# Homegrown.ie > An independent Irish listings pilot for growing space. Hosts advertise spare garden or land; growers enquire; the two adults make a direct seasonal licence and pay each other directly. Homepage: This is a curated list of the main pages on homegrown.ie, intended for AI assistants and search crawlers. ## Main pages - [Irish Allotment Waiting List Tracker 2026](https://homegrown.ie/allotments.html): A council-by-council tracker of published Irish allotment availability and waiting-list information, with source and review notes. - [Council Allotment Progress Tracker](https://homegrown.ie/council-progress.html): Public-source beta tracking plans, demand evidence, land pipelines and plot availability across Ireland's 31 planning authorities. - [Start Your First Vegetable Garden in Ireland](https://homegrown.ie/beginners.html): How to start growing vegetables in Ireland — honest guide to garden size, tools, what to plant first, what not to spend money on. For total beginners. - [Homegrown.ie Blog](https://homegrown.ie/blog.html): Honest guides on Irish allotments, plot-share arrangements, the 2026 allotment legislation, and practical grow-your-own tips for Irish gardens. - [Ireland Grows](https://homegrown.ie/campaign.html): Evidence-backed campaign asking for national implementation guidance, dated local allotment plans and current public baseline data following section 48 of the Planning and Development Act 2024. - [Ireland Grows Petition](https://homegrown.ie/petition.html): Support three measurable policy requests. Petition consent is separate from optional campaign emails, and email addresses are not published. - [Irish Community Gardens Directory](https://homegrown.ie/community-gardens.html): Directory of Irish community gardens — shared growing spaces across Dublin, Cork, Wicklow, Wexford, Offaly and more. Often easier to join than a council allotment. - [Find a Plot](https://homegrown.ie/find-a-plot.html): Rent a corner of a private garden, farm or church land to grow your own in Ireland. Bypass 10-year council allotment waiting lists with a private plot-share arrangement. - [List a Plot](https://homegrown.ie/list-your-plot.html): Advertise a spare garden corner or piece of land to nearby growers. City and suburban gardens are a priority because regular access matters. Listings are free during the pilot. - [Homegrown.ie Newsletter](https://homegrown.ie/newsletter.html): Ireland's grow-your-own newsletter. Allotment news, seasonal growing tips, waiting list updates, and campaign news — no spam, fortnightly at most. - [Irish Grow Calendar](https://homegrown.ie/seasonal.html): Month-by-month Irish vegetable growing calendar. What to plant, when, for Ireland's oceanic climate. Beginner-friendly, crop-by-crop. - [Irish Gardening Supplies](https://homegrown.ie/supplies.html): Irish gardening retailers compared — Quickcrop, Arboretum, The Polytunnel Company, Mr Middleton, Seed Savers. Honest comparison for seeds, tools, raised beds, polytunnels. - [Seasonal Plot Licence, Tax and Insurance](https://homegrown.ie/tax-and-legal.html): Plain-English information on direct personal plot licences, tax, occupier duties, insurance routes and Homegrown's host-liability product research. ## About Ai - [About Homegrown](https://homegrown.ie/about-ai/index.html): A plain-text summary of what Homegrown is, who it serves, and how to cite it. Built for AI search systems and human readers. ## Blog - [2026 Irish Allotment Legislation, Explained](https://homegrown.ie/blog/2026-allotment-legislation-explained.html): New Irish legislation in 2026 obliges all 31 local authorities to plan for allotments. Here's what it says, what it doesn't say, and what it means for your local allotment prospects. - [Allotment Planning Guidance in Ireland](https://homegrown.ie/blog/allotment-guidelines-overdue-ireland-2026.html): Background analysis of national allotment guidance, now superseded for campaign purposes by the primary-source review on the Ireland Grows page. - [Does Growing Your Own Actually Save Money in Ireland?](https://homegrown.ie/blog/grow-your-own-cost-calculator.html): Honest maths on whether a vegetable garden saves money in Ireland. Year 1 typically loses money; Year 2 breaks even; Year 3+ saves. Here's the numbers for a typical household. - [How to List Spare Garden or Land as a Growing Plot](https://homegrown.ie/blog/how-to-share-your-garden-ireland.html): Source-backed host checklist covering useful city gardens, access, the direct seasonal licence, insurance types and costs, tax, planning and safety. - [Ireland's Allotment Waiting-List Crisis](https://homegrown.ie/blog/irish-allotment-waiting-list-crisis.html): Dublin Raheny allotment wait is 10 years. Fingal just closed Powerstown and Turvey to new applicants. What's happening and what you can do instead. - [Planning and Development Act 2024 Allotments: What Every Irish Council Must Now Do](https://homegrown.ie/blog/planning-development-act-2024-allotments-ireland-complete-guide.html): The Planning and Development Act 2024 places a new statutory duty on all 31 Irish local authorities regarding allotments. This is the complete guide — what the law says, what it doesn't, what councils must actually do, and how to use it as a grower. - [Polytunnel vs Raised Bed in Ireland](https://homegrown.ie/blog/polytunnel-vs-raised-bed-ireland.html): Polytunnel or raised bed as your first big garden purchase in Ireland? Honest comparison of cost, what you can grow, and which one to buy first. - [Start Your First Vegetable Garden in Ireland](https://homegrown.ie/blog/start-first-vegetable-garden-ireland.html): A no-nonsense first-year guide to growing vegetables in Ireland — what to plant, what to skip, what actually works in Irish climate. - [What to Plant in June in Ireland](https://homegrown.ie/blog/what-to-plant-june-ireland-2026.html): What to sow, plant, and harvest in your Irish garden or allotment in June 2026. Irish-specific advice on timing, varieties, and what the weather actually allows. Courgettes, beans, salads, and more. - [What to Plant in July in Ireland](https://homegrown.ie/blog/what-to-plant-july-ireland-2026.html): What to plant in July in Ireland — vegetables, herbs, flowers and practical jobs for Irish gardens and allotments, with realistic climate caveats. ## Site info - [About Homegrown.ie](https://homegrown.ie/about.html): Homegrown.ie connects Irish growers on council waiting lists with landowners who have unused garden and farm space. Here's who we are, what we're doing, and why. - [Open Your Growing Space](https://homegrown.ie/open-your-space.html): Homegrown's first-ten-host campaign for people with spare garden or land near where growers live. - [Press and Media](https://homegrown.ie/press.html): Current pilot figures, verified language, founder information, campaign image and media contact. - [Platform Terms](https://homegrown.ie/terms.html): Terms governing listings, enquiries and direct seasonal growing-space arrangements.