Do you have your allotment?

That is very interesting. So anyone can have a piece of land to grow something on, or is there some sort of qualification? Now that I think about it, I think I remember coming across this in a story I read, but I can't remember the details. I don't have a garden, but I really should. I plan to grow some herbs, and maybe some strawberries or cherry tomatoes in some small pots outside, but I don't really have a place to plant a garden.

We haven't done our garden yet.. I know, I know,bad, bad, bad,but we usually grow cucumbers,lettuce,tomatoes,onions,cabbage,corn,peppers,green beans,melons, and a few other things. I think the only thing I wouldn't plant is Okra..I don't really care for it. Our allotment of land is about 15x24 not alot but enough for us.

i presently,now live in mumbai and due to space constraint ,i donot have a vegetable garden but it is a different scenario in my home village where i plan to settle sooner or later,i do have a vegetable garden there which is now being taken care of by my aunt.we do have variety of vegetables there like bitter gourd,green beaans,tomatoes,carrots,potatoes and a variety of spices.

My Grandad used to have allotments and after he retired he rented 8 of them. Each was pretty big - not sure of the size buteach one was probably juat bigger than a full size tennis court. he used to grow every veg you could think of as well as some fruits and Dahlias. He won so many flower shoes etc and was quite remarkable. I don't have an allotment I am afraid as I did not inherit the green thumb! xxx

We own a farm, so the hubby plows a section to plant his vegetable garden every year. We mix in some sheep manure in the spring for fertilizer. He grows green peppers, hot peppers, tomatoes (regular and cherry), carrots, radishes, and weeds. lol. He wants to try and grow some brussel sprouts, too, this year. I think it is usually about 30 ' square or something like that.

I have a lovely memory of my Dad having his 'plot' across the road from our house in Leeds when I was a toddler. I suppose he grew some vegetables and pottered around in his little shed. Every man needs a potting shed - just ask Mr Mellors ...

I have a large back garden that grows grass, trees and black currents (lousy crop last year) My sister has an allotment though with a greenhouse on it. The last time that I was up there, she had tomatoes in the greenhouse, and she had potatoes and various veg, (I can't remember exactly what, it's been a while) She's also got gooseberry's and rhubarb both of which were there when she took the allotment over. I think that she has also planted some more fruit bushes since then.

LOL, our two plots of land across the road (50' x 100' each) are currently our 'allotments'. They are overrun with wild raspberries and dill. We let them be. But I wonder just how much dill you can put in raspberry jam.................?LOL

I probably have enough land that I could grow some vegetables. We're still landscaping. I'll figure it out eventually!

Hi p1key, I remeber the days when I used to live in Scotland we used to have one and what fun we used to have as well because I was a child then and we used to play round there annoying other grown up till we were given rhurbs with some sugar to keep us quiet, but now I only have a little garden and my hubby is has not got green fingers only greasey ones from hib bikes, but I do grow some herbs in my little garden. Hugs. Tamara xxxx

in the philippines, my family have a long desire since i was young to own a good land to build a home where we could have our own beautiful vegetable and fruit garden. but just last week where we able to purchase the land. we just paid first for the reservation fee. and not started yet the actually monthly payments which will start by next month. actually it is a big residential place but a big part of every lot bought will be given to plants cause it is one requirement of the owner of the land that those who will buy land or lot would or should conform to the rules on building a home. that is what we really wanted. cause here in the city, the houses or beautiful houses don't necessarily have alloted a place or lot for garden or vegetables. we have bought in a country that is why there is emphasis in preserving nature there. actually there are still lots of coconut trees. which many of those coconut threes will be cut off to give way for the housing. but still they have alloted a big portion of land with many coconut trees which will not be cut for the pleasure of the people living the lot in the future. and we want more of nature and beautiful trees outside of the subdivision are hectares of land own by the same owner of the subdivision and so we can still enjoy nature and plants. and they even built man made lake inside the subdivision which they will connect soon to real lakes or natural lakes while they are completing the project. i have seem of the project complete. and it was beautiful. and the price of owning a lot there is not that expensive. anyways, hopefully we will be able to have money to finish paying and be able to build our house there and start having our garden soon. i love planting vegetables than fruit trees. cause vegetables bear fruit faster than fruit tress.

In our country it's only possible in the villages.Bangladesh is most densely populated country.In the cities There are no extra land to make gurden. I personally like to make vegetables gurden.I have to go to my village.That's not possible.

I've always lived near allotments, but have yet to get involved. I want to though - it's been raining a lot, so I can't use the excuse that the ground's too hard to dig any more! You're right - it is a peculiarly English thing!

I'm a chinese.In my hometown,every people have an allotment or a vegetable garden.It's about 200~600 square meter.

No, not on the third floor of an apartment building, I don't. And besides, I don't think much grows out here in the desert anyway. Even if it did, I wouldn't fancy tending to it in 110 degrees. Even if I had the fortitude, the poor garden would need watering night and day. I'd be burnt to a crisp trying not to let my potatoes turn into french fries!

Hi p1ke..I have a friend who has an allotment, he gives me some of his veg it is yummy, it is quite a big allotment for one person to keep..also my neighbor has a small allotment on a bit of land where he grows his veg but for some reason him and his wife have never been generous with giving their veg away...my nextdoor neighbor has just started growing her own veg in her garden that is lovely...BUT it is no use me trying to grow any my dogs would eat it all!! hugs LoLo

It's not time to plant yet, it's too cold, but my garden will be about 20'x10'. I was going to have to move a shed to put a garden in but the wind took care of that for me a couple weeks ago by slamming it into my house! Now I don't have to move it, just have it hauled away--there's a bright side to everything! We don't have allotments here, everyone has to use their own yard or farm. I'm going to grow tomatoes, potatoes, squash, beans, peas, bell peppers, onion, carrots and corn. Maybe some strawberries. I'm thinking about learning how to can things so I can not waste any of it. What are you going to grow?