This is the place to discuss not just allotments but all general gardening problems and queries which don't fit into the specific categories below.
(formerly allotments and tips, hints and problems)
I am really interested to find out how much people pay for their Allotments, and what this includes please?
I pay £10 a year for my 10x20 foot patch, I will be addding a bit more soon . There is no toilet or anything there, which is a shame with three small kids .
Stay at home Mummy to Orin 8, Trixie 6 and Temogen 4 . Also three Chickens Dottie, Poppy and Dr Mumbo. Three cats called Flossie and Pickle and Lexi.
We pay £23.65 (plus £5 each for insurance and NSALG membership) for a 260 square metre plot, on a secure site with water and toilet facilities. There's also a shop, staffed by volunteers a few hours each week, selling allotment sundries at almost trade prices.
£15 or £16 (I forget which) for 10 rods (about 10m x 30m - slightly less as I think it's based on yards rather than metres). No facilities, but a nearby river for water.
Curently collecting recipes for The Little Book of Liqueurs..
Ours are £25 for about 10m x 18m with £2.50 insurance each. No services on site but the site is only a few years old and we're all still finding our feet with it all.
Our fees are £130/year including membership and water for a plot approx 80m x 15m, although officially measured at 26 poles. This is in inner London. There are no toilets, water from standpipes about every 6 plots.
I pay about £30 a year for 15 by 30 foot allotment. There are taps for every row of allotments (about 20 plots). There is a shop open something like one day a week selling gardening stuff, never used it though. No toilets.