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Old 11-16-2013, 02:53 PM
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Aren't there deed restrictions prohibiting private garden plots particularly south of Rt. 466? I know some people sneak in a few vegetables between their legal shrubbery, or they can hide them behind walls in a courtyard villa, but I'm not sure planting something in a raised bed, for example, behind a designer home would be technically allowed. I believe you are allowed to have things in pots.
Just checked my deed restrictions and there is nothing mentioned in there about this issue.
I live North of 466 in a Courtyard villa. You can use this link to check your deed restrictions.

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Old 11-16-2013, 03:01 PM
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Heard "grey water" from sprinklers should not be used for vegetables....or I should say for eating the vegetables that are watered with the grey water. Is that true?
Irrigation water (south of 466) should only be used for irrigation. It's in the deed restrictions which you can find here.
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North of 466, we only have one meter. South of 466, you have two meters, potable and non-potable water
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Old 11-16-2013, 03:07 PM
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Just checked my deed restrictions and there is nothing mentioned in there about this issue.
I live North of 466 in a Courtyard villa. You can use this link to check your deed restrictions.

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The restrictions are much less north of 466. I wouldn't expect there to be a problem. But I remember we were discussing it playing golf one time,and one of the people mentioned that there were restrictions south of 466, and that one of their neighbors had turned them in for a tomato plant. I kind of remember reading that in writing too, but that was some time ago.

The nice thing about the proposed community garden plots (see the other thread on community garden) is that you can plant things where you need more space, like potatoes, sweet potatoes, corn, etc. multiple tomato plants if you want to do some canning, etc. If you just have a tomato plant or two or some herbs, you can hide them in the shrubbery or put in pots and most likely get away with it no matter where you live, unless your neighbors turn you in.
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Old 11-16-2013, 03:16 PM
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Why in the world would your neighbor turn you in for a tomato plant. for heavens sake i thought we were adults not children.
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Old 11-16-2013, 03:23 PM
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Why in the world would your neighbor turn you in for a tomato plant. for heavens sake i thought we were adults not children.
My last home was a ranch and my neighbors put a garden in their back yard. It was about 12'Lx6'Wx3'H Very large but nobody complained because they were such a nice couple and were always out working in their garden. I don't think any of the neighbors even considered complaining.
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Old 11-16-2013, 07:31 PM
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Wow - I am way impressed! Do you plant in August or when?

We are snowbirds and don't get back till mid Sept, at least. This year I planted 1 tomato (late, probably in Oct). and it is about 2.5 ft high, with blossoms, no fruit yet. I have it in a cage so I can cover it easily (I hope).

I have a pot with 4 herbs, planted from seed - doing great, as always (parsley, dill, cilantro and basil). Have had several cuttings of basil and parsley, and one of dill and cilantro. Rosemary growing in ground, not sure why it's not huge like everyone else's, but I use it a lot for cooking. Also have chives in ground, and Greek oregano (plant sunk in ground, but still escaping) and mint (same thing).

I have romaine lettuce and mescaline in window boxes and pots (on the patio, not the windows). Have done radishes also in prior years, will probably plant more this weekend. Had bigger romaine when planted in the ground, but have a rabbit problem here if unlucky.

I only get 4 hours of so of full sun on the side patio mostly of a CYV. Sun is so intense here I think things still do well. Amazing how easy it is to grow herbs from seed.
I don't think that you have "mescaline" in your window boxes; maybe mesclun mix (which are various tender greens for salads) but definitely not mescaline. There is a BIG difference!
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