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Garden
Information
Garden plots are 20 feet by 30 feet, but
half-plots may be rented. The garden is divided into
tilled and non-tilled
areas. The tilled areas are tilled by the Conservation Commission in
the spring. In the non-tilled areas the individual gardeners must
perform or arrange for their own tilling. Having a non-tilled plot
eliminates the burden of erecting and removing fences each year, and
permits greater flexibility in gardening practices: see Gardening
Rules.
Opening
the Gardens
In the spring, tilled plots are identified by
white-topped stakes at their corners and an orange stake, bearing
the plot number, near the center of each plot. Please return the
stakes to the collection point near the bulletin board as soon as
you take possession of your plot. Gardeners taking on new untilled
plots will need help to identify them. Please call the office for
assistance. The posts with yellow tops are our reference posts;
please do not move them.
Gardening
Supplies
Water is available at several faucets around the
garden (hoses are not permitted).
We purchase, and make available, one bale of mulch hay per plot and
some manure. |
High
Demand Plots
There are some
plots for which demand always exceeds the supply. In order to treat
applicants impartially, the Conservation Commission will use a
lottery to assign these high-demand plots when they become
available. See Plot
Assignment Rules.
Everyone
is Welcome
Plots
are available to non-Wayland residents on the same basis as
residents. All applicants must submit an application form (see Garden
Application) which includes signing a release and
a commitment that the rules will be obeyed.
A
map of lots that were rented in 2008 is available here.
New
gardeners should try to come into the Conservation office so that we
can help you choose a plot(s). Please call 508-358-3669 to ensure
that someone will be on hand to help.
Checks
may be made payable to the Town of Wayland.
Mail or
hand-deliver applications to:
Town
of Wayland
Conservation Commission
41 Cochituate Road
Wayland, MA 01778
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