Re: Greenhouses in comm gardens

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A Greenhouse, without a fence or protection in a public park already known to have have knuckleheads stealing and tagging is risky business. It's just too much fun for the more feral local teenage guys, sociopaths and losers, to break glass/polyvinyl and tag the remaining pieces.   

If you have a secure place in the park ( like in a fenced service area) with good sun and access to electricity or at least a space where photvoltaic panels won't be smashed or stolen then I can see having a greenhouse would be viable - otherwise, and I'm sure other folks on this list will say it's doable, though I don't know how - otherwise I think it would be throwing away your hard earned dollars. 

Regards,
Adam Honigman

-----Original Message-----
From: Janet Parker <Janetp@cacscw.org>
To: community_garden@mallorn.com
Cc: artworks4@sbcglobal.net; gandhimind@netscape.net
Sent: Thu, 16 Feb 2006 11:37:12 -0600
Subject: [cg] Greenhouses in comm gardens

Dear Friends,

Here in snowy Madison, Wisconsin we are busy planning for the season to come!  A 
gardener has been looking into building a polyvinyl greenhouse from a kit at a 
large community garden with 110 families in a city park.  

Any stories to tell from your experience or ideas of what might work?  

Some concerns on our minds are:

- vandalism (the site is unfenced, and tagging and theft have been problems 
there)
- limited usefulness (no electric runs to the site, so heat for seedlings in 
spring won't be possible) (photovoltaic solar panels have been suggested to 
power automatic ventilation for summer) 

If you have ideas or tips you can share with us, please drop me a note with your 
phone number and a time I can call you.  Or reply to the list.

Thank you!

Peace,

Janet Parker

CAC Community Gardens

608-246-4730 ext. 218

1717 N. Stoughton Rd.

Madison, WI 53704

www.cacscw.org/gardens

janetp@cacscw.org

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