My son laying out his allotment garden plot granted to him late last year, very much a work in progress, for those unfamiliar with the concept :-
An allotment garden, often called simply an allotment, or a community garden is a plot of land made available for individual, non-commercial gardening or growing food plants. rented out by the local council in Simon's case
@dide Thank you Dianne allotments are making a comeback in a big way now, this was a piece of waste ground owned by the local council this time last year, there are now 35 plots being cultivated its early days yet, Simon took a course on bee keeping and got his bees late last year and produced his own honey, made him very proud:)
@henrir Thank you Henri, Simon has big ideas to grow lots of healthy fruit and vegetables plus get out in the fresh air, its hard work at the moment but it will all pay off in the end:)
@bella_ss Thank you Sheralee, each plot is approx 20 x 35 metres in size, this is a large part of Simon's plot, and there are 35 plots all the same size, as I said above this was waste ground this time last year:)
Allotments are such a great idea, hard work but worth it. My son got one a couple of years ago and loves it, although keeping the weeds at bay is a problem!
@suesouthwood Thank you for your comment Sue, Simon and the other plot holders had to wait 2 years for High Peak Borough Council to agree to release the land, he is so please to have a plot to work on:)
