Apply for a Garden Plot
IMPORTANT 2024 DOCUMENTS
PLOTHOLDER AGREEMENT _____ GARDEN SCHEDULE _____ BOARD MEMBER CONTACT INFO
SUBMISSION DEADLINE: Form and payment must be mailed to arrive before the 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, 2024, Garden Kickoff Meeting at the Plattsburgh Public Library. We suggest they are mailed by April 1.
City Residents submitting form and payment are drawn first for plots in the City of Plattsburgh. Plattsburgh Housing Authority residents are drawn first for the PHA Garden. Existing gardeners submitting form and payment by April 13 will keep same plot, if desired.
SUBMISSION PROCESS:
1) Print, complete and submit Plot-Holder Agreement. Follow instructions on form. If you are unable to print, email jdowns.pr@gmail.com and I'll arrange to get you printed copies.
2) Mail Payment and form to -- Plattsburgh Community Garden Group, C/O Jack Downs, 96A Oak St., Plattsburgh, NY 12901 (We no longer have PayPal option)
3) We suggest new gardeners attend out kickoff meeting 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13, in the upstairs meeting room of the Plattsburgh Public Library for a brief orientation. New and returning gardeners may also pay and submit applications between 10 and 10:30 that day.
PLOT ASSIGNMENT PROCESS:
All Plots will be assigned using a lottery system where city residents are drawn first for gardens on City of Plattsburgh property. Plattsburgh Housing Authority residents are drawn first for the PHA Garden. Existing Garden Plot Holders who sign-up and pay for plots by the kickoff meeting will have priority and can keep existing plots (one plot per gardener, unless extra plots available). Each plot will be numbered. Names will be drawn and assigned in numerical ascending order. In the event we have more applications than plots, only those names drawn from the hat will be assigned to a plot. Lottery Drawing takes place at or following our annual Spring Garden Kick-Off.
PLOT COST, SIZE and CONFIGURATION
Garden Plot Sizes are as follows:
Melissa Penfield Park Community Garden: $35 for 4' x 25' (100 sq ft) plot.
Plattsburgh Housing Authority Garden: $25 for 4' x 12' raised bed garden plot or 3' x 8' elevated garden plot. No Fee for PHA residents.
Multiple plots may be available to those interested.
Plot sharing is encouraged for those not able or interested in maintaining a plot alone.