The President of the Board contacted me yesterday to give me a little update on my patch of dirt. He solved one dilemma- the liability issue for the kids. If everything works out, he is going to have the gardener dig out the entire area, rocks and all, and fill it with fresh soil. This eliminates the risk of the kids digging and finding a rusty nail, glass, or other not so organic lovelies. Yes…it means we will all be deprived of the really sucky part of gardening…but I can live with that. The kids and parents will still be able to plant, maintain, and harvest. You know..the fun parts.

The big issue now is security. The area in question has security alarms. In order for people to get back there the system would need to be disarmed, which may be an issue for first floor owners. If anything happened, like a break-in, they could sue the building…in essence sue themselves. The Pres is trying to figure out how it can be done without putting us all at risk of being sued. A whole different kind of pest control.

I’m sure those of you non-urbanites are laughing your peas off. These are the issues of NYC yuppy gardening. I’m sure somewhere down the line we will actually start talking about plants…they are part of gardening, no?

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