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mk  ·  4123 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Three Sisters

    They called the county on me for having a wood pile in view from the street. It turned into a small nightmare and I'm not looking to go through that again.

Wow. That is rough. We live in a very liberal town, and a large number of folk have front yard gardens. Our neighbor behind us has chickens. I think we can have three.

I'm not sure what your yard is like, but if you were determined, you could possibly dig a hole, and throw your compost in there, covering it in some way that wouldn't stir up the neighbors. That might be more effort than it's worth, however.





user92  ·  4123 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Yeah. My ground is all rocky clay once you get a couple inches down so I've got a lot of work to do. Check this out though:

    The exterior property should be free from weeds, grasses, annual plants, and vegetation in excess of 12 inches.

The thing is, this seems to mean that bushes and whatnot are also code violations but everyone has those. I think this is one of those rules that they can just selectively enforce when they want to mess with someone. But it's making me rethink growing corn. My main problem is that I"m on a corner lot (about .23 acres) and my yard is visible from almost every angle; hiding stuff is pretty tough.

mk  ·  4123 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    But it's making me rethink growing corn.

Get twine and tie it to the top of the corn stalks as they sprout. Tie the other ends of the string to a wooden dowel, set 12" off of the ground on one end of the garden. Everyday, turn the dowel a little bit. -Horizontal corn. :)