This year, vegetable gardeners in Spokane will have another option for growing their own food. Four new community gardens are opening or under construction and accepting registration for beds.

Salvation Army Community Garden

The Salvation Army community garden is on E. Indiana just west of the Sal Army Food Bank.

The East Central Community Garden at Ray and Hartson has beds in several sizes available for between $15-25 depending on size for the growing season.

Registration forms and garden rules are available online at http://www.ecccspokane.org/community%20garden/community_garden.htm or in person at the East Central Community Center, 500 S. Stone, 509-625-6699 during business hours. It serves the East Central area.

 

The Pumphouse Community Garden is located at Hoffman and Crestline in Northeast Spokane. Beds are either four feet by 20 feet or four by ten feet and will run $10 to 20 for the season. Registration information is available during business hours at the Northeast Community Center, 4001 N. Cook, 509-487-1603. This garden will serve the Northeast Spokane area.

 

The Commons Community Garden is under construction at 33rd and Lamont on the South Hill and plans to be available by early May for gardeners. Four by ten-foot raised beds will be $25 for the growing season. Registrations can be made by emailing dlmonly@yahoo.com calling 509-475-7874. The garden committee is holding a garage sale Saturday March 13 at 3905 S. Skyview Dr. to raise funds for the garden. The garden will serve the Cannon Hill and Manito neighborhoods.

 

The Holy Trinity Episcopal Church Community Garden will be holding free beginning gardening classes Wednesday evening, March 17 right after the weekly dinner. The church address is 1832 W. Dean. Raised beds are available but help is needed to build more. Information about the garden is available by calling 509-477-2173 or emailing pmunts@spokanecounty.org.

 

Interested in starting a community garden in your neighborhood? Gather a few like minded dedicated friends, neighbors and local community groups and then look for a sunny, level spot with access to water. A helpful list of things to consider when putting in a garden is available at the Spokane Regional Health District’s web page http://www.srhd.org/documents/PA_N/CommunityGarden.pdf.

 

Another sign of spring is the reopening of the WSU Spokane County Master Gardeners Plant Clinic at the Extension Office, 222 N. Havana. The clinic opened March 1st and will be open until October 31. Hours are Monday through Thursday 9 am-3 pm from now until October 31 for walk ins, phone calls and email. The clinic will be staffed with experienced gardeners who, if they can’t answer your question right away, will refer it on to the vast resources of Washington State University. Bring samples of your plant problem and/or several pictures to illustrate the problem

 

If you are just looking for Inland Northwest gardening information, much of their basic gardening information is also available at http://www.spokane-county.wsu.edu/Spokane/eastside/ including free fact sheets on a variety of garden topics. They also have an extensive collection of locally focused publications available for a nominal price available at the clinic through a link on the website. Questions and photos can also be emailed to them through a link in the top right corner of the page.

 

 On the community garden  page you will find the ACGA step by step plan for creating a community garden as well as local links to our urban farms.  Frequent the site, as it will be updating regularly.