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Chatting => Design and Construction => Topic started by: davemell on July 10, 2011, 19:56

Title: thinking about creating allotments over 2 acres
Post by: davemell on July 10, 2011, 19:56

hi I recently decided I was not making enough of my spare land and thought that allotments would be a good idea however I know very little about them, could i get some basic advice from this forum please. simple things like sizes(not in rods though please)? price(per year)? does each allotment need own tap, sheds, this kind of thing

as I have said I have very (very) little idea of how allotments work or if this is a task worth taking on. I am grateful for any help I receive

Dave

PS. acres are in Liverpool outskirts

Title: Re: thinking about creating allotments over 2 acres
Post by: Trillium on July 11, 2011, 14:34

I can't give you any specifics, but I know there are several allotments in Liverpool. Why not visit a few and ask questions? You'd be able to compare answers and then decide what to do from there.

Title: Re: thinking about creating allotments over 2 acres
Post by: mumofstig on July 11, 2011, 14:43

This link
http://chat.allotment-garden.org/index.php?topic=74342.msg845948#msg845948

was a fairly recent survey of sizes/rents and people have indicated whether they have water, I hope it helps.
On most Council sites people have to supply their own sheds, unless they are lucky enough to inherit one when they take on the plot.

Title: Re: thinking about creating allotments over 2 acres
Post by: stompy on July 11, 2011, 14:46

Get in touch with land share on the net they should be able to help  ;)

Title: Re: thinking about creating allotments over 2 acres
Post by: davemell on July 11, 2011, 22:28

thanks the survey was helpful gave me a rough idea also some editor got in touch with me on landshare with a very helpful website. the nsalg.org was good couldnt believe i couldnt find that lol