"Surprise!!"

This week, Miss Swallow had a complete surprise. Little known to her, the DiGGers members were plotting and planning all week to have a surprise party as a thankyou for running the club! She innocently gave Catriona the shed key, for her to spend a non-existant free lesson making pots and tidying. In reality, they were out of lessons slightly early and putting out a home-made cake (very tasty Lewis!) and lots of chocolate goodies!!

Biodegradable pots double up as party hats whilst we sort seeds and browse some catalogues! We also kept an eye out for birds, though there weren't many around! The only breeds were saw were robins, some herring gulls and crows. Better than nothing! We really need to provide more habitat for smaller birds to perch and roost in to encourage them to feed and stay in the garden.

After polishing off the last of the cake on Thursday, we checked the "Allotment Book" to see what should follow brussel sprouts in terms of rotational planting. It just so happens the onion family is happy in poorer soil that the sprouts have taken nitrogen from. Above, you can see Lewis planting garlic. Charlotte keeps warm by running around (fast!) There was a freezing wind, so we couldn't stay out long. By the end of the day, icy rain and a gale was blowing up. The greenhouse window needed fixing so the wind couldn't get in and blow out all the panels. DiGGers now have a handy toolkit (bottom left of the picture) which was perfect for replacing a nut and bolt and a big washer. Let's hope the greenhouse is still standing safe in the morning!