Illegal Plant List

Our rules include a list of plants that you are not allowed to put in your garden willy-nilly. Some of them are plants that you can get permission to plant and others are only allowed in the community section. Others still aren't allowed at all, being poisonous and whatnot.

Below is a list of those illegal varieties and the reasons why they've been banned in our triad gardens.


1. Corn — Corn really zaps the soil of its nutrients, leaving behind a bit of a trap fall for future planters who haven't prepared the ground. It also grows tall and shades whatever may be planted to the north, which can cause frustration between nearby garden plot owners. Corn will only be allowed in the community garden, and only if bean or other legumes are planted in-between and around the stalks.

2. Strawberries — These grow a bit like grass and other weeds. They will spread as long as they have dirt to support them. For this reason the strawberry plants are only allowed in the garden if they are in raised containers (like a window box, flowerpot, or plastic bin). The containers must be approved of by a member of the Garden Team and then filled with soil from your plot or soil that you've purchased on your own.

3. Potatoes — Just like strawberries. Same terms to plant them.

4. Poisonous plants — The link below includes a list of poisonous plants in Utah. Only a few of the common flower variety will be given permission to be planted by the Garden Team (i.e. daffodils, iris, and tulips) and you must have written permission before planting any of these three species. No other plant on this list is allowed.


http://poisoncontrol.utah.edu/plants/listAllPlants.html