Polytunnel

Here are a few pics taken in the polytunnel on Sunday.  It was a quiet day at the allotment for a change but still lots of jobs were done.  The plants are looking really good in there at the moment, and its the first time we've grown aubergines with this degree of success.  The fruits actually look like aubergines!

Aubergine

Cucumbers

Courgettes

Tomatoes ...

... just starting to ripen ...

.. hurry up, or its green tomato chutney!

Archive beeshed photos

Here are a couple of pics from the archives of the bee area at DigIn.
It was a very muddy area, not good for growing anything, so ideal for bees!

Transformed into a bee area, complete with the two colonies of bees.  Hard to believe a muddy swamp could turn into such a brilliant place.  All thanks to the hard work of DigIn volunteers of course!

Flower of the Day

We have lots and lots of nasturtiums at DigIn at the moment.  They're covered in bumblebees and planted close to the runner beans so that the bees will pollinate those for us as well.  They're also providing a good meal for the caterpillars.  Hopefully they'll fill up on the nasturtiums and leave our cabbages alone!

Holly Blue ?

This blue butterfly was a constant companion while we set seeds in the raised beds yesterday.  It was tricky to get a good pic, but I think its a Holly Blue.

August At Dig In

Here's a little tour of Dig In Community Allotment after a busy volunteer session.

Needs no caption!

Cabbage Corner

Nasturtium take-over

Sensory Garden - recently re-vamped

Teasel and friend

Purple Haze

Raised beds & horseradish

Wish you could see all the tadpoles!

Polytunnel in the rain

A shower of rain neatly coincided with lunch, so into the polytunnel and looking around as I munched I thought how good everything is looking at the moment. Here's a few photos to show you. All that potential!

Cinnabar moth caterpillar

Here's a pic of a cinnabar moth caterpillar on some ragwort at DigIn.  Hard to believe that it will turn into a red and black moth.  Equally stunning in both stages of its life.