Allotment Plot Size

[MarkHackwell]

I was thinking about allotment plot sizes and the difference in sizes depending where your location is What is the size of your plot? and what do you grow most on the plot?

[alldigging]

Areas on our site are:



Area
106.6
214.4
205.75
101.4
100.3
98.8
196.8
91.2
88.55
97.18
186.3 <<<<<<<<<< This is mine
93.17
92.82
46.4
89.86
89.44
127.28
115.257


grow all sorts.
02-14-2013_142355 - YouTube
This is mine here - I'm the poor soul fighting clay.

The video shows mine first then several others - just a quick vid though.

[kathycam]

I've got 21 poles.

[crannman]

mine is 30 + 80

[sowitgrowit]

I have never measured my plot Really should get around to that.

Ours are "full" or "third" plots, though if a full plot meets any sort of standard size I've no idea.

[horticultural_hobbit]

88 square metres, whatever that is in poles and rods.

What do I grow? Apart from weeds, anything that wants to. And some of it has to be 'Indian'.

[Samurailord]

I'm also on Alldigging's allotment and have the dubious honour of having the largest plot at 214.4 sq metres.

As I only got the plot in the middle of last year I just got in what I could, mostly brassicas but also some toms, chillis, lettuce, pak choi, courgettes, turnips, raddish, french beans, spinach, beetroot, potatoes, rhubarb and peas.

Not many of each, but enough to make me feel like a proper gardener at last

This year I have much more of the plot available to use now that the drainage problems seem to have been sorted, so there will be plenty of soft fruits and herbs as well.

Andy

[Jamesy_uk]

On our site the plots are now 5 rods (30ftx45ft) they used to be 10 (60x90).
I have 10 in total.

I got 2 rods of potato, 2 rods of sweetcorn, 2 rods of soft fruit and the rest is split between the usual suspects like peas, beans, brassicas, beetroot, leaf veg etc.

[Aberdeenplotter]

88 square metres, whatever that is in poles and rods.

What do I grow? Apart from weeds, anything that wants to. And some of it has to be 'Indian'.

a pole is 30.25 squ yards if I recall properly

[alldigging]

a pole is 30.25 squ yards if I recall properly

And whats that in meters?

[snakeshack]

mine works out at 27x8m or 216 sq metres,plot next door is same size and now half filled with my spuds my plot has onions, shallots,garlic,leeks and lots of space for this weekend

[Thelma Sanders]

mines about 25ft x 35ft which is about the norm now, as they divide up the big plots as they become vacant.

[Veggielot]

There isn't a set size on our site as far as I can tell. It depend partly on where about your plot is. Mine is roughly 12x15m. Roughly 3 quarters for assorted ver and a quarter for fruit.

[SlugLobber]

What is this gobbledigook about poles and rods? Never come across that, before!

Think mine is about 15ft by 15ft, about 1/2 full with spuds, strawberry patch and onions, plus a few left over parsnips! Lots more to go in.

Greenhouse is separate and is 8 x 6 ft. Desginated tomatoes and cukes, along with a large blowaway. FIL has much larger plot. At least 30 ft x 50 ft.

[Snadger]

I think 250 square metres or 10 rods/poles are classed as full size plots?

Our site rent is for 31 X 250 sq metres wheras we have 39 plot holders so our plots are roughly 3/4 size. I have two plots which equates to 1.5 full size plots!