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If I didn't meet people first, and find out a bit about their circumstances then it could lead to them being offered a plot which would not be suitable. The full-size plots on our site are quite large so as they become available I've started splitting them into more manageable halves and quarters. So far, I've found that people are more than happy to take a smaller plot.
But on the question of how much land people can cope with, we're getting quite a few now who have had no gardening experience at all and don't actually want a half, or even quarter-size, plot. So we're working on getting a few starter plots going. They could have one for a season and see how they get on; if they feel they're ready for something bigger, if a plot comes up it could be offered to them. Still working on the fine detail, but it does seem a better option than expecting a total novice to cope with what must seem a vast wilderness.Anyone had experience at running something similar on their site. (Sorry to hi-jack your thread, Betty!)
There are quite a few people on our site that would do much better with a half plot, but I know that most of them would not be happy with this suggestion! That is obvious when you see how they cope with their current demands, but I am not sure as a committee we would have got away with making that decision upfront unless the person was agreeable to this. It is far more complicated than "do you work?" "have you got kids?" "Have you got any other demanding hobbies?". People manage their time totally differently and some will cope where others would have gone under....What I mean is HOW do you decide what size is suitable?