Allotments

You can decide whether to grow organic and know exactly what you are eating. You can reduce you and your family’s exposure to pesticides, herbicides and fungicides.

Growing your own vegetables and fruit can save you lots of money, especially if you want to eat organic. Renting a plot costs less than you think.

Getting outside, enjoying the fresh air and increasing the amount of exercise you do.

Allotment gardening can provide an opportunity to meet other people.

People of all ages can enjoy working on an allotment. It can be a fun activity for all the family.

It can be very rewarding to see and taste the fruits of your labour.

You can pick and eat your crops within hours.

Allotments encourage environmentally friendly practices such as composting and reduce the need for packaging.

Allotments can provide valuable habitats for wildlife and offer green open space in otherwise urban areas.

Gardening can be very therapeutic and can reduce stress.

Let us know if you change your contact details.

Let us know if you are on holiday or there is another reason why you cannot accept within the 14 day timeframe.

Yes. A £30 deposit is required. This will be refunded if the plot is given up and it is left in a tidy state. The deposit is not deducted from the annual rent.

The annual rent period is 1 November to 31 October.

You will be billed from the date of taking on the plot until the 31 October. After this the new annual bill will be issued.

You will need to come into Gateway to sign the allotment agreement.

Dig over about one fifth of the plot add manure and plant potatoes. Don’t be too fussy with the digging as potatoes are good for clearing weedy ground. Then dig the next fifth to a better standard removing as many weeds as possible and plant crops such as onions, marrows etc. The bottom section of the plot should have a large compost bin and all permanent crops that should not be moved.

To reduce pests and diseases and improve the soil structure crops should be rotated each year.