Allotments (1 Viewer)

[broken arm]

I heard some group were lobbying the council to allocate some of that park out in clontarf for allotments.

Paying a few hundred quid is a silly amount ours was less than thirty quid for the year

 

[RED(tape)MENACE]

Would that be weeing out of malice or weeing because the nitrates would be good for the spuds?

Why both, of course.

 

[snakybus]

I might be into that, Red Tape. You might be surprised.

Broken Arm - I assume that's in the UK, yeah?

 

[Denny Oubidoux]

my sister has one somewhere not terribly far from rathfarnham. she has loads of veg up there. i believe its really cheap, i havent a clue though.

 

[GO]

This place sounds deadly.€320 a year http://www.allotments.ie/?p=770#more-770

I reckon paying rent would help keep ya motivated...and thats some of the best land for veg in Ireland.

Bit far though,but east to get too.

 

[Froog]

This place sounds deadly.€320 a year http://www.allotments.ie/?p=770#more-770

I reckon paying rent would help keep ya motivated...and thats some of the best land for veg in Ireland.

Bit far though,but east to get too.

250 square metres is a decent size too.

 

[GO]

250 square metres is a decent size too.

You'd need 2 to work that I'd say.

 

[wolfe]

I live in Clare and they have 10 people/families on a waiting list for an allotment plot in Shannon. The scheme (30 plots i think) was opened earlier in the month. They are tring to develop one in Ennis too. Seems a popular idea. The shannon scheme is run by the council BTW.

 

[coraline]

Hi Snakybus,
My brother just got an allotment in Enniskerry,
It sounds nice and big and costs 280 for a year.
I can get the details if you want....

 

[broken arm]

I might be into that, Red Tape. You might be surprised.

Broken Arm - I assume that's in the UK, yeah?

yep. I know Ireland is expensive but 300+ a year seems crazy to me especially if you have to spend ages getting to it.

this is the St Anne Park in Raheny story - http://www.dublinpeople.com/content/view/1778/55/

 

[Pantone247]

Mikey, I can show you a way of growing some shit in your wardrobe, with a couple of 500w lamps, put in on a timer and shield the inside with tin foil, then black sacks, no will ever have to know! Smoochie boochies!

 

[Cryptid]

The open source version..? http://guerrillagardening.org/

 

[broken arm]

The open source version..? http://guerrillagardening.org/

indeed.

there have been many attempts at this. some recent interesting projects in belfast on derelict spaces etc.

it requires dedication.

e.g. I know some of the projects have entered a derelict space in a community only to have the new gardens thrashed by local kids so they just plant again, try and get the kids involved etc until the gardens become accepted by the wider community wahey"!

 

[Cryptid]

indeed.

there have been many attempts at this. some recent interesting projects in belfast on derelict spaces etc.

it requires dedication.

e.g. I know some of the projects have entered a derelict space in a community only to have the new gardens thrashed by local kids so they just plant again, try and get the kids involved etc until the gardens become accepted by the wider community wahey"!

Yes, sounds tough alright. There should be a few unfinished roads and stuff like that around that one could plant some stuff near/on etc. Could be interesting just in a see what happens kind of way.

Does anyone remember King Leek, that bbc comedy about allotments? Quite good as I recall.

 

[sweetoblivion]

That'd be great, Aoife, thanks! Kildare, hmm, I suppose that's not too much of a drive, worth considering anyway.

I'll get the deets for ya today dude, the guy who runs it might have a few tips for other places anyway

 

[simp]

South Circular Road Community Garden
http://southcirculargarden.blogspot.com/