Basic gardening rules

Failure to comply with these rules may result in loss of your gardening privileges and plot.

Don't put tools or weeds in the pathways.
Do not extend your garden plot past the boundary markers. Garden plots that exceed their boundaries may be mowed without warning. The garden tractor measures five feet wide, and needs extra room to maneuver through the paths.

Place all garbage in the garbage cans at the garden entrance.
Never throw garbage in the weed piles.
Do not borrow garden tools from another plot, unless the owner has given you permission.
Do not pick vegetables from someone else's garden, even if you think the plot is abandoned or neglected.
Each plot in the Eagle Heights Gardens must maintain a six inch (15 cm) path of unplanted space around its perimeter, so that a 12 inch (30cm) path exists between adjacent plots. The paths in U-Houses are permanently marked. This allows people to walk over to another plot without trampling any plants.
Private vehicles are not allowed in the garden area. Park in designated spots on Eagle Heights Drive.
Corner markers delineate the boundaries of individual plots, and must be left in place. You may not move these markers. Contact the Garden Committee if you are unsure of boundary of your plot.
Hardwood chips are not allowed in garden plots or paths, as they take many years to decompose.
Bright colored fences are not allowed.
Garden carts and community tools must be shared as much as possible. Return these items to the garage shed area as soon as you are finished using them. Do not keep community tools in your garden plot. Please do not remove them from the gardens.

Vegetables, herbs, flowers, strawberries, raspberries, etc. are all welcome in the gardens.
You are not allowed to plant trees in your plot.
Please do not plant comfrey or mint. These plants can be grown in containers at home.
WEEDS MUST BE KEPT UNDER CONTROL.

Your garden plot may be re-assigned to a person on the waiting list if your garden plot is identified as being intensely weedy with no significant effort to clean it up.
If your garden is identified as weedy you will be notified via email and given two weeks to clear it of weeds.
If your garden is identified twice during the same season, you will forfeit your garden plot to a person on the waiting list.

Eagle Heights Gardens only: No chemical fertilizers (for example, Miracle Grow, ammonium nitrate, or urea) or pesticides. The Web site for the Gardens gives information on how to maintain an organic garden.

Eagle Heights Gardeners: check the distance before you purchase your hose, as some gardens require longer hoses (75 ft) for complete coverage.
University Houses Gardeners: hoses are provided

U-bars: These are used for initial preparation of your soil. The 12-inch tines of this giant fork-like tool allow you to loosen and aerate your soil deeply before planting. We highly recommend this tool in place of roto-tilling.
Garden carts: Never tip over sideways. Carts must be shared. Return to the cart to the garden shed when you are finished using it. Please make sure the carts are empty when returned.
Mulch: Leaves, which have not been treated in any way, are collected from Eagle Heights in October and November. Spreading a thick layer will slow the growth of weeds in early spring. Lake weeds are available from June to August. These are an excellent mulch and fertilizer and have not been treated with herbicides.
Sandboxes for children.
Plumbing repair and mowing of paths.
Gardens Tools - Pink handled tools are Community Tools

These tools are for sharing between ALL gardeners
Please return the tools to the barrels everyday as soon as you are done using them so others can use them
Please do not remove these tools from the gardens for any reason.
If you see these tools unattended in someone's plot, please return them to the barrels
Owners of plots with unattended pink tools will be warned; third time offenders may lose their plots