The recent weather has been perfect for the rapid growth of weeds, and it’s a fact of the terms of tenancy, that the responsibility for keeping these paths weed-free and usable rests jointly with the holders of the adjoining plots, but not with either PPAA Committee or with the Council – unlike the position with the trackways.
It might assist some to remember then, that it’s also a fact that PPA – like the rest of Cardiff allotment sites – isn’t an organic site. Plot holders are therefore entitled to use chemical weed suppressant if convenient or expedient in the maintenance of these paths. So PPAA Committee understand – on that basis – that no one should hinder or harass any plot holder so doing. If the occupant of an adjoining plot wished to ensure that no splashes whatsoever went onto their plot, then the option is always fully open to them to maintain the path in a weed-free condition themselves.
Where the paths are grass, tenants are encouraged to share the burden of their cutting co-operatively. Where, however, someone refuses to do that, there is no rule which says that the grass must be retained.
Everyone is reminded, that even if they are fortunate enough not to need to use these paths, their neighbours may very well need them for access to their plots and to water troughs, and so it’s very important that they not be blocked by encroaching compost heaps, or by junk etc. either.
