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# No Backyard? Here Are Some Ways to Garden This Spring
- URL: https://bklyner.com/no-backyard-here-are-some-ways-to-garden-this-spring-ditmas-park/
- Published: 2012-05-21T20:34:36.000Z
- Updated: 2017-02-10T20:18:32.000Z
- Author: Mary Bakija
- Tags: East 4th Street Community Garden, Flatbush Community Garden, Olive Design, #API-Imported

![](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/dpc_container_garden_olivedesign-533x400.jpg "Container Gardening Tips via Olive Design")

Variety = great container garden, and more tips via [Olive Design](http://olivedesignny.com/container-gardens/?ref=bklyner.com).

Not everybody in the neighborhood has a back or front yard garden to play around in. So what do you do with a small space? Or no space?

Mary Van Vliet of [Olive Design](http://olivedesignny.com/?ref=bklyner.com) has a great post on her blog about [container gardening](http://olivedesignny.com/container-gardens/?ref=bklyner.com) for anyone with access to a porch or terrace. There is a list of tips from neighbor and gardener extraordinaire [Tracey Hohman](/?s=Tracey+Hohman+), especially handy for any first-time gardeners. Mary also notes that she’s had luck with sprinkling cayenne pepper around her plants to keep the pesky squirrels away.

![IMG_0077](/content/images/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/6059799795_f51de972a0_z.jpg)

[Church Ave Edible Garden ](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainableflatbush/6059799795/?ref=bklyner.com "IMG_0077 by Sustainable Flatbush, on Flickr")[by Sustainable Flatbush, on Flickr](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainableflatbush/?ref=bklyner.com)[.](http://www.flickr.com/photos/sustainableflatbush/6059799795/?ref=bklyner.com "IMG_0077 by Sustainable Flatbush, on Flickr")

For those who don’t have a place for containers, we’ve got several community gardening options:

• Get your hands dirty at the [Sustainable Flatbush Garden Open Hours](http://sustainableflatbush.org/2012/05/11/spring-garden-and-compost-schedule/?ref=bklyner.com) on **Saturdays from 9:30am to 12:30pm**. To join the Garden Team, contact Sheryll Durrant at [sheryll@sustainableflatbush.org](mailto:sheryll@sustainableflatbush.org). They could also use composting volunteers!

• Beyond their regular composting open hours, [Compost for Brooklyn](http://compostforbrooklyn.org/?ref=bklyner.com) often hosts events that could use volunteers. Check their site or email [compostforbrooklyn@gmail.com](mailto:compostforbrooklyn@gmail.com) to find out ways you can get involved.

• The [Flatbush Community Garden](http://flatbushcommunitygarden.blogspot.com/?ref=bklyner.com) and the [East 4th Street Community Garden](http://eastfourthstreetgarden.wordpress.com/?ref=bklyner.com) are full for the year, but keep them in mind if you’re interested for next year.