Tonight's task took us to the pond at Harmony Gardens. Mike explained that three-cornered leeks were running rampant, and we needed to pull as many as possible up control the spread. They can spread by dividing bulbs but also through seeds. Mike advised not growing them in your garden - but they make a tasty pesto!

Everyone grabbed a fork and got to work. Before we knew it it was 8pm, there were still three cornered leeks everywhere but we had made a dent.

We're heading back on May 20, when the three-cornered leeks will be over but Mike will find plenty of other things for us to do.

Another great session at Scout Park with Urban Forest Tribe - hosted by founder Paula, and family members Stephen and Stephen. Rope was placed around the poles to create clear boundaries, 3 "balance boards" were put in place, and an enormous amount of wood-chip moved from a storage pile to pathways and use areas. The Urban Forest Tribe area is looking great!

Two Haringey goodgymers went off to the Mulberry Tree again to do some gardening. Another fun session with a good variety of tasks which kept everyone busy. Asan helped with planting asparagus plants, and with planting sweet pepper seedlings in to pots, amongst other tasks, and Mark was kept busy weeding and watering. Karen, Mark's sister, put in a guest appearance, even though she only arrived last night from Cape Town, and impressed all with her gardening skills and energy. Another great lunch prepared by Jo, which included 3 cornered leek pesto with pasta, and herbal tea, capped of a great time together in the garden.

A splendid morning at the Mulberry Tree Community Garden - the rain held off, the early chill in the air disappeared, plenty of interesting tasks and rounded off with a great lunch with nettle soup starring. Asan showed his range of gardening skills transplanting poppy seedlings that had sprouted in several raised beds to a different area in the garden, and also worked with Mark to repair a cold-frame raised bed. Mark planted strawberry runners in to a vertical bed built from a pallet rescued in the area. Come join us on a Friday: 10am-1pm including tea/coffee on arrival and lunch under the mulberry tree before departure.

Two new Goodgymmers, Haoran and Helen, joined today's run leader Sarah at Blue House Yard on this balmy spring evening. From there, it was a gentle run to Lordship Recreation Ground to meet task owner Mike and the rest of the GGH gang.

Mike issued us with a wheelbarrow each and we headed to the woodchip pile. The first task was to uncover some logs that were submerged in the pile and load up the wheelbarrows. Then we had to wheel the barrows across the Rec to the bug hotel in the orchard. This is something we had started on a previous visit, so those who had been before (coughSarahcough) were reminded of how hard it is to transport a fully laden wheelbarrow across the Rec. We definitely put the Gym in Goodgym today!

As the sun set, the bugs inspected the improvements to their hotel. There was time for them each to have a snack before bed. Yet again, no one in our trusty team had remembered to put insect repellent on before venturing out this evening. That's just how altruistic (or forgetful) we are...

Today's task involved showing some love to a bed at Chestnuts Park. It needed a little bit of tidying up, clearing a little space for the plants to breathe, and bagging up lots of dry leaves to make leaf mulch. Hopefully we'll be back soon!