4 Goodgym chicks met at the allotment to tackle one of the raised beds.

They needed to know the difference between radishes and celeriac and weeds and carrots! They started by removing all the chickweed and other unwanted visitors from the raised bed to prepare the area for planting.

Once the bed was cleared Gillian and Jess collected horse manure from the compost bin whilst Angela and Amy spread it around the bed. Then Amy and Jess lugged the topsoil bags over and this was spread over the top. They had to carefully negotiate the already planted carrots and lettuce to ensure they had enough space to grow.

With the bed prepared, it was time to tuck in some celeriac plants. They were small seedlings and needed some gentle handling as they were poked into the soil. Finally everything got a healthy watering with some added garlic to keep the slugs off.

After a nosy around the garden to see what has changed and what was growing the team set off for home looking forward to the next visit to see the fruits of their labours!