Do you want to grow your own vegetables but don’t have a garden big enough? Or live in an apartment with no access to a garden at all? An allotment may be the answer for you. An allotment is basically a small piece of land that is rented to an individual to grow vegetables, fruit and other plants.

The land is normally rotavated once a year by the landowner, water is supplied and manure may also be available locally. Not only is it great to grow your own fruit and vegetables, but you can swap ideas and seeds with your allotment neighbours too. Some allotments will even allow you to erect a polytunnel. The Council is aware of the following commercial allotments that may have spaces available, do check prices as they may not all charge the same:

• Celbridge (Stacumney), Brendan McDonald, 087 2159035
• Clane (Ballinagappa), Michael Weld, 087 6403115
• Kilcullen (Knockbounce), Diarmuid 087 6568366 or email gardenplot@ymail.com
• Kildare Town (Ellistown) Ralph Sherwood, 086 3825457 or see www.garden4veg.com
• Kildare Allotments, 045 526800, 087 2633886 or email info@kildareallotments.com
• Naas Allotments, Jigginstown, Eddie, 087 2671925
• Narraghmore (Castle Farm), 087 6785269
• Maynooth (Maynooth Fisheries), 01 6293202

If you are aware of any other allotments in the county (or in bordering areas) please let us know and we will include them on this list.