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Allotment waiting-list updates, seasonal growing tips for Irish conditions, campaign news, and the occasional plot listing — straight to your inbox. Fortnightly at most.

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What’s in Each Issue

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Allotment tracker updates

When a new council site opens, when a wait time changes, when Fingal or South Dublin move on applications — you’ll hear first.

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Seasonal growing tips

What to sow, plant, and harvest right now — calibrated for Irish conditions, not UK or continental advice that doesn’t quite work here.

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Campaign news

Ireland Grows petition updates, councillor response tracking, and when the government guidelines finally move. You’ll know before RTÉ does.

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New plot-share listings

The most interesting new plot listings on homegrown.ie each fortnight. Good plots go fast — newsletter subscribers see them early.

A typical issue looks like…

Allotment news

Cork City extends Season 2026 applications to August

South City and Togher allotment applications are open until August 31st. Wait time at Cork City is currently 2–3 years. Here’s how to apply and what to expect…

Growing this month

What to sow in June in Ireland (and what to skip)

June is the last safe month for courgettes and French beans if you haven’t sown yet. It’s also the right time for succession sowing of salad leaves and an emergency carrot batch before summer heat arrives…

Campaign

Petition hits 500 signatures — next target is 1,000

The Ireland Grows petition calling on the Minister for Housing to publish the overdue allotment guidelines has reached 500 signatures. Here’s what happens when we hit 1,000, and how you can help get there…

New listing

1/4 acre Wicklow plot with water connection — €80/year

A Wicklow landowner has listed a fenced growing area with water access, 15 minutes from Bray. Suitable for a family plot or shared use…

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