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AFFILIATED SITES
In 1960 there were over 40 allotments sites in Edinburgh.
At the beginning of 2001 there were 23, going down to 22 with the closure of Hawkhill
that year.
In 2006, Bridgend Farm the site that replaced Hawkhill was opened with 62 plots.
This is some progress, but with 900 people on the Council waiting list, it is far from
meeting the demand for plots. If you are on the waiting list, why not ask your local councillor
when more sites will be opened?
In the current frenzy of development within Edinburgh,
where the tiniest plot of land is sought for building flats or
offices, there may well be threats to other sites.
If you hear even the faintest suggestion that your site is
being assessed for sale, please
contact us as soon as possible.
Below, organised alphabetically, is a list of Council run allotments
and another of independent sites.
Have a look at some of the sites.
There is a greater number of sites in some parts of
the city than others and it is the number of plots in an area which
more accurately reflects the level of provision.
Council Run Sites
- Bridgend Farm - Old Dalkeith Road (62 plots)
- Cambridge Avenue - Arthur St Lane, off Pilrig St. EH6 (7 plots)
- Carrick Knowe - Glendevon Park, EH12 (44 plots)
- Chesser Crescent - off Chesser Ave EH14 (12 plots)
- Claremont Park - Claremont Gardens, EH6 (52 plots)
- Craigentinny - Findlay Gardens, EH7 (47 plots)
- Ferry Road - Chancelot Cresc. (58 plots)
- Findlay Avenue - Findlay Avenue, EH7 (9 plots)
- Hutchison Loan - Hutchison Loan, EH14 (10 plots)
- Inverleith Park - Within Inverleith Park, Fettes Ave, EH3 (151 plots)
- Lady Road - Lady Road, EH16 (32 plots)
- Leith Links - Leith Links, EH6 (28 plots)
- Midmar - Midmar Drive, EH10 (145 plots over 2 sites)
- Pilrig Park - Balfour St, EH6 (30 plots)
- Prospect Bank - Prospect Bank Rd, EH6 (11 plots)
- Redhall - Lanark Road, EH14 (44 plots)
- Restalrig - Prospect Bank Road, EH6 (30 plots)
- Saughton Mains - Off Chesser Loan, EH14 (186 plots)
- Stenhouse Drive - Saughton Mains Stree, EH11 (35 plots)
- Warriston - Warriston Rd, EH7 (112 plots)
- West Mains - Blackford Avenue, EH9 (86 plots)
Independently Run Sites
- Dean Gallery - By Dean Gallery (? plots)
- Dean's Meadow - Hardy Road, Livingston (? plots)
- Morningside Station - Balcarres St, EH10 (? plots)
- Musselburgh - Inveresk Village (45 plots) (Affiliated to FEDAGA)
- Portobello East - Brunstane Rd, EH15 (24 plots) (Affiliated to FEDAGA)
- Roseburn Cliff - Off Roseburn Terrace, EH12 9(? plots)
- Relugas Place - Off Relugas Rd, EH9 (6 plots)
- Scotland Street Lane - Off Bellevue Crescent (8 plots over 2 sites) (Affiliated to FEDAGA)
- Slateford Green - Gorgie Park (? plots)
- Succoth Gardens - Murrayfield, EH12 (? plots)
- Telferton - Off Portobello Rd (? plots over 2 sites)
- Wester Hailes - Westburn Ave. (80 plots)
If you are a plotholder on a site that is not listed here, and you
are keen to become affiliated to FEDAGA, please
contact us
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this page last updated 19 February 2007
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peas and beans
- If you want to ensure a good crop of peas, prepare
the ground well. Dig out a trench and put in a thick
layer of manure or garden compost.
- Also, peas thrive in well watered soil, so be sure to
water the crop thoroughly in dry weather.
- Runner beans will benefit from the same treatment
as peas; well-nourished and well-watered soil for increased yields.
- Try staking runner beans as you sow them. Before
filling in the drill, put in the support. If you stake once
the seedlings have emerged, you may interfere
with the growing roots.
- If crops such as peas and beans are prone
to slug and snail damage, ring the young seedlings
with holly leaves. The slugs and snails may look
for an easier snack to attack.
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