Such offers are particularly motivating because they offer new gardeners ready-made, worry-free complete packages without any long-term commitment offers, for example, free use of garden tools, water connection, seed and planting packages, professionally prepared beds and much more include.
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Competent contacts when looking for a free allotment garden on site are primarily the regional allotment garden associations. The carefully researched and very up-to-date address material on the Kleingartenvereine.de page is very helpful.
We have summarized two Germany-wide providers for urban gardening in rental gardens in an overview:
| My harvest | Farm heroes | |
|---|---|---|
| Locations (cities) | 26 | 16 |
| Garden size | 45 and 90 m2 | 40 m2 |
| Rental price (per season) | 199, - or 369,- € | 299,- € |
| particularities | Pre-planted with 20 types of vegetables, garden shed, basic garden tools, irrigation water, free workshops, introductory event before the start of the season, gardener consultation hours, gardener's letter | Professional preparation and planting with 120 organic young plants, onions etc. 15 sorts of organic seeds, several consultation appointments on site, gardening tools, buckets, wheelbarrow, Irrigation water |
| Workload per week | Two to three hours | Two hours |
| Online portal | Meine-ernte.de | ackerhelden.de |
Tips & Tricks
If the dream of having your own garden still does not want to come true, grab the next one Weekend your family with their bikes, just cycle across the country again and take a look the villages. Throw notes in the mailboxes near the properties that currently need some maintenance or just ring the doorbell here and there. Perhaps in this way you will find someone among the elderly villagers who will give you part of their property to create some of your own garden beds.
And if it doesn't work right away, there is another option: guerrilla tactics.
Beautify dreary surfaces in public spaces
In the past, the dropping of so-called seed bombs was a form of civil disobedience or an expression of political protest. Most municipalities in Germany, however, are more relaxed about the method of community gardening, which is currently rather defused - if they have been informed beforehand. The city administrations often even grant sponsorships for parts of the public space or for areas that were previously neglected in the supply and maintenance of urban green spaces. A few tree grates near the apartment can therefore definitely be found on which you can demonstrate your horticultural ambitions, albeit in a small area. And: If you have nothing to do with the finished seed bombs from the relevant online shops, you can do the following:
Seed bomb recipe:
- 250 grams of clay or powder from the pharmacy
- 150 grams humus or medium-heavy garden soil
- 50 grams of seeds (flowers, radishes, lupins or similar)
- 250 ml of water
- Mix everything together well and knead into small walnut-sized balls
- Let it dry out well for two days, throw it off at the place approved by the municipality or the property owner and
- Let nature run free!
