Hi, I do not have any statistics, but if your garden is accessible to the dogs or downslope from the dog park and the dog owners are not diligent about cleaning up then there is the potential for fecal contamination issues. Fecal contamination is a concern as it can transmit harmful diseases, e.g., E. Coli, or nematode cysts.
If there are issues like that then you might want to restrict cultivation of raw/ noncooked crops to raised beds or parts of the garden that are not downslope. You might also want to install a grassy "buffer strip" along the sides of the garden that border the dog park- this will likely alleviate most if not all of your concerns barring a major flooding event. That said, please take my advice with a grain of salt- this isn't an area that I active work in or research. I suggest that you start by consulting a county extension agent or a website like this: http://smallfarms.oregonstate.edu/sfn/spg08handling Sincerely, Guy On Thu, Oct 27, 2011 at 1:18 PM, Lonnie Brundage <lonsg...@aol.com> wrote: > Does anyone have statistics concerning the effects a dog park adjacent to a > community garden. Thanks in advance for your help. > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 27, 2011, at 9:00 AM, > community_garden-requ...@list.communitygarden.org wrote: > >> Send Community_garden mailing list submissions to >> community_garden@list.communitygarden.org >> >> To subscribe or unsubscribe via the World Wide Web, visit >> >> http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org >> >> or, via email, send a message with subject or body 'help' to >> community_garden-requ...@list.communitygarden.org >> >> You can reach the person managing the list at >> community_garden-ow...@list.communitygarden.org >> >> When replying, please edit your Subject line so it is more specific >> than "Re: Contents of Community_garden digest..." >> >> >> Today's Topics: >> >> 1. Finale in Operation Plant a Row series (Pattie Baker) >> >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> >> Message: 1 >> Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2011 06:32:07 -0400 >> From: "Pattie Baker" <freshbakedc...@mindspring.com> >> To: <community_garden@list.communitygarden.org> >> Subject: [Community_garden] Finale in Operation Plant a Row series >> Message-ID: <001201cc9493$ad689f40$0839ddc0$@com> >> Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" >> >> Here is the final installment of my Operation Plant a Row 2012 series, plus >> links to all others, for those who find this helpful: >> http://www.foodshedplanet.com/2011/10/how-you-are-necessary.html >> >> >> >> >> >> Learning as I grow, >> >> Pattie Baker >> >> www.foodshedplanet.com >> >> www.foodformydaughters.com >> >> Local action. Global traction. >> >> >> >> >> >> -------------- next part -------------- >> An HTML attachment was scrubbed... >> URL: >> <http://list.communitygarden.org/pipermail/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org/attachments/20111027/084382c5/attachment.html> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> >> _______________________________________________ >> The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's >> services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find >> out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org >> >> To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org >> To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: >> http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org >> >> End of Community_garden Digest, Vol 1349, Issue 1 >> ************************************************* > > _______________________________________________ > The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's > services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out > how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org > > To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org > > To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: > http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org > _______________________________________________ The American Community Gardening Association listserve is only one of ACGA's services to community gardeners. To learn more about the ACGA and to find out how to join, please go to http://www.communitygarden.org To post an e-mail to the list: community_garden@list.communitygarden.org To subscribe, unsubscribe or change your subscription: http://list.communitygarden.org/mailman/listinfo/community_garden_list.communitygarden.org
