[Summit] Trees and the garden

[Sumati Eberstadt]

Apart from the sun, the roots of those trees are likely to grow right up into the garden plots. They are awfully close. I also wondered about that, the plots so close to shade trees.

Sumati

> On Jun 12, 2018, at 2:36 PM, Anne Holland <aholland at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> As a gardener myself, I wondered why plots were being put into land that was so shady. If you want to grow most vegetables and flowers, you need 6+ hours of direct sun per day minimum, and most prefer 10-12. It’s not ok to my mind for folks to take land little kids need to run around on, because many families don’t have yards of their own, to create garden plots unless you are starving. It’s *really* not ok to cut back shade trees needed to keep the playground cool and comfortable because of your ill-advised garden project. 
> 
> There are plenty of other already sunny places you can garden in. I know, I’ve used them. 
> 
> Anne Holland
> ~ pls forgive typos, this is my iPad 
> 
> On Jun 12, 2018, at 1:16 PM, Michelle Cortes-Harkins <mcharkins at gmail.com <mailto:mcharkins at gmail.com>> wrote:
> 
>> Hi Neighbors, Can I ask, are me and my neighbors the only ones who are upset about all of the tree cutting that is happening to "open up sunlight" for the garden on Summit? I read that state regs allow for the cutting of trees on personal property if there is risk to health and safety. The tree crews that keep coming out are telling me that the trees are being cut because the garden members are complaining of too much shade.
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>> Isn't this akin to cutting down a forest to set up solar panels?  Why wasn't there better planning around the garden and why isn't there a formal community discussion, not just a Summit Neighborhood or community garden meeting (which I haven't been able to make).
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>> I have asked the Parks Department for their plans for the garden but have received no response from Wendy. We have lived here for almost 20 years and have never had any issues until the garden started. 
>> 
>> Michelle

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