This week's session at the Community Allotment was all about getting it ready for winter. Gillian and Juli set about weeding the long bed behind the lavenders, getting rid of the invasive grasses and other weeds. Sheila loaded home-made compost out of the compost heap, and wheelbarrowed it up to the old tomato bed. Once a thick mulch had been applied, the bed was covered with weed suppressant fabric and weighed down with stones and old bricks. Before we left, we covered the beautiful newly-weeded bed with suppressant fabric to deter the weeds, again going on a scavenger hunt to find heavy objects to weigh it down. Special thanks to Gillian for the inspired report title!