by Dennis Dalman
editor@thenewsleaders.com
There are about a dozen garden plots available this coming spring in Sartell’s Community Gardens.
The plots will be assigned on a first-come, first-served basis and only to residents of the City of Sartell, said Dennis Molitor, who founded the community-garden concept in Sartell about 10 years ago along with Sartell resident and volunteer Kaye Wenker.
Anyone who wants one of the open plots should call Molitor at 320-252-7055 or 320-333-1293.
Each plot is about 20 feet by 20 feet. There are 96 of the plots near Oak Ridge Elementary School and 10 plots in east Sartell right next to the water plant.
Each gardener pays $25 for a plot. City workers till the plots and amend the soil each spring with organic turkey-manure compost from Luxemburg Feed Service. There are also convenient water hookups along every row between the garden plots, a tool shed with tools for use and a compost pile for the gardeners’ use. All of those amenities are covered by the $25-per-plot fee.