Down at the Allotment

So I've now got an allotment, the not-exciting news of 2026.

How It Happened

Allotments are a part of British life. A lot of the time you can apply for one from your local council, and they'll give you some land to grow things on (preferably edible ones). Much of the land comes from old Common Land owned by communities, so it's part of our history as well.

I applied last August (or so) and after 6 months go an email saying a half-plot was available. Looked at it that afternoon and took a week to sort out payment and paperwork. There were few weeds, but the shed is missing some of it's roof on both sides.

My gardening advisor (mum) has been down, seeds bought, plans made (and ignored), secondhand tools acquired and the first bit of garden dug over.

Not a Garden I'm After

It's not a garden or even the growing of food in the garden that I'm really interested. It's having somewhere to go that's not in the flat, somewhere to go that's outside, a place to grow / house other projects (such as fermenting ones) and somewhere nearby that I can go each day for an hour or so (depending).

The allotment ticks all those boxes, so here I am. And it's not expensive for renting a piece of land each year (about £66).

I'm more excited about having somewhere to put a composter again after having one in Portugal that was amazing.

Fitting into Lifestyle

I'm gonna try the allotment for a year, and see if it works with the rest of my lifestyle. Currently I'm staying in Devon so that's not a problem. But once I start travelling Europe and further afield, it might get to be one.

It might also be that I just don't enjoy it or find it a chore. That the veg fails to grow much or weather is strange this year.

But so far it's going ok.

Finishing Up

So there's another week of exciting Devon life!

Have fun wherever you are.