Comments on: 12 Reasons Why I Don’t Grow Edibles in My Street Garden http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/ Gardening for the People. Sat, 11 Feb 2012 12:16:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 By: Shelly http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15852 Shelly Mon, 02 Jul 2007 22:07:13 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15852 Oh boy am I glad that I don't live in the city! You scared me! I also don't know about the cupcake...I bet some of the neighborhood kids would probably do that. Have you really seen a gym bag? WOW Oh boy am I glad that I don’t live in the city! You scared me! I also don’t know about the cupcake…I bet some of the neighborhood kids would probably do that. Have you really seen a gym bag? WOW

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15691 Gayla Fri, 29 Jun 2007 15:31:04 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15691 Greg: Thanks for the pick-me-up. Part of the garden was recently destroyed by someone and it has bummed me out in a big way. Greg: Thanks for the pick-me-up. Part of the garden was recently destroyed by someone and it has bummed me out in a big way.

]]> By: new2YGG http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15630 new2YGG Thu, 28 Jun 2007 15:47:50 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15630 Greg, Your story is hilarious, or Im exhausted. Thanks for the laugh! Greg,
Your story is hilarious, or Im exhausted. Thanks for the laugh!

]]> By: Greg http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15505 Greg Mon, 25 Jun 2007 18:36:59 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-15505 The Garden Cupcake (a short film): - Fade In: Overworked mother pushing her double stroller down the sidewalk, three kids are inside screaming; two other toddlers are in tow. Mother carries a few bags of groceries. - Close up: Mom's purple fingers grip and loosen as the bags cut off the blood after 6 city blocks. Junk food brand names are visible inside the bags. - Zoom out: Diet of sugary snackfood fuels more wippering and bawling from the kids... Oldest toddler is unwrapping a chocolate treat... but it falls (slow motion) to the sidewalk. Oldest screams even louder which starts a chainreaction of crying from the others. - With no hesitation the mother picks up the treat, plants it in the garden and calmly states... "Let's plant it here, so next time we come by there will be a big cupcake bush with lots of cupcakes for everyone!" The oldest sibling stops crying and wipes his eyes... almost magically, the rest of the kids stop crying. The image of a giant cupcake bush crowds their minds with the umlimited potential of such a plant. - Next day: Scene opens as Gayla walks up to her garden, looks down and says: "How the hell did THAT get there?" ...Gayla leaves the cupcake where it is. - Fade to black, roll credits. - Fade in, same scene a few days later: Mom walks past with kids, all except the oldest kid have forgotten about the cupcake. Oldest scoops the cupcake and puts it in his pocket for planting closer to home. - THE END ------- P.S. Sunday June 25th: I planted about 125-150 sunflowers, about kneehigh in size, in a park near my home. If anything odd happens, I'll send Gayla an update with the details. The Garden Cupcake (a short film):
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Fade In: Overworked mother pushing her double stroller down the sidewalk, three kids are inside screaming; two other toddlers are in tow. Mother carries a few bags of groceries.
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Close up: Mom’s purple fingers grip and loosen as the bags cut off the blood after 6 city blocks. Junk food brand names are visible inside the bags.
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Zoom out: Diet of sugary snackfood fuels more wippering and bawling from the kids… Oldest toddler is unwrapping a chocolate treat… but it falls (slow motion) to the sidewalk. Oldest screams even louder which starts a chainreaction of crying from the others.
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With no hesitation the mother picks up the treat, plants it in the garden and calmly states… “Let’s plant it here, so next time we come by there will be a big cupcake bush with lots of cupcakes for everyone!” The oldest sibling stops crying and wipes his eyes… almost magically, the rest of the kids stop crying. The image of a giant cupcake bush crowds their minds with the umlimited potential of such a plant.
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Next day: Scene opens as Gayla walks up to her garden, looks down and says: “How the hell did THAT get there?” …Gayla leaves the cupcake where it is.
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Fade to black, roll credits.
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Fade in, same scene a few days later: Mom walks past with kids, all except the oldest kid have forgotten about the cupcake. Oldest scoops the cupcake and puts it in his pocket for planting closer to home.
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THE END
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P.S. Sunday June 25th: I planted about 125-150 sunflowers, about kneehigh in size, in a park near my home. If anything odd happens, I’ll send Gayla an update with the details.

]]> By: kali http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-14152 kali Wed, 30 May 2007 19:35:48 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-14152 Yupp this all sounds very similar. I too have a plot that people love to dump on. Sometimes they steal my plants too.Its a funny thing gardening in a public place you try to improve a marginal site and you hit these road blocks, but like you said Gail the thanks is in watching the smiles and the wildlife. Yupp this all sounds very similar. I too have a plot that people love to dump on. Sometimes they steal my plants too.Its a funny thing gardening in a public place you try to improve a marginal site and you hit these road blocks, but like you said Gail the thanks is in watching the smiles and the wildlife.

]]> By: Melissa http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-14091 Melissa Tue, 29 May 2007 23:01:24 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-14091 This is a great article! I totally share your fustrations Gail. I've been trying to keep my Street Garden (my only garden)clean for 7 years and there is always a suprise to be found once a week. If its not a cigarette butt, its always a food wrapper of some kind. You would think after so many years that people would notice, especially when the garden is in full bloom! This is a great article! I totally share your fustrations Gail. I’ve been trying to keep my Street Garden (my only garden)clean for 7 years and there is always a suprise to be found once a week. If its not a cigarette butt, its always a food wrapper of some kind. You would think after so many years that people would notice, especially when the garden is in full bloom!

]]> By: Gayla http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-13635 Gayla Tue, 22 May 2007 15:44:09 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-13635 Nathan, Add compost and mulch like a maniac. In addition to all the good stuff mulch does last year's layer will break down into the soil. Nathan,

Add compost and mulch like a maniac. In addition to all the good stuff mulch does last year’s layer will break down into the soil.

]]> By: Nathan http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-13043 Nathan Tue, 15 May 2007 17:10:55 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-13043 I'm working on a community garden too and have seen the same problems you have pointed out, besides the cupcake. Have you considered growing a prickly barrier such as barberry or buckthorn instead of a fence and what if any tips do you have to improve the soil? I’m working on a community garden too and have seen the same problems you have pointed out, besides the cupcake. Have you considered growing a prickly barrier such as barberry or buckthorn instead of a fence and what if any tips do you have to improve the soil?

]]> By: Linda http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-12234 Linda Tue, 01 May 2007 05:41:04 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-12234 So funny and OH so NOT. Poor street gardens! So funny and OH so NOT. Poor street gardens!

]]> By: Leah http://www.yougrowgirl.com/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-12217 Leah Mon, 30 Apr 2007 20:42:32 +0000 http://www.yougrowgirl.com/thedirt/2007/04/26/12-reasons-why-i-dont-grow-edibles-in-my-street-garden/#comment-12217 OMG...is this a garden in front of a business or home? Either one that neighborhood sounds dreadful. Doesn't it suck to live smack dab in the middle of idiots? Sometimes that's how I feel around here. I'd say through all the turmoil your garden goes through I'm surprised it's still alive and kicking. I found some crazy stuff in the soil in the backyard of a former residence and never planted edibles in it. Used containers. OMG…is this a garden in front of a business or home? Either one that neighborhood sounds dreadful. Doesn’t it suck to live smack dab in the middle of idiots? Sometimes that’s how I feel around here. I’d say through all the turmoil your garden goes through I’m surprised it’s still alive and kicking.

I found some crazy stuff in the soil in the backyard of a former residence and never planted edibles in it. Used containers.

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