Our group “THE CRAZY AWSOME THURSDAY GROUP…Yea,” Members are: Ginny, Will, Kelly, and Zack. We have chosen to rebuild and expand an existing garden at Wills house located of off Hargrove Rd E. Will had some success with the location but felt it was too shaded. To correct this we will be re-digging existing beds and shifting them further into the yard. This will keep the garden from being caught in the shade of a large pine tree.
The location of our garden works well for us because it is a situation we are familiar with. We are working with an average size back yard, with variable amounts of sunlight. Unlike a dorm or window box with limited space, we have plenty of room for composting projects, rain catching, several full beds, and a livable back yard. The area allows for the garden to be tucked away in between two sides of the house so that a lot of space in the backyard can still be used, as a regular yard; without fear of interfering with the beds.
One of the challenges we may face resides in the neighbor’s carport, yes, it is a basketball goal. Will says the kids next door have very poor hoop skills therefore; they are constantly hopping the fence into his backyard to catch their runaway ball. The helpless beds face very real danger from the stomping children feet that could damage the crops and potentially cause fatal soil compaction. The house also has rain gutters that empty toward the beds. We will correct this by redirecting and catching the rain water that flows from the drains so that it won’t wash our beds away. Hopefully we will be able to address all the problems that any person would face when planting a personal garden in their backyard. Through trial and error, we hope to provide useful tips and helpful tricks to others that want to create their own home garden. We will be addressing the neighbor’s basket ball problem; probably simply by putting up a mesh fence similar to Gene and Carrols. An additional challenge that may exist could be the overall condition of the soil. Once we take soil samples and find our results we will be able to address any problems or concerns the test presents.
The benefits of the area definitely outweigh the limitations. The main benefit is proximity. The location is not far from any of us so we are able to meet often and share the chores associated with everyday maintenance that could possibly fall squarely on Will’s shoulders if he lived far out of town. The space is also larger than what others have access to. Since Tuscaloosa is famous for having very thick packed clay for ground we will also be constructing a raised bed. We will compare the performance of the two and make a final judgment call at the end of the year which works better in this particular back yard and why.
Our Ultimate goal with this project is to take this 
And transform it sustainably into this 
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