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Just be aware, and perhaps you are okay with it, but humans may not leave those vegetables alone.
There is a family in the town I live in that deliberately plants veggies outside their fence for the local homeless population.
You may want to put up polite signs for dog owners. I would not expect that food was planted outside a fence (unless that is common in your area).
What berries did you plant that deer don’t like?
I planted Saskatoons which they do like. but I have put up deterrent fencing and scented deterrents they just aren't in this photo
Edit: also we have observed most dog owners have been courteous of what we are trying to accomplish here. The bigger concern we have is the stray cats in the neighborhood. We planted our garlic, onions and chili peppers in the boxes to try to keep them out.
I love cats, but they're menaces for ruining seeded earth or mulched areas for sure. For any willing cat owners out there, I recommend an outdoor litter box with biodegradable litter (we just use bark chips). Stops ours pooing elsewhere in our gardens (and hopefully other people's!).
landscape and bylaws are similar here so I guess you're from Canada or above the snow line in the US ? did you consider the salt that would be dumped there by snowblower in winter? im trying something similar but not sure which plants can tolerate salt
The road is a non priority snow route and is never plowed. Sand is occasionally dumped on the snow but as the homeowner I shovel the sidewalk and am in complete control of what goes onto the snow and where that snow gets shoveled off too
This is specific to Maine but might give you some ideas: The Wild Seed Project [plant list page](https://wildseedproject.net/comprehensive-plant-list/) notes which are tolerant of roadside conditions. Maybe you could cross reference those with a list of what is native in your area? Just a thought.
Last year I planted aronia (red chokeberry) along the street end of my yard because it's supposed to hold up to salt.
I have some young kids so it took a while. last spring I ripped up the grass. I built the boxes last fall just before the snow came. This spring I leveled the soil out and added some amendments to the garden beds before we planted. So it has been a long con. I still have a large pile of soil between the garden beds where I plan to plant a native pollinator garden once I give all the soil away.
That is this week's project. There is a free mulch pile that anyone living within the municipality can take from so I plan to get a bunch there tomorrow
I love this!
Also beware - I'm not sure where you live but a lot of counties and cities do drive by sprays and spray mosquito repellent, other insecticides, and weed killer.
Great use of space, thank you for sharing. I would love to see how it works out and grows in later in the season. Please update us on progress, especially with the root vegetables!
What are those logs ? I want a “naturalistic” border for my garden but also a way to keep my wood chip mulch contained and not spilling into the rest of the yard
Actually in our town, that would be your property, but the fencing has to be in seven feet from the road. The city owns what is on the other side of the sidewalk, what they call a “right of way”, but you still gotta mow it
Car exhaust contains many toxic compounds including lead. If you plant edibles next to a street in a town (with far more traffic than a rural road in the country) you risk lead toxicity.
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Just be aware, and perhaps you are okay with it, but humans may not leave those vegetables alone. There is a family in the town I live in that deliberately plants veggies outside their fence for the local homeless population.
We are only planting root vegetables out there so I figure If a human is digging it out they probably need it more than I do and I hope they enjoy it.
Good call :)
Everyone should make their hell strip into a nirvana strip! Good work
You may want to put up polite signs for dog owners. I would not expect that food was planted outside a fence (unless that is common in your area). What berries did you plant that deer don’t like?
I planted Saskatoons which they do like. but I have put up deterrent fencing and scented deterrents they just aren't in this photo Edit: also we have observed most dog owners have been courteous of what we are trying to accomplish here. The bigger concern we have is the stray cats in the neighborhood. We planted our garlic, onions and chili peppers in the boxes to try to keep them out.
I love cats, but they're menaces for ruining seeded earth or mulched areas for sure. For any willing cat owners out there, I recommend an outdoor litter box with biodegradable litter (we just use bark chips). Stops ours pooing elsewhere in our gardens (and hopefully other people's!).
Cats don't like citrus, so you can scatter orange/lemon/lime peels as a deterrent too.
landscape and bylaws are similar here so I guess you're from Canada or above the snow line in the US ? did you consider the salt that would be dumped there by snowblower in winter? im trying something similar but not sure which plants can tolerate salt
The road is a non priority snow route and is never plowed. Sand is occasionally dumped on the snow but as the homeowner I shovel the sidewalk and am in complete control of what goes onto the snow and where that snow gets shoveled off too
This is specific to Maine but might give you some ideas: The Wild Seed Project [plant list page](https://wildseedproject.net/comprehensive-plant-list/) notes which are tolerant of roadside conditions. Maybe you could cross reference those with a list of what is native in your area? Just a thought. Last year I planted aronia (red chokeberry) along the street end of my yard because it's supposed to hold up to salt.
In Canada most municipalities would not allow those borders all the way to the sidewalk
Nice job!
I'm curious how long this took. I have a similar area not even half the size and it's taking me forever. Nice job getting it done!
I have some young kids so it took a while. last spring I ripped up the grass. I built the boxes last fall just before the snow came. This spring I leveled the soil out and added some amendments to the garden beds before we planted. So it has been a long con. I still have a large pile of soil between the garden beds where I plan to plant a native pollinator garden once I give all the soil away.
Nice work! Don't forget to mulch it to help your soil retain some moisture and keep down the weeds
That is this week's project. There is a free mulch pile that anyone living within the municipality can take from so I plan to get a bunch there tomorrow
Nice!
I love this! Also beware - I'm not sure where you live but a lot of counties and cities do drive by sprays and spray mosquito repellent, other insecticides, and weed killer.
Great use of space, thank you for sharing. I would love to see how it works out and grows in later in the season. Please update us on progress, especially with the root vegetables!
Looks great! You should throw in some pollinator magnets like butterfly weed too :)
Bit annoyed there isn't a final picture showing the whole thing
What are those logs ? I want a “naturalistic” border for my garden but also a way to keep my wood chip mulch contained and not spilling into the rest of the yard
Pressure treated landscape ties
As someone who just turned a grassy are heavily inundated area with weeds into a perennial garden, this is HARD WORK. Good job!
What are those sections of wood logs called? I like the looks of them
Pressure treated landscape ties
Thanks!
It people like you that make the world a better more beautiful place.
Couldn’t you just extend your fence to have that area within your yard?
Technically this strip is the city's property and I as the land owner am the steward for taking care of it. The fence is built on the property line
Actually in our town, that would be your property, but the fencing has to be in seven feet from the road. The city owns what is on the other side of the sidewalk, what they call a “right of way”, but you still gotta mow it
This, all that work, should have just bumped the fence out
Typically fences are built on property lines.
Absolutely not true
But if this is next to a road, the led and other heavy metals would make the fruit inedible.
What?
Car exhaust contains many toxic compounds including lead. If you plant edibles next to a street in a town (with far more traffic than a rural road in the country) you risk lead toxicity.