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

Rupi and Sheila chose a lovely sunny evening to help out at the community allotment. After doing the watering, we got down to the main task of planting the peas. The main support structure was already in place but we added some extra poles and wired them in. We then teased apart the mass of pea seedlings and planted them at the bases of the poles. it wad great to see some worms busy in the soil. After watering them the plants in, we arranged some netting over the poles to deter the birds from pecking at our peas. we look forward to being able to pick some peas in a few weeks

5 GoodGymers met at the Community Allotment on a most beautiful evening. Jess took on the task of watering all the crops that she could find - I'm sure they were very grateful for the drink. Meanwhile Angela, Georgeta, Roberta and Sheila found their inner Engineers and constructed a frame for the climbing beans which are due to be planted tomorrow. We stuck the poles in as deep as we could using the metal stakes and hammers provided to make holes, so hopefully we now have a sturdy structure. We then split up - Angela and Roberta bagged up the soil from the fig container which had succumbed to fig mosaic virus. Georgeta ( on shovelling duty), Jess (wheelbarrower extraordinaire) and Sheila (spade-wielder) filled up the spare planter with soil and mature horse manure, ready for planting. Another productive session!