Community gardens

Cambridge community gardens

Cambridge, Massachusetts, serving Cambridge, Massachusetts. Listed as a reference, not an endorsement.

Overview

The City of Cambridge maintains information about active community gardens, plot applications, policies, and waitlists. This listing is provided for reference, not as an endorsement, certification, ranking, or guarantee of current availability.

Services and programs

  • Community garden list
  • Plot applications
  • Garden policy information

What to verify before you go

Contact the organization or review its official source before making a trip, placing an order, joining a garden, or applying for funding. Details that commonly change include:

  • Current waitlist length
  • Application order
  • Plot availability and fees

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Sources and last verified

Source: City of Cambridge. Last checked 2026-10-04.

The City of Cambridge maintains information about active community gardens, plot applications, policies, and waitlists.

What this listing covers

The city resource provides a garden list, application information, and details for contacting the community garden coordinator.

Before applying

Check the current waitlist, application order, plot fees, and garden-specific rules. Availability may take multiple seasons to change.

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Calculate

Compost mix calculator

Balance greens and browns for a healthy pile.

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Plan

Planting calendar

Build a schedule from your median last freeze date.

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Plan

Moon-phase planting calendar

Plan traditional garden tasks around the lunar phases.

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Plan

Seed starting calculator

Find the right time to start seeds indoors.

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Garden guides

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Greenhouse growing

Greenhouse temperature guide for seeds and seedlings

Use crop-specific greenhouse temperatures for seed germination, seedlings, frost protection, and ventilation, with practical day and night ranges.

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Diagram of a raised bed cross section showing timber walls, a layer of existing soil or coarse fill, and the measured depth of new soil being added.

Materials

How much soil does a raised bed need?

How to measure a raised bed and turn the volume into bags or bulk cubic yards, with a worked example for a common 8 by 4 bed.

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October calendar diagram showing planting windows for garlic, spring bulbs, hardy greens, and cover crops closing as the first fall frost approaches.

Seasonal

What can I plant right now in my garden?

In early October, most US gardeners can still plant garlic, spring bulbs, hardy greens, and cover crops. Here is what is still open and what has closed.

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Diagram of a tulip bulb in a soil cross section planted at about three times its own height, pointed end up, with a depth marker of 6 to 8 inches.

Fall planting

When should I plant tulip bulbs?

Plant tulip bulbs in fall, about 6 to 8 weeks before the ground freezes. Here is how the window shifts by region and how deep to plant.

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Plant library

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Illustration of a marigold flower with dense golden petals

Flower

Marigolds

Reliable warm-season annuals for beds, borders, and vegetable garden edges.

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Illustration of a sunflower head with yellow petals and a brown center on a tall stem

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Sunflowers

Tall annual flowers grown for blooms, pollinators, and seed harvests in full sun.

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Illustration of a cosmos flower with wide pink petals

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Cosmos

Airy, fast-growing annuals that bloom for months with very little attention.

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Illustration of lavender spikes

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Lavender

A fragrant perennial for hot, sunny, well-drained sites and dried-flower use.

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Glossary terms

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plant biology

Tendril

A tendril is a slender plant structure that coils around support and helps a climbing plant hold itself up as stems extend.

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soil

Tilth

Tilth describes the physical condition of soil for plant growth, including crumb structure, pore space, moisture, and ease of root growth.

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plant biology

Transplant shock

Transplant shock is temporary stress after a plant is moved, often shown by wilting or slowed growth while damaged or disturbed roots recover.

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plant biology

True leaves

True leaves are the first leaves that resemble the mature foliage of a plant and develop after the seedling's cotyledons.

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Gardening directories

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Community gardens

San Francisco community gardens map

San Francisco Recreation and Parks provides an interactive map and text information for community garden locations.

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Community gardens

City of Vancouver community gardens and orchards

The City of Vancouver publishes a map and open data information for community gardens and orchards on public and private sites.

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Native plant resources

USDA PLANTS Database

The USDA PLANTS Database provides standardized plant names, distribution data, characteristics, images, and references for plants of the United States and territories.

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Native plant resources

North American Native Plant Society database

The North American Native Plant Society database organizes native plants by type, habitat, light, and soil moisture for regional plant research.

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