[Lapg] Highland Park Community Garden

[Santa Barbara Permaculture Network]

Forwarded to Los Angeles PC listerve

Hi all,


There are a few of us in Highland Park (South of Pasadena) who are in 
the process of turning a vacant lot into a garden. The history of the 
lot is that it once was covered by a house that burned down in a fire 
started by some riff-raff. So you can imagine the soil is very 
compacted, hardpan and the top soil is sandy. The weeds that have 
made it home include an abundance of lambs quarter gone to seed, 
dried up plantains, and some low grass I can't identify. For the most 
part the land is barren and dry. So I weeded what I could, and 
started a heap of compost. What I would like to do is eventually 
plant into the finished compost as the base of my topsoil.


   So I'm calling out to anyone who knows about detox/pioneer plants, 
ground covers, trees or other plants that break up hardpan, 
ESPECIALLY  if any of these plants are native to the Los Angeles 
area. Any other information about where I can acquire these plants 
and seeds locally, discounted, or for trade would also be appreciated.

-Jaci June
"Jaci June" <professionalgoatslapper at gmail.com>


Santa Barbara Permaculture Network
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(805) 962-2571
P.O. Box 92156, Santa Barbara, CA 93190
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order to grow." - Anonymous

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