Luckily the rain had done most of the watering for us at the Community Allotment, but Georgeta went round with a watering can and topped up some areas. It left us time to prepare some ground ready to extend the raised fruit beds. A lovely chatty afternoon.

Angela, Christine and myself went to the Community Allotment this afternoon to tend to the veggies and help with various tasks that need doing. As the clouds were gathering, after months of dry weather, we were hopeful that the nature would do the watering for us. But no!... after a little sprinkle, the sun returned.
We watered the plants, refilled the water butts, bagged some of the leaf mould for later used and checked the gutters were clear for when the rain returns. Needless to say, that it's pouring down with rain, as I write this report! At long last... nature is getting a proper drink!!!

Meggie and Sheila gave everything a good water at the community allotment this evening in some more comfortable temperatures than of late. We also filled up the water butts ready for the other volunteers this week. We rewarded ourselves with some juicy raspberries before Meggie headed off for a run and Sheila went home for dinner

This relentless hot weather meant that watering was, of course, the top priority at the Community Allotment. Working in the heat meant that we almost ended up redder than our Tshirts! There was also just enough time for Sol to pot up some alpine strawberry runners and Sheila to trim the unruly tomatoes. Sol also harvested some beans and welsh onions for her dinner. Delicious!

Friday afternoon arrived quickly and it was time to head to the Community allotment to help to water the plants.

Christine, Didem, and Angela joined Sol on a very sunny afternoon. This made the task a quick and enjoyable work. We chatted away about summer trips and sampled some raspberries.

Discussion about kale, onions and leeks ensued, and we admired how well the runner beans have grown this season.

Watering was done in quick time, and Sol was able to head off to Birmingham a bit earlier.

Happy weekend!

Yesterday afternoon, Sheila and I headed over to the Community Allotment to answer the call of some very thirsty plants. Given all this hot, dry weather, the veggies, young trees and raspberry plants in the little orchard are in constant need of watering.

Armed with watering cans (and trying not to drink the water ourselves!), we made sure everything got a thorough soaking. The beans, tomatoes, squash, raspberries and trees should all be breathing a sigh of relief now.

With watering duties complete and a little time to spare, we turned our attention to some plant pampering. The tomato plants had their side shoots pinched out to help them focus on producing lovely fruit, and we tackled a bit of light weeding to stop the unwanted guests from stealing all the water we'd just given the crops.

By the end of the session, we were definitely the hot ones, while the plants were no longer the thirsty ones. Mission accomplished! 🌱💧☀️

The allotment is looking fantastic, and with a bit more sunshine (and perhaps some much needed rain??!...) everything should continue to flourish.