All a buzz at DigIn

The oregano and lavender are in full flower at the moment.  The bees and butterflies love it!  Not just lots of species of bumblebees but some honeybees too.  Great to see all of these vital and under threat pollinators feeding from the herb bed at DigIn.

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Lady of the Lake

Ok, ok, so its a damselfly from the pond!  Not sure what species this is but it might be a blue tailed damselfly.
Anyone know for sure?  We have lots of damselfly activity in the pond at the moment and loads of cute little froglets.  Hopefully, when they grow up, they'll help in taking care of the slugs we have.  They certainly won't starve ...

Wednesday's Harvest

Just some of the lovely crops we're harvesting at DigIn at

the moment.  The carrots may look a little dubious but will taste great, and have zero food miles.  Even the carrot fly hasn't got a look in this year.  Nice beetroot ...

Dragons in the pond

Here's a picture of a Dragonfly larva from the Dig In pond.

 The dragonfly has actually already emerged from its shell and this is what is left behind in the pond.  This larval case is called an exuvia.  The dragonfly will probably only live for a week or two as an adult.

Vine pests

Naughty Nibblers caught having a good old munch on our vine leaves.  There were a good assortment of them turning our vine leaves into lace!  Does anyone know what sort of caterpillars they are?  We need to be vigilant out there ...

Fruity Saturday!

A lovely day with friends old and new visiting Dig In's burgeoning gardens and taking part in a cornucopia of fruity activities and fruity foods.

 Choosing a picture for jam-jar painting.

 The cakes! How I wished I could try every single one!

 Our plants for sale - runner beans, pumpkins, tomatoes and much more.

 The winning longest apple peel - won by Bob. Doesn't he look proud, and quite right, it was 216cm long, that's just over 7 feet!

 Claire Swain's fabulous art works.

 If you volunteer at Dig in, you too can have... a giant turnip.

Putting the nose on a grass head. It's precision work!

Our next public event is Harvest, on 24th October, but you can visit us between 10-12 on Wednesdays and Saturdays and have a look at how things are going.

Fruity Saturday is coming !!!!

Yes folks, Fruity Saturday is almost upon us - make a date in your diary to come and see us at the allotment for a fun day.  We've all been really busy at the allotment, sprucing things up for your enjoyment.  We know this by the amount of biscuits that we've got through these past few sessions!

Fruity Saturday, 20th June, 11 till 3pm

Free admission

Smoothie Bikes
Fruit kebabs
Fruit themed activities
Tombola and more ...
Refreshments and toilet available on site