Sol and myself went to the Community Allotment this evening to tend to the veggies and various other plants. We watered them and refilled the watter butts. Sol moved on to stake the bean plants and I removed the side shoots on the tomato plants. A bit more weeding and a Sol-ful touch, in the way of a shallow dish full of water placed strategically on a garden table - an offering for the thirsty birds, and we were done. Ah... and a last minute check on those beetroots, they are thriving! Let the veggies grow!

Maybe not that hot!... 🌞🌞🌞 Lisa, Georgeta and Sheila, who's just returned from her holidays, formed this lovely hot summer evening the GoodGym Gardening Squad and tended to the Community Allotment. We were tasked with watering the very thirsty veggies as a top priority due to the very dry spell. As the time permitted, we also tackled the weeds in the raised beds in the Green House to-be. A very enjoyable end to the day and a good way to start the weekend.

The last days filled with the hot weather had made plants thirsty for water.

Sol and Lisa made their way to the community allotment.Their task was to water as many veggies and plants as possible. Other tasks were to cut down the shoots of the tree stump and do general weeding.

It was still very hot outside and we got our hands busy with watering everything around. Sol set up a water pipe going, while Lisa attended veggies boxes and watered them plentifully.

The hour went by quickly and soon it was time to wrap up. We are sure the plants were thankful to us for the refreshment.

Friday evening is Goodgym evening at the Community Allotment. The rain had done our watering task for us, but we had some thinning out to do. The young Grenadier apple trees are laden with lots of small fruits, which, if allowed to develop, will be too heavy for the young branches. We removed the majority of the tiny fruit, leaving just a single apple from each cluster. This should ensure the trees continue to develop strongly Jess was in fix-it mode today, adding water to the small pond so that the solar-powered fountain went from a small dribble to a proper water spout. She then noticed that the pumpkin container was flooded and didn't have sufficient drainage. 4 holes were quickly made, and the excess water left to drain away. A quick selfie in our new Goodgym caps, and we said our Goodbyes. Jess was off to run her socks off at Endure 24 and Sheila off to walk the Pembrokeshire coastal path

Rosie and Sheila had an early evening session at the community allotment. The plants were all quite thirsty, so we gave them all a big drink whilst also filling up the water butts. The radishes have grown so much that and were popping out of the soil, calling out 'Eat me', so we both took some home for dinner. We moved a couple of planters containing courgettes into a lighter position and then moved on to weeding around the figs. Whilst there, we spotted that the first raspberries are beginning to ripen so we had to sample them, including some interesting golden ones.Just as we were about to leave, Rosie spotted some larvae on some fencing. Google lens identified them as Harlequin Ladybird larvae, but was unsure whether they are overall beneficial or not. We are hoping they will gobble up any aphids they find

Today was a mega-planting day at the Community Allotment, and fortunately we had five mega GoodGymers signed up to come and help Our taskowner Sue had left us several trays of seedlings, as well as comprehensive instructions on where to plant them. Jess and Sol took charge of filling up several boxes with a mix of soil and horse manure, and planting them up with courgettes and cucumbers. Christine planted up the kale and sweet peppers, while Sheila and Sara planted the beans. We finished up by all planting the leeks and beetroot in various locations. After a quick water, despite the rain, we were pleased with our work and look forward to a bumper crop