Do's and don'ts of allotments
DO’S
- Cultivate all of your plot (or at least 75% of it as per council rules).
- Compost all soft green waste on your plot
- Keep your plot clearly numbered
- Keep gates locked at all times
- Clear weeds from your plot to prevent them causing a nuisance to your neighbour
- Exercise a duty of care especially when using pesticides or lighting bonfires (use an incinerator at all times)
- Practice good neighbourliness at all times, control dogs and visitors to your plot
- Maintain pathways, headlands and hedges between your plot and neighbours or the main roadways
- Pay your rent on time
- Notify the Allotment Officer of any change of address or personal details
- Use water wisely
- Respect your neighbours produce and property
DON’TS
- Cause nuisance to people living near allotments by having unnecessary or very smoky bonfires, or leaving the fire unattended or smouldering
- Use your allotment for business or retail purposes
- Allow weeds to set seed and disperse to neighbouring plots
- Bring carpet or tyres to your plot (they are banned on environmental reasons)
- Plant trees or hedges which will cannot be trimmed to around 2m, or plant Leylandii, Banboo, willow or any fast growing or invasive hedging
- Cause harm or injury to other allotment holders and or their property
- Engage in abusive or unacceptable behaviour to other plot holders or council officials
- Dump rubbish on neighbouring or vacant plots
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