If you are interested in a plot for 2024, and you live in the City of Anoka and did not have a plot the prior year. Please contact Rachel to put your name on a waiting list.
Schedule may change slightly each year, depending on responses and requests.
March 1st to Mid-March – Initial letters are sent to all gardeners from the previous year, to give them the first opportunity to renew their contracts. Some years this is sent out a little earlier depending on requests.
March - April 1st - Deadline for returning gardeners to respond if they plan on renewing their contracts.
Mid April to End of April - Staff's timeframe to follow-up and contact those who haven't responded to initial mailing.
May 1st to 1st Week in May - Open garden plots are made available first to those on a waiting list; in the order they were received. Or if there is no list, open plots are advertised to the public.
If there is not a waiting list, the current gardeners may apply for a second plot or multiple plots so they don't go unmanaged throughout the season.
Before Mother's Day Weekend - Staff tires to have all the garden plots filled.
Mother's Day Weekend - Is typically when the gardens have been tilled by our Public Services Department (depending on weather). Gardeners are allowed to start planting once the gardens have been tilled.
Mother's Day Weekend - Typically the first weekend gardeners are allowed to start planting. Some years this has been done earlier, but water is typically not turned on until there is NO CHANCE of a hard freeze.
Throughout Season - As plots are not maintained or gardeners leave or can't maintain their plots; advertisements will be made to the public if garden plots open up. Also, if there is a waiting list; first opportunities are given to those on the list.