Posted by admin | Posted in Trend | Posted on 02-11-2011
One new gardening trend that is really catching on fast is neighborhood gardens. Neighborhood gardens are usually began because a group of people who live in the same community decide to plant a garden on one’s person’s land. The neighbor with the largest backyard or the neighbor who owns an open lot agrees to allow members of the neighborhood to plant their crops.
Neighborhood garden members meet to decide who will plant what foods and how much of each variety to plant. Other neighbors agree to plow the dirt, water the crops, or defend the garden from animals who may try to nibble the plants. Once everyone has a job to do, the planting begins.
Also, at the first neighborhood garden meeting, members must discuss and decide how the produce will be divided between everyone fairly. Some groups choose to pick only what they plant themselves and then trade off with others. Some groups decide to evenly split the total crops every time a crop is picked. Other groups assign one day of the week for a set number of people to pick from the garden.
Some foods that work well for community gardens are tomatoes, potatoes, corn, peppers, butter beans, string beans, and cucumbers. Some gardeners even plant cantaloupes, watermelons, and strawberries. A few growers even grow beautiful flowers or small plants for members to dig up and plant at their own homes.
Since tending the garden and watering the plants can take time, neighbors get to know one another as they grow their own food. In this way, neighborhood garden bring people together to form close communities. The gardens even give the neighborhood kids jobs to do. Another advantage of these gardens is the money that growers save on their grocery bills during the gardening season. No matter what members decide to grow or how they choose to divide it, these neighborhood gardens make a lot of sense.