Thursday 7th August 2025
Report written by Ben Foster
Peter and Ben joined Katie from Gorse Hill Studios to help out at the allotment where EVERYTHING had grown, including the weeds ๐ฑ
We arrived to a green carpet mostly of bindweed and other weeds, plus the polytunnel tomatoes ๐ had grown out of control.
While Katie tended the polytunnel, Peter tended to his pumpkin ๐ patch, which was looking very good and growing, and Ben aggressively attacked the weeds around the site, forming big piles in his wake.
We made friends with a few frogs ๐ธ caterpillars ๐ slugs, ladybirds ๐ and a few spiders ๐ท.
In just over 2 hours, we made serious progress, even planting out some chilli ๐ถ and salad ๐ฅ, and harvested plenty of plums, apples ๐, and a courgette. The onions ๐ฐ were left out to dry too.
Great effort ๐ช just imagine how much we could do with a bigger group.
Manchester
Donation of essential items for a local food bank
