Community garden taking shape
Here’s some basic information regarding the Jacob’s Well Community Garden…we anticipate being open for our first growing season by March 1.
Last week over 700 concrete blocks were delivered for the development of 14 raised-bed garden plots measuring 15’ x 4’; 2 blocks high. Three core Garden Committee members were able to measure out those 14 beds and
physically construct nine.
Early this week, AquaTexas had 24 yards (that’s 2 huge dump trucks full) of super soil delivered to the site). Because of the weight of the trucks and the wet ground conditions, the trucks we unable to get up onto the garden area. The soil was dumped alongside the gate with a promise from a local contractor to come back later time to move the soil up onto the garden site. About 85% of that was done yesterday (Friday) via a 4-wheel drivebackhoe; then came the heavy rain…enuf said. A gentleman contractor lives here in our neighborhood and has for PR for his company in payment of services rendered. As soon as I get the particulars: PR will be done!! (update on this: Mike Boss says the e-mail thanks was sufficient…he was glad to be able to help…GOOD neighbor!)
We have verbal reservations for several garden plots. At this point, 14 will be this early season’s limit. If enough interest is shown, further development will be made for September 1 (Fall gardening) openings. Guttering to be attached to our garden shed roof was donated by a Committee member. This, of course, will be used to direct rainwater into the soon-to-be added 1000-gallon water tank. We have much yet to do but we feel much better about our progress.
