Welcome to The Long Beach Community Garden Important Notice One (1) remaining Work parties until renewal. You must have your Community Service Hours done by the end of the work party on June 4, 2011 in order to renew your membership.    There are NO Community Service Hours given after the June 4th work party and you will not be able to renew your membership if you do not have your 4 hours of Community Service.  Please keep your work hour slips that are given at the end of each work party as these are your proof of your work hours.  If you do not have the work hour slips for renewal LBCGA records will be used to determine work hours.  Excess Dirt:  Bag it and take it home and/or put in a trash bin. Do Not Put Dirt in the Orchard. We have a mouse and rat problem that will eat your plants and crops so please set large snap traps in your plot.  Also helps for you to move your compost bins as they live under them and cut your crop off the ground. And it also helps to put hoops up and cover with netting, weighing sides down.  Just remember, NO POISON ALLOWED! Berry bushes are a great attraction for grasshoppers; also corn and sunflowers attract squirrels. Return wheelbarrows to the corners and turn them up so water doesn't collect.  Please do not leave them in your plot or at trash bin full.  The large wood carts are for chips and garden trash only, NEVER for manure.