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GARDEN SITES

Ellsworth

The Garden

Ellsworth is a perennial garden site with 10 plots. The site is located on the grounds of Washtenaw Community Mental Health, 2140 E. Ellsworth Rd., just east of Stone School Rd.

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Ellsworth
10

Perennial Plots

Plot Information

Soil

Sand/clay loam.

Plot Size

Plot are full-size (25’ x 30’) unless designated with an asterisk(*) to denote half-size plot. If a full-size plot needs to be divided in half, the half-size plots are labeled N, S, E, W (e.g., 9W & 9E).
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Parking

Plot conveniently located right next to the parking lot.

Water

The spigot is located near the southeast corner of the building. The water is turned on at the end of May and turned off in the fall. Please try to conserve water by mulching well and watering only when necessary. If you spot a leak in the hose lines, either make the repairs yourself or notify the site coordinator. Please do not just ignore it, so that water is wasted.

Watering of gardens should never be unattended; hose timers are prohibited.

Compost

Any organic waste generated during the growing season may be tilled into the soil or taken home for composting by the city. However, diseased plants should always be removed from the site, to minimize the presence of pathogens in the gardens. This site offers a large leaf pile dropped in late fall and composted onsite thru the winter and spring. This compost is available to Project Grow gardeners to use as organic matter or as leaf mulch.

Tools

Shovels, hoes, fork, and wheelbarrow are under the tree by the bench.

Communication

The site coordinator uses email for all communication. The Project Grow monthy newsletter includes important information, dates and events.

Location

Ellsworth

2140 E. Ellsworth Rd.
Ann Arbor, MI 48105

Monday - Sunday
Dawn to Dusk

Maintenance

Garden Maintenance

We will mow the perimeters of the garden so please keep the area free from organic refuse and other debris and stones. Project Grow does not provide trash service. Please take home all paper, plastic, and other non bio-degradable material. 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 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. 

Abandoned Plots

Plots that have not been seriously worked by June 1st or are overgrown with weeds taller than 18” at any point in the season will be considered abandoned and will be reassigned or solarized. Contact your site coordinator or the office if you are having problems getting started or if you have to abandon your plot.

Fall cleanup

Your plot must be cleared by dusk on the third Saturday in October.

Pull out dead annuals and weeds or cut them to the ground. Cut non-infected plant materials into 12 inch pieces, compost in your plot or spread on your garden. Remove all tomatoes and diseased or once infected materials from your plot and discard at home. Remove stakes, trellises, tomato cages, etc. that are not in use and take them with you or store them under the tree by the bench. Take home all inorganic material (i.e. watering jugs, plastic bags, fences, etc. ) Clean up and weed pathways within and around your plot.

Please clean up your plot according to the guidelines set forth in the Member Handbook or contact the site coordinator to make other arrangements.

Site Coordinator

Eric Meves

For more information contact Project Grow's Managing Director at [email protected]