Sorgenfrei 7

Kleingartenanlage Verein Sorgenfrei
Parzelle 7 — Berlin-Treptow

Quick answers

WiFi?
Nope.
Water?
Seasonal — mid-April to mid-October. Details
Fire?
Stove and grill only. No open fires or fire bowls. Details
Power?
Yes, 4 kW fuse. If it trips, just flip the lever back up.
Cooking?
Gas stove (propane). Spare bottles on site. Details
Pets?
Sure!
Toilet?
Currently not available — Grube & Abwasser need fixing first.
Quiet hours?
1–3 PM and 10 PM–7 AM.
Parking?
Parking on Kiefholzstraße near the garden entrance.
Getting here?
S-Bhf Plänterwald (S8/S9/S45/S46/S47/S85), then 2 min walk. Map

Overview

📍Finding Your Way

Address: Kiefholzstr. 350, 12435 Berlin

Open in Google Maps → Getting here

🌿 Secret Path — via Karpfenteich

From S-Bhf Plänterwald, head to the Karpfenteich (carp pond). Follow the canal path south through the neighboring Kleingartenkolonie, then under the S-Bahn tracks through the tunnel. The garden gate is right there. Green, quiet, magical — the best way.

🛤️ Secret Path — via Karpfenteichstraße

Walk along Karpfenteichstraße next to the S-Bahn tracks. Enter the Gartenkolonie from the west side. Shorter but less scenic.

🚶 Via Kiefholzstraße

From Kiefholzstr. 350, the garden entrance is directly accessible from the street. Easier when carrying heavy things or arriving by car.

S-Bahn

Nearest station: S-Bhf Plänterwald (S8, S9, S45, S46, S47, S85)

  1. Exit S-Bhf Plänterwald towards Karpfenteich.
  2. Walk along the canal path for about 5–7 minutes.
  3. Cross under the train tracks — the garden entrance is right after.

Tip: Trains run every 10–20 min. Use the VBB app or Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe website for live schedules. From Ostkreuz it's just 2 stops.

Parking

Where: Kiefholzstraße, near the garden entrance. Especially on weekends it's usually fine.

🏡Kleingartenanlage Rules

  • Quiet times: 1–3 PM (lunch) and 10 PM–7 AM (night). Just keep it cozy enough that the neighbors can't hear you.
  • No open fires. This includes fire bowls — not allowed per Kleingarten rules. Only use the grill and check for summer fire bans.
  • Extra guests? Give the owner a heads-up first.
  • Paths: Keep the shared walkways clear — no jungle takeover.
  • Neighbors: A friendly "Hallo!" goes a really long way here.
  • Pets: Only with prior arrangement.
📜
Fun fact: Allotment gardens are protected by federal law (Bundeskleingartengesetz). The gist: garden for joy, not for living here full-time.

🔑Getting In (and staying secure)

  • Front door: Turn the key all the way to the left, pull the door firmly shut.
  • Spare key: Hidden inside the green snail garden figure (location TBA). Just ask if you can't find it.
  • Garden gate: TBA
  • Please always lock up when you leave — even for a quick stroll.
Keys and lock

♻️Trash & Compost

Germany takes waste separation pretty seriously — here's a quick guide:

🗑️

Restmüll

General waste, diapers, ceramics

🟡

Wertstofftonne (yellow)

Plastic & metal packaging, yoghurt cups, plastic bottles, tetrapaks, cans, aluminium foil, spray cans. Also: broken plastic buckets, pots, pans, plastic toys, watering cans, clothes hangers.

📄

Papier

Cardboard, newspapers, paper bags

🫙

Glas

Jars & bottles (by color at the container)

Compost

Toss it in

  • Fruit & veggie scraps
  • Coffee grounds & tea
  • Eggshells
  • Small garden waste
  • Leaves & grass

Keep it out

  • Meat, fish, bones
  • Dairy
  • Cooked leftovers
  • Pet waste
  • Sick plants
  • Citrus fruits
Pickup

Wertstofftonne (yellow): Every second Monday, ~9 AM.

Restmüll (black): Every second Wednesday (same week), ~9 AM.

Put bins out by the street the evening before.

Don't forget to bring the bins back after they've been emptied.

BSR App: Download the BSR Abfuhrkalender and add Kiefholzstr. 350 to see the exact schedule including holidays. It can even send you a reminder the day before.

The black bin goes all the way onto the street, handlebar facing the street for easy pickup.

📞Contacts

V

Vorstand (Garden Board)

Edeltraud Frank

0176 52185099

K

Kassenwartin (Treasurer)

Tatjana Sander

030 5335000

P

Pächter (Tenant)

Yaronski

0177 4104889

💧Water

Water here is a seasonal luxury — here's the deal:

  • Water ON: Usually mid/late April, weather permitting. The Vorstand will announce it.
  • Water OFF: Usually mid/late October. All outdoor pipes get drained for winter.
  • Main valve: TBA — turn clockwise to shut off.
  • Garden tap: See map below.
Garden tap
Haus Terrasse 💧 Zapfstelle 250L 🍒 🍑 🍎 Hochbeet Hochbeet Hochbeet Beet — Kartoffeln u.a. Kompost Schuppen Gate
❄️
Before the first frost: Empty the 250L rainwater collection basket, disconnect all hoses, and never leave water in outdoor pipes when it freezes!

🔥Heating & Grill

No wood stove installed — the chimney will be removed. Here's what there is instead:

  • Electric heating: Will be set up before it gets cold.
  • Grill: Location TBA. No open fires or fire bowls — only the grill, and check for summer fire bans.

🍳Swapping the Gas Bottle

The kitchen stove runs on propane. Swapping the bottle is simple:

  1. Close the valve on the current bottle (clockwise, until snug).
  2. Unscrew the regulator — no tools, just hand-tight.
  3. Swap the empty bottle out. Set it aside.
  4. Place a fresh one from [STORAGE LOCATION].
  5. Screw the regulator back on, hand-tight.
  6. Open the valve slowly. Sniff around — if you smell gas, tighten a bit more.
  7. Test by lighting one burner for a moment.
⚠️
If you smell gas: Close the valve, open windows, don't light anything. Spare bottles are in [LOCATION].
Gas bottle

⚡Electricity & Fuses

Total capacity: 4 kW. The small fuse box is in the main room on the right.

Power gone? Check the fuse box. A lever down? Push it back up. Trips again right away? Unplug the last thing you connected and retry.

🚿Bathroom & Toilet

  • Type: [Chemical / compost / outhouse / indoor]
  • How it works: [Instructions specific to the toilet type]
  • Don't flush: Anything beyond [toilet paper / nothing]. No wet wipes, no tampons — the plumbing will thank you.
  • Emptying: [When/how to empty, if applicable]
💡
[A handy tip about the toilet system]
Bathroom

🌱Garden Tools

  • Found in: [SHED / TOOL BOX — LOCATION]
  • What's there: Spade, rake, hoe, secateurs, watering can, wheelbarrow [adjust]
  • A quick rinse after use is much appreciated — put them back where you found them.
  • Watering tip: Early morning or evening is best. Not in the blazing midday sun.
Tools

🌳Garden & Planting

What's growing on the plot:

  • Fruit trees: Cherry, plum, and apple.
  • 3 Hochbeete (raised beds) — various fruits, legumes, and vegetables.
  • Beet (row bed) — potatoes and more.
  • Feel free to water, weed, and harvest what's ripe. Just leave some for the next guests.
  • There's a hammock — best hung between the cherry and plum tree. Highly recommended on slow afternoons.
Plot map
Haus Terrasse 🍒 Cherry 🍑 Plum 🏕️ 🍎 Apple Hochbeet 1 Hochbeet 2 Hochbeet 3 Beet — Kartoffeln u.a. Kompost Schuppen Lawn / Path Gate Water
Trees Hochbeete Beet House Compost

📅Seasonal Calendar

What happens when — tasks, harvest & water at a glance.

TodoErnteWater
Jan
Feb
Mar
Prep beds
Apr
Plant
ON
May
Plant
Jun
🍒
Jul
🍒🍑🍓
Aug
🍑🍎🍓🍅
Sep
🍎🍅🥔
Oct
Tank · Hoses · OFF
Nov
Winter prep
Dec
Todo Ernte Water on

👋The Neighbors

These lovely people garden next door — say hi!

Norden — TBA [Nachbar] Westen — TBA 🏡 Sorgenfrei 7 Parzelle 7 Haus Gate Ute Osten (gegenüber) Mike Süden · ~27 Jahre auf seiner Parzelle Super Nachbar, immer hilfsbereit. TBA TBA

If neighbors are around, keep the music low — sound carries far in a garden colony.

🦊Local Wildlife

Some creatures you might run into:

  • 🦫 Beaver: One's been spotted around here, chewing on trees nearby.
  • Slugs, ants, rats & mosquitoes. Standard garden crew.
  • Ticks: Less of a problem here — but still check after a long day in the grass.
  • 🦝 Raccoons: Rumor has it they lived under the roof for a while — haven't seen any so far. The neighbor had some under his roof but managed to lock them out. They may look cute but can defend themselves and even open simple locking mechanisms.
  • 🦗 Maulwurfsgrille (mole cricket): The one the neighbors hate — and they're very animal-friendly people. It eats the roots of your beloved plants and can be very noisy at dusk. My neighbors chop it in two to be sure it's gone, as it survives strong punches.
Maulwurfsgrille

📸Guestbook

Memories from people who stayed here. Leave yours too!

Scan to add yours

Leave your mark

Snap a photo and add a short message — it'll appear here as a polaroid card.

The analog way: Grab the physical guestbook on the shelf. Write, draw, stick a photo. We'll digitize it later.

Or email us: Send photo + message to [EMAIL]

📋Plans & Projects

Long-term improvements, roughly in priority order:

  1. 9 t Erde aufschütten
  2. Abwasserpumpe reparieren
  3. Grube vertiefen
  4. Boiler im Bad reparieren
  5. Boden anheben
  6. Terrasse & Tarp Unterstand
  7. Gewächshaus
  8. Haus bunt streichen
  9. ggf. Schornstein abbauen (Pflicht)
  10. Schuppen abreißen (abnehmen lassen und dann neubauen)
  11. Wassereindringung am Schornsteinrand abdichten
  12. Decke im großen Zimmer komplett austrocknen, Schimmel oberflächlich abschleifen, Decke mit Kalkfarbe neu streichen
  13. Türgitter mit Schloss-Öse (wie beim Schuppen)
  14. Neuen Gasherd / Elektroherd
  15. Neue Küchenzeile

🍄Random Things to Know

  • The Laube was bought for 1 € — the only condition: tear down the shed.
  • Kauf- und Pachtvertrag geschlossen im April 2026.
  • Annual Pacht: ~280 €
  • Müll: ~100 €/year
  • Strom und Wasser: XXX € for 2026
  • Grubenleerung: ~120 € ca. 1×/year (?)
  • Parzelle size: 2XX m² (tbc)
  • Previous owners were deaf-mute alcoholics. In their last ~10 years they stopped visiting entirely. Their daughter came until ~3 years ago, only to briefly mow the lawn to keep up appearances — she just threw the clippings in a sack inside the house. Then came the Enteignung (§ [X] BKleingG).
  • That's why 1 € — everything was overgrown and in bad shape.
  • Neighbor Mike (south side) has been on his plot for ~27 years.

✅Before You Go

A quick once-over before you lock up:

  • Windows all closed and latched
  • Stove fully out — no glowing embers
  • Gas bottle valve shut
  • Water tap off
  • Trash sorted & bins out (if pickup is tomorrow)
  • Dishes done & put away
  • Perishables out of the fridge
  • Lights off
  • All doors locked (house + gate)
  • Key back at [LOCATION / returned]
  • Heating / power off (if leaving for a while)
  • Plants watered (summertime)