwarded by the Post Office (third class mail).

Happy Gardening!

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