ᐅ Is a 3,000 square meter (approximately 32,000 square foot) plot of land practical?
Created on: 20 Jul 2016 16:20
V
Vogelmama
Hello,
I’m new here and want to start right away with a question. I hope I posted it in the right subforum.
My husband and I are still at the very beginning of our “building a house” project. We have been searching for a plot of land for some time but haven’t found the right one yet.
Now there is a 3,000 m² (0.7 acres) plot for sale. It has no zoning plan and is relatively affordable.
While my husband only sees the large amount of work that must be involved, I see it a bit differently. I understand his concerns, but at the same time, I imagine it would be wonderful to have so much space: a vegetable garden, greenhouse, fruit trees, maybe some sheep and chickens, a pond, and so on.
Of course, all of this involves a lot of work and can only be accomplished if both of us are fully committed. But aside from that, I would like to know if anyone has experience with such a large plot.
How did you make use of the space?
If you grow a lot of fruits and vegetables, can you mostly live off them?
How many years did it take until your garden looked the way you imagined it?
Please share a bit about your experiences and whether you would do it the same way again.
Thank you very much in advance!
Vogelmama
I’m new here and want to start right away with a question. I hope I posted it in the right subforum.
My husband and I are still at the very beginning of our “building a house” project. We have been searching for a plot of land for some time but haven’t found the right one yet.
Now there is a 3,000 m² (0.7 acres) plot for sale. It has no zoning plan and is relatively affordable.
While my husband only sees the large amount of work that must be involved, I see it a bit differently. I understand his concerns, but at the same time, I imagine it would be wonderful to have so much space: a vegetable garden, greenhouse, fruit trees, maybe some sheep and chickens, a pond, and so on.
Of course, all of this involves a lot of work and can only be accomplished if both of us are fully committed. But aside from that, I would like to know if anyone has experience with such a large plot.
How did you make use of the space?
If you grow a lot of fruits and vegetables, can you mostly live off them?
How many years did it take until your garden looked the way you imagined it?
Please share a bit about your experiences and whether you would do it the same way again.
Thank you very much in advance!
Vogelmama
Then you just let someone come by for 10 euros (about 11 USD). 2-3 hours, and the lawn is mowed and everything else checked. Sure, it costs a few euros (dollars) per month, but if you fall in love with the property and everything else fits, then go for it. If needed, you can divide the plot when buying and lease out a part.
Of course, people line up to work for 10€ for three hours. You might find someone to do a task per hour, but in 2-3 hours they won’t even finish mowing the lawn. However, that is only a small part of the required maintenance. In summer, watering a vegetable garden can easily take an hour a day. The idea of using sheep to mow the lawn is persistent, but it doesn’t work because they only eat what they like, so they only mow partially. Additionally, you have to watch out because some weeds spread rapidly. Some of these are poisonous, so you could either have problems with sick animals and authorities, or, if you’re lucky and the animals don’t eat them, the weeds just remain and the lawn gets grazed down. After three years, all that’s left is a field of weeds.
Sure, you can leave part of such a property “untouched,” but not the entire area. After one or two years, it becomes so overgrown that it’s no longer practical to use without significant (financial) effort. So why would I need 3000m² (about 32,300 sq ft) if I can only use 1000m² (about 10,760 sq ft)?
I would gladly give away about 100-150m² (about 1,080-1,615 sq ft). Or, as I’ve threatened my wife several times, I’ll cover it with concrete and paint it green.
Sure, you can leave part of such a property “untouched,” but not the entire area. After one or two years, it becomes so overgrown that it’s no longer practical to use without significant (financial) effort. So why would I need 3000m² (about 32,300 sq ft) if I can only use 1000m² (about 10,760 sq ft)?
I would gladly give away about 100-150m² (about 1,080-1,615 sq ft). Or, as I’ve threatened my wife several times, I’ll cover it with concrete and paint it green.
Umbau-Susi20 Jul 2016 19:5086bibo schrieb:
I would love to give away about 100-150m2 (1,076-1,615 sq ft). Or as I’ve warned my wife several times, I’ll pour concrete over her and paint the area green.Philistine – just don’t say it out loud!
86bibo schrieb:
Of course, people line up to work for 10€ for three hours. You might find someone willing to do it per hour, but in 2-3 hours they won't even mow the lawn. But that's only a small part of the required tasks. In summer, a vegetable garden quickly takes up an hour a day just for watering.Building always involves compromises. We wanted 800 sqm (8,600 sq ft) and ended up with 1,700 sqm (18,300 sq ft). No idea what we will do with it; we don’t even have a plan yet for how to landscape the entire area.
First, there will be a proper driveway and 4 parking spaces. A terrace is also definite; everything else is still undecided.
I’ll share what our situation looks like:
We have a 1000 sqm (10,764 sq ft) plot. Spread across it are 8 fruit trees, a vegetable bed, a herb bed, several deciduous and coniferous trees, many shrubs, and the rest is lawn.
We both work (my husband full-time, I work three full days a week). We have two small children.
When we bought the house four years ago, we were absolutely thrilled to have so much garden space.
Now, hardly a day goes by without me wishing for less garden.
We seriously underestimated the amount of work involved!
After work, we spend every day in the garden—and not to relax ;-) just to keep things reasonably maintained. And we no longer have very perfectionist standards.
As soon as both kids are in bed, we go back outside. For example, today my husband has been watering since 6 pm.
Beforehand, you just don’t realize how much time that takes every day.
We love our garden very much—it’s great for the kids—yet we would never want such a large plot again.
Next year, we plan to build a second house on our garden land set further back (fortunately possible) and sell the house in front. The plot will be divided. In about two to three years, the area will be roughly halved, and I’m really looking forward to that :-)
We have a 1000 sqm (10,764 sq ft) plot. Spread across it are 8 fruit trees, a vegetable bed, a herb bed, several deciduous and coniferous trees, many shrubs, and the rest is lawn.
We both work (my husband full-time, I work three full days a week). We have two small children.
When we bought the house four years ago, we were absolutely thrilled to have so much garden space.
Now, hardly a day goes by without me wishing for less garden.
We seriously underestimated the amount of work involved!
After work, we spend every day in the garden—and not to relax ;-) just to keep things reasonably maintained. And we no longer have very perfectionist standards.
As soon as both kids are in bed, we go back outside. For example, today my husband has been watering since 6 pm.
Beforehand, you just don’t realize how much time that takes every day.
We love our garden very much—it’s great for the kids—yet we would never want such a large plot again.
Next year, we plan to build a second house on our garden land set further back (fortunately possible) and sell the house in front. The plot will be divided. In about two to three years, the area will be roughly halved, and I’m really looking forward to that :-)
K
Knallkörper20 Jul 2016 22:05MarcWen schrieb:
So you just have someone mow the lawn for 10 euros. 2 to 3 hours, then the lawn is cut and everything else checked. Sure, that costs a few euros per month, but if you fall in love with the property and everything else fits, then go for it. Possibly you can divide the property when buying and lease part of it.Wow, if you know someone who mows 3,000 m² (32,000 sq ft) for 25 euros, that’s impressive—I might borrow them.
I recently tried to find a company to trim the hedges at our rented house, but it was impossible—not because of the price.
Similar topics