90- year wait for capital allotments

Would- be allotment holders are said to be facing a 90- year wait in parts of Edinburgh.

It was reported over the weekend that the clamour for growing vegetables means many councils have closed their waiting lists.

And in central Edinburgh gardeners may even have to bequeath their place to the children or grandchildren.

“It’s 90 years for some allotments in central Edinburgh and waiting lists have had to be closed in other cases,” said gardener Kenneth Cox, on the eve of National Gardening Week.