2026 Registration

The Garden Policies and Bylaws have been revised with some new informaiton that all gardeners need to be aware of. Please read the documents carefully before sending in any registration forms or payment.

Registration form and proof of residency (if needed) can be scanned and sent as a pdf to the garden email address or printed and mailed to the post office box. For email- please scan and make a pdf copy with all signatures for owners on page 2 and helpers on page 3. Then email the completed form to the garden email address. Payment can be sent by Zelle as explained on the registration form or mailed with a check or money order to the post office box. New gardeners need to include a proof of residency form- a statement with your name and address on it, etc. Forms and payment are due in our mailbox by January 31, 2026.

Registration can only be accepted if you have completed your work hours for 2025. Plots can be opened up for new gardeners if need be if work hours are not complete. If you have unfinished hours from 2025, please make it a point to get the work done earlier in 2026 before mailing in any registration forms. Your previous plot location is not guaranteed if work hours were not completed.

Take a look at the Garden Policies document that was sent out with the registration information to note new details and options. Here are some things to notice for 2026:

• We now run the garden year January 1-December 31 to match the fiscal year.
• ADA gardeners in the raised beds now need to complete two hours of work day time, due to the nature of most of our physical work.
• There is an option for the 2026 year (trial period) for any gardener to pay $200 in addition to regular gardening fees for the year in lieu of the six hours of yearly work. MHCG then has the option to hire someone to come in for some of our work. We will evaluate if that benefits the garden or not at the end of the year.
• People outside of Morgan Hill may garden in our plots on a year-to-year basis as long as we have extra room. Preference each year goes to Morgan Hill residents.
• Electronic submission of registration items is allowed (pdf sent to MHCG email address) as well as electronic Zelle payment.
• Fee for garden plots is $125 per plot for the year, the same as recent years. For new gardeners registering July 1-December 31, the fee is 50% of that amount. ($62.50)
• Excessively large plants and plants with a large root ball are not allowed. All plants need to be kept to a 3-foot diameter maximum. Large plants that grow from year to year need to be replaced after two years to control the size of the roots. (artichokes, sage, rosemary, etc.)
• Trellis structures (usually triangular) are allowed. Buildings and permanent structures are not allowed. PVC arches with well-secured agri-fabric are also allowed.
• Please email the garden when you notice gopher activity in your plot.

Thanks for your garden registration by January 31st!