What is a hot bed I hear you cry!! Google kindly answered that question for me:

*A hotbed is basically a raised bed filled with layers of decomposing straw and manure or other organic matter. You then add a thinner layer of growing medium (soil/compost) on top to grow plants or seeds.

Like any other compost heap, a hotbed is built up using organic materials. Ideally, there should be a good mix of nitrogen-rich ‘green’ and carbon-rich ‘brown’ materials.*

Mo and Oli did a fantastic job of digging up all the soil before adding manure (that wasn't too stinky) and then readding the compost on top. A fun fact, our first ever group run to Senior's approximately 7 years ago (maybe longer) was hot bedding.

The rest of the team tackled a variety of other tasks including digging a trench for potatoes, digging over vegetable beds, cutting off diseased leaves from the roses and transplanting seedlings.

A great effort from every member of the team and it was soon time for a cold drink in the nearby beer garden. Not before saying farewell to Oli who was making the return journey to Glass Mill.

Next week, the bank holiday doesn't stop us and we are heading to Marsha Phoenix Trust.