4 Goodgymers helped out at the community allotment on a lovely sunny evening. Jess and Abbi got there early and had done the watering before Sheila arrived. Then it was on to transplanting a couple of currant bushes to their final places, and a blackberry plant into a pot ( with some yummy horse manure mixed in) Our last task was to start filling bags with soil from raised bed 14, as this bed needs to be moved to make way for a greenhouse. We uncovered an acorn and a chocolate digestive biscuit (!), perhaps a squirrel's winter stash, and an item we thought looked like a finger bone but was just a piece of clay, but it led to some interesting conversations! The 21 bags were stored near the temporary compost heap, but still plenty more soil to be emptied

Sheila and Sol met up at the Community Allotment for our regular Friday slot. Last night's thunderstorm had done the watering for us, so it was straight on to the next task. We loaded horse manure onto 2 empty beds and dug it in well. We covered it with weed suppressant membrane and left the worms to do their stuff Next we continued filling one of the compost bays with horse manure, layering with newspaper. Each bag of manure had its own unique texture and aroma! We stopped after a couple of layers so that Luke can add some slats to the front to keep the goodness in. Lastly, we pulled up the blighted tomatoes and bagged them up for disposal. We said our Goodbyes and went off to catch-up with results in the US open and Paralympics

Sol, Jess and Sheila helped out at the community allotment Despite the rain last night, the soil was still quite dry, so Jess and Sol set to work doing the watering while Sheila did some weeding. Sol to delighted to see some of the newly planted fig trees now have little figlets developing ( not sure if that is the technical term!), and that her weekly nurturing is literally bearing fruit. It was lovely to wind down at the end of the week in the evening sunshine.

Bramble clearing and hole-digging were not even a challenge for this group of hardy GoodGymmers!

Runners, walkers, cyclists and four-wheeled, we came in all shapes and forms to the Maidenhead Community Allotment.

While Sol and Tony dug a big hole for the planting the big fig tree, all the others set upon the brambles around the new fruit trees. Once cleared, everybody joined the diggers - some to help move the tree into the hole and others to ensure the quality of the planting.

We nearly had a moment of Jen-tree-fication when Jen jumped in the hole to push down the tub meant to hold the tree. But she was safely removed before the tree was successfully planted.

A special shout out to Viv on racing to 10 deeds already in no time!

we came, we watered, we picked a lot of beans! Abbi had her first session ( and knew a lot about beans) and Jess was allergic to something.

Rosie, Sol and Sheila gathered at the community allotment on a warm evening. As Rosie marvelled at the progress that had been made since she was last there, we got on with the watering, giving everything a big drink. Sol volunteered to increase her step count by doing the new plantings on the far side of the car park. Meanwhile we set the hose to fill up the water butts behind the shed. Then Rosie and Sheila tackled the tomatoes which had all gone a bit rogue. Some new, taller canes, and some extensive pruning of the side shoots (once we had worked out where the main stem was!) resulted in a bit more order and will allow the fruit to develop. Rosie took some purple beans home for her tea