Kash and Sevan found task owner Joseph rebuilding his energy levels after a morning of guiding new volunteers. They were a bit green, so needed a lot of support. By contrast, team GoodGym apparently knew what to do to help Joseph plant some epic dudhi:

"We just need to know how deep and wide [the holes need to be]." - Sevan
"You know how to dig holes. You've dug some BIG holes in the past." - Joseph

It was quite warm on the south facing plot. Inside the polytunnel was another level though, reaching 40C+ through the day. It was perfect to grow warm weather vegetables and the team were shown tomatoes, chillies, okra, ginger, sweet potatoes and more, all growing in the soil. As impressive as that was, the GoodGymers were grateful that they were digging outside, even if they were under the afternoon sun.

Joseph had a contact who would give him free dudhi seeds and all that Joseph needed to start his dudhi enterprise were 12 holes, 30cm wide and 45cm deep. After days without rain, the ground was hard, so a hose was set on the trellis covered planting patch to make digging easier.

"I didn't think I was going to get muddy today." - Sevan
"When you come here, you always get muddy". - Joseph

Before they could start digging, the first job was to clear the weeds from the plot. Weeds were having a field day all over the allotment, so everyone turned over the soil to clear it, finding some tough roots from nearby trees hiding underground.

Kash and Sevan eventually did start digging, slowly scooping the wet clay soil out of the ground, dodging around the trellis poles. It was hard going and it was definitely muddy. The tree roots caused problems again too, needing to be broken through or worked around. As holes were completed, Joseph poured his special potting mix into each one, preparing them for the big dudhi planting day tomorrow.