A grant apportioned for the vegetable patch (9)
I believe the answer is:
allotment
'vegetable patch' is the definition.
'allotment' can be an answer for 'patch' (I've seen this before). I'm unsure of the 'vegetable' bit.
'a grant apportioned for the' is the wordplay.
'a grant' becomes 'allot' (I've seen this before).
'apportioned for' becomes 'men' (I can't explain this - if you can you should believe this answer much more).
'the' becomes 't' (the is pronounced as a 't' sound in some dialects).
'allot'+'men'+'t'='ALLOTMENT'
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for allotment that I've seen before include "patch" , "growing area?" , "cultivated area" , "Share - small piece of land rented for cultivation" , "share in growing concern?" .)