Community Gardens

Water turned on at Community Gardens.

Get ready for Gardening in 2020 at the Carroll Community Gardens! Returning Gardeners, look for your registration packet in the mail after March 16th, 2020. Registrations, along with the $25 plot fee payable to New Opportunities, are due April 17, 2020. All garden plots not reserved by April 17th, 2020 will be open to those on the waiting list. Currently, we do have a handful of open plots, so contact RoAnn to get signed up. Thanks and we look forward to a great gardening season!

It is time to Garden! The plots have been tilled (Big thanks to Dr. Fangman for volunteering to till the plots!), the plot numbers are out, the hoses are out and the water is on! We have a few open plots, please let us know if you are interested in switching plots as some plots do not allow for good tilling by our volunteer. Some plots may need additional tilling by hand or additional hired tilling.

The dumpster is available at the Community Garden along with carts to  transport and dispose of all garden waste. The dumpster will be available until October 7th, 2015.  

We appreciate your help in fully cleaning up your garden space to help the volunteers out and keep the garden plot fees minimal in the future. Please do so by October 7th.   Thank you!

Thank you to the volunteers for re-tilling the gardens! The plots that were not planted were re-tilled tonight. 3 - 4 plots were very wet and thus did not till up very good due to poor drainage. The plot numbers are back in place.

Other updates include the gardens were mowed, all hoses were fixed and flowers were planted in front of the sign.

Countless hours have been put into the gardens this spring and now it is up to mother nature to see how the gardens will do. Good Luck Gardeners and enjoy the spring!

Dear Carroll Community Gardeners,

The end of the growing season is near. We hope you had a productive season!

It’s now time for the end-of-season garden chores. The water is shut off and the hoses have been removed and stored.

A dumpster has been provided to help assist in cleaning up your plot. The dumpster will be available until October 20. Please do not throw any metal cages or trash in the wagon, only plant and weed debris. Please make sure your plots are cleaned and all trellises, fences, cages, stakes, etc. have been removed by October 20, 2014 as plots will be tilled after that.  If you plan to keep the plot for next year and would not like your plot tilled for any reason, please let us know prior to October 20th.

We ask that you please take the time to fill out the survey we have provided. We strive to make the Community Gardens an enjoyable experience and welcome your feedback. Click here to fill out the survey online.

We will be sending out letters in the spring of 2015 to determine who would like to keep their plots from 2014. Thank you for a great year and we look forward to next spring!

The dumpster is now available at the Community Garden along with carts to  transport and dispose of all garden waste. The dumpster will be available until October 15th, 2014.

We appreciate your help in fully cleaning up your garden space to help the volunteers out and keep the garden plot fees minimal in the future. Please do so by October 15th. Please see above a garden plot cleaned and ready for tilling. Thank you!

The gardens look great!! We are very fortunate for the great volunteers that help us keep the gardens running at a very reasonable rate! Please help us in keeping their job to a minimum (and as always, if you are interested in volunteering let us know).

A few announcements:

1. We are thankful to our volunteer mowers, please check your plots to make sure all of your luscious plants are inside your garden. We hate to see them mowed off:(
2. When pulling weeds or any other debris from your garden(s), please kindly take it with you to dispose of at your home.
3. As we are very thankful for the rain on our gardens, the pathways are not as appreciative. Please do not drive on the pathways when very wet, this causes ruts which creates a tremendous amount of work for the volunteers of the gardens. Thank you for being mindful!
4. Extra Produce? We have low-income families and elderly on fixed incomes that would greatly appreciate your extra produce! Just gently drop them in the donation door right on the side of the shed at the Community Gardens. New Opportunities staff check the boxes daily. 

Happy Gardening and Thank you!

1. The gardens are tilled - check 
2. The plot signs are posted - check 
3. Time to start planting!! - check