UCSB Greenhouse and Garden Project (GHGP) -- Getting our own plot...

R and I have been trying to get a garden plot at the UCSB communal plot, known as the UCSB Greenhouse and Garden Project (GHGP), all summer long. Finally, one of the GHGP officers had free time to show us around and sign us up for a plot. What she stressed was that our plot must remain organic, with no plastic containers, or inorganic pesticides and fertilizers.


UCSB GHGP: Greenhouse entrance

Annual GHGP membership is $20, with a $10 deposit. Our GHGP officer, Rb, pointed out the two local feral cats, smokey (grey) and blondie (orange tabby), as well as the horse manure pile that we can use to fertilize our garden. I'm not sure how rich in nutrients horse manure is, since horses mostly eat hay.


UCSB Greenhouse and Garden Project (GHGP): R and Kitty

R and I were shown 2 garden plots by Rb, one that was small and shaded by a fruit tree, and another that was larger but completely overrun with weeds. We went for the larger plot, which seemed to have been abandoned for at least a year.


UCSB GHGP: Another feral cat

Later, after we secured our garden plot, R and I parted ways as I rushed off to the Amtrak station to go back to visit L and company.