An allotment is meant to be a peaceful sanctuary away from the stresses of everyday life.
But in Great Yarmouth it seems to be strife that is growing, alongside the vegetables.
A series of disputes at the town's allotments has led to allegations of criminal damage, evictions and even gardeners urinating on each others' plots.
The tensions have even triggered a police investigation after a fence was knocked down.
The row centres on the running of the allotments, with several plot-holders accusing the committee of not dealing properly with allegations of bad behaviour and rows between gardeners.
Among the leading critics of the committee is Giedre Giedryte, who has had an allotment at the Tarworks Road site for 16 years.
But in December, the Great Yarmouth and Gorleston Allotment Association (GYGAA) - which runs that site and 13 others across the borough - told her to leave her plot by New Year's Eve.
An eviction letter accused Ms Giedryte of breaking allotment rules. Among the claims were that she had not closed the gates and made "inaccurate complaints" to the National Allotment Association.
Ms Giedryte disputes the accusations, however, and says they have been "created".
"We come here to grow vegetables and to teach our children but it ends up being a nightmare," she said.
A spokesman for the GYGAA said that evictions were rare but that the association does have rules in place and the reason for an eviction "would depend on how and what rules are followed".
Norfolk Police are currently investigating a report of criminal damage after a fence at Ms Giedryte's plot - which she is still claiming as her own - was knocked down.
The incident is believed to have taken place sometime between January 10 and 12.
The dispute comes amid allegations – and counter-allegations – of bullying and harassment across the allotment sites.
On one side, several former and current plot-holders have claimed that when they take reports of bullying and bad behaviour to the committee, their complaints are "brushed under the carpet".
On the other side, the GYGAA says such claims are taken "very seriously" and action taken where necessary.
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Ms Giedryte is not the only gardener to report tensions on the allotments.
One man, who had a plot at the Runham Vauxhall site for six years and was a committee member, said that he was "a victim of bullying for two years".
"The allotment committee refused to do anything about it," he said.
"I went to the police. I was threatened by [another plotholder] to burn down my house while I was on holiday, and shoot my cats," he said.
The man said the committee was "a complete law unto itself".
The GYGAA spokesman said the alleged incidents happened before current management took over.
Another gardener, a 46-year-old who had an allotment for eight years, said he was "verbally abused" by other plot-holders for four or five of those years.
"They were chasing me to find reasons to get me kicked out," he said.
He claims that in June 2023 the padlock was changed and he was refused a new key.
The GYGAA spokesman said the man was evicted "for the safety of the other members on the site".
Another man who currently tends a plot said that he complained to management about another member urinating on his plot three times but that the complaints were "brushed under the carpet".
"We suffered constantly with abusive comments and hand gestures, but no action was ever taken," he said.
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In response, the GYGAA said the issue was "dealt with by management".
A 75-year-old man, meanwhile, with a plot at the Tar Works Road site, said: "These gardens are supposed to be for letting off stress - but we get more hassle than anything."
The GYGAA says the association has approximately 700 members and that "with a large amount of people, you will always get those who feel they haven’t been treated fairly".
"In terms of bullying we take this seriously, and always investigate accusations made to us," it said.
A spokesman added there were rules in place to "safeguard" members who were "suffering from any nuisance or annoyance".
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