How much do you pay ?

[Deleted]

Just wondering how much you lottie holders out there pay for your plot.

My plot is approx 30ft x 45ft and this year is £16. Last year it was £12. We've been told that next year it will be £20 and the year after £24.

I know that people can pay a lot more for their plots, so I was just wondering what you pay and what you get for your money.

Cheers
FA x

[Jasmine]

I pay £25.00 a year and our plots are smaller than the traditional sized plot. No one has a shed - it would take up too much space. I'll have to measure it when I get up there next. For this we get a water supply and a very effecient fencing system to keep out the deer and rabbits (that alone is probably worth its weight in gold). There are picnic benches up there too. We have a communal compost heap but blight is a real problem and although folk are asked not to put anything but healthy waste on the heap I wouldn't use any of the compost.

[Ladygardener]

Our allotment site is quite new, only opened a couple of years. I think it's around £15-£20 for the year. For this we get the strong surrounding fence, a large communal storage unit with tools and bins for everyone to use. We are supposed to be getting individual compost bins from the council but I'm thinking I'll make my own with some pallets. It's not the best area in Belfast and there are other very professional allotments to be had but this one is only about 15mins walk from where I live and I think it'll be great as it means I can visit it more often. Last year the council put in a water source which is very handy to my plot. There are only a couple of plots that have been worked well but several of us newbies have gotten our plots recently so hopefully this will improve.

[Dutchy]

MssK is approximately 25 plus by 15 meter erm 80 plus by 50 feet? She pays 140 Euro per year.
No electricity, no gas, no running water but a hosepipe connection that works from 9 in the morning to 8 in the evening during the summer. Which means water available for the plants unless there is a drought as the pump stops working then.
Allotments near Amsterdam are thrice that price and some even eight times that.
It all depends on size and MssK's is a big allotment. Normal size is 25 by 8 meter and that sets you back 85 Euro per year. Which means prize is not doubled per allotment.
The way the farmer comes up with his costs is a total mystery to all but him ;D

[bagpuss]

I think mine was £21 for the year. Not sure on size but it is apparently a half size plot (but it is a good half size). I'm lucky in that mine had a shed on it already. There is running water on site (various stand pipes) but the use of hosepipes is restricted to filling up water butts/containers.

[Deleted]

I'm glad I don't have a plot in the Netherlands !! We do get running water on our plots via standpipes and there is no restriction on watering. The nearest one to my plot is 2 plots down so I need a fairly long hose, which fortunately I have as I was given 2 old hoses by friends and connected them together !!

I still think ours is good value.

FA x

[Dutchy]

;D Always count your blessings.