Sand City Community Garden

Sand City Community Garden Sand City Community Garden - growing flowers, food and art in Sand City There is lot 75x75 feet on a hill overlooking all of Sand City and Seaside. Voila!

A year ago this was a sandy, over weeded slop that was frequently visited by neighboring dogs. The property was windy, had sandy soil, and no water nor electricity. Doesn't sound like a very good place for a garden but I loved it and thought it might be a perfect place to plant a community garden. I started with a visual plan for a garden, a place filled with flowers, vegetables and vines smack da

b in the middle of our tiny industrial city. It didn't take long to convince my neighbors Ron Brown and Don DeFede to help build it. Ron Brown can move mountains and on this piece of land that is just what was needed. Ron

brought in a Backhoe Loader and first tackled the major incline. Mojo cleared and removed truckloads of dead succulents and weeds. Together with Don DeFede and Tom Mickel they built 2 quarter circle tiers and leveled the property. The top tier, the highest point on the property has a 2500 gallon water tank. The bottom tier is

for flowering plants with a wide bordering edge for seating. Vivian Brown is the flowering guru. There are 10 private planting beds built by Mike and Gay Morris, a worm farm created by Barney from Sylvan Design and a permi-culture garden built by our Ron. The two tiers are general planting areas and are open for anyone who needs a spot to get their hands in dirt. It is a perfect place to have your morning coffee and at the end of the day, barbeque your veggies or chicken on a fire pit. Ah, the fire pit, that was a surprise and not in the plans. It was suppose to be a small cement fountain but it cracked. Junior from SunRain came to the rescue and built a metal frame around the cracked structure and Tom from Coastal Fabrication topped it off with the fired safety hood. The city is supplying the water, but that is about as far as all us ‘garden pioneers’ want to go. Soon we’re going to add a windmill and solar panels for power. Did I forget to mention Ron, Don and I are thinking ‘gazebo’. Take a break, sit in our garden, you’ll understand why it’s magical! – Suzka

Sand City Community Garden
12/09/2015

Sand City Community Garden

08/06/2014

Greetings Gardeners! - from Mary Wilson

I plan to spend a couple of hours at the Seaside Green Team corner garden (at the corner of Fremont and Canyon del Rey) this Saturday, Aug 9th, from 1 'til 3 pm, trimming, raking, and doing what I can to spruce up the garden. I'll bring some tools, trash bags, and refreshments to share. If you're free, willing, and interested, please join me.

Cheers,
Mary

08/06/2014

Everyone is getting ready for the Annual Sand City West End Celebration! If you have a plot, this is your time to shine!

Beautiful bearded irises, sweet peas and chard in the garden today.
04/15/2014

Beautiful bearded irises, sweet peas and chard in the garden today.

I reuse my green onions and carrot tops for my garden plot. Cutting the tops/bottoms of many vegetables and then replant...
03/05/2014

I reuse my green onions and carrot tops for my garden plot. Cutting the tops/bottoms of many vegetables and then replanting them is a fast and inexpensive way to grow your own food!

Planted some snap peas a few weeks ago, and they are starting to poke up through the soul now :)
03/05/2014

Planted some snap peas a few weeks ago, and they are starting to poke up through the soul now :)

Borage is high in vitamin C, and historically was used in candies. It tasts like cucumber.
02/28/2014

Borage is high in vitamin C, and historically was used in candies. It tasts like cucumber.

Beautiful Borage in bloom already!

Something to add to the calendars, my gardening friends.
02/28/2014

Something to add to the calendars, my gardening friends.

Mark your calendar! Monterey Bay Master Gardeners annual Smart Gardening Fair will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014. One of the top events for Central Coast Gardeners!
http://smartgardening.org/

Another impressive before picture. Including the now -Indpendant building and Jacks Peak in the background.
02/28/2014

Another impressive before picture. Including the now -Indpendant building and Jacks Peak in the background.

This was how things looked before the work began. Many hours, and drops of sweat later...
02/28/2014

This was how things looked before the work began. Many hours, and drops of sweat later...

02/28/2014

Thanks to everyone who has "liked" and "shared" this page. For the newbies, I would like to repost some notable occurrences and hopefully will get a few albums up.

A hearty welcome to our neighbors and newest community gardeners: Shannon and Richie. They have been helping out on the ...
02/24/2014

A hearty welcome to our neighbors and newest community gardeners: Shannon and Richie. They have been helping out on the down low for a while and now have their very own plot to work on. Thank you!

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End Of Dias Street
Sand City, CA
93955

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