Revitalizing the community garden

I bought my first home in the north GA mountains in January and had zero yard space for a garden. But one day I was walking my dog and discovered a piece of property owned by the homeowner's association that was perfect for a community garden. After getting permission, my project started!

A small driveway marked "Property Owners Only" leads to a hilltop where power lines go through and this large fenced-in area.

It just goes and goes for miles and this clearing is aligned perfectly with the path of the sun so there is never any shadow.

Overgrown, but a perfect spot for a garden

I thought about chopping down these vines on the fence but when I came back I saw they were honeysuckles. Attract ALL the pollinators!

Clearing some space

Didn't have any safety goggles so these'll have to do

Laying things out

Leveling things

All done! Tomatoes and peppers in one planter and squash, cucumber, and okra in the other. I plan on adding a trellis to train the cucumbers onto.

It's a start, at least. I'll be adding more over the next month or so and expanding the garden as hopefully others will come and plant there as well!