tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3081794552128560662024-03-12T19:33:41.966-07:00TASC Green GymLeonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-80253678062373790512009-05-19T03:20:00.000-07:002009-05-19T03:30:02.536-07:00Week 9Lovely day today, sun shining, blue skies:~)<br />We welcome a new member today:~) Today we went for a walk as it was such a good day and we were lacking in materials to work on allotment. We walked a bit of the "smugglers trail" which goes through Fullerton Woods, its a beautiful walk.Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-19201287473521554382009-05-06T05:52:00.000-07:002009-05-19T03:20:13.715-07:00Week 8<div>Weather is rainy, very heavy. Nobody turned up execpt myself and my son Ethan, we must be mad:~), but on a positive note good for the potatoes that we planted last week.<br />When the rain went off for a wee while I took the opportunity to walk round the woods to admire the bluebells. As you can see from the photographs it looks amazing.<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/ShKHlgtNGmI/AAAAAAAAABM/S413tb9ejEs/s1600-h/bluebells+fullerton+woods.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5337477586891905634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 139px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/ShKHlgtNGmI/AAAAAAAAABM/S413tb9ejEs/s200/bluebells+fullerton+woods.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/ShKHlgtNGmI/AAAAAAAAABM/S413tb9ejEs/s1600-h/bluebells+fullerton+woods.jpg"></a></div>Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-36413197144954708402009-04-30T03:27:00.000-07:002009-04-30T04:00:08.042-07:00Week 7<div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/Sfl__jKZAiI/AAAAAAAAAA8/QdPeZl6tXiI/s1600-h/tas+enterance.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330432363717001762" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 113px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/Sfl__jKZAiI/AAAAAAAAAA8/QdPeZl6tXiI/s200/tas+enterance.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Weather looks a bit over cast, but with wee sunny spells:~)</div><br /><br /><br /><div>Have to brag today of the beautiful bluebells in the woods most of them out</div></div><br /><br /><p>:~)</p><br /><p>Today, as it was a small group we decided to plant potatoes. Redskin, Fortyfold, and Shetland black, only heard of redskin so it will be good to see how the other varieties grow:~)</p><p><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfmBzTijOKI/AAAAAAAAABE/bI5l4siSmWQ/s1600-h/tn.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330434352388192418" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 150px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 113px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfmBzTijOKI/AAAAAAAAABE/bI5l4siSmWQ/s200/tn.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />We also created a wild flower bed, raked the ground first and sprinkled seeds to attract bees and butterflies.</p><p>Good days work done today :~) Woo Hoo ( even though enthusiasm was lacking thin after tea by myself)</p>Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-18546029267783468012009-04-23T03:05:00.000-07:002009-04-23T03:17:20.941-07:00week 6<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfBAIh5BHOI/AAAAAAAAAA0/ZwWvvXyVcVc/s1600-h/green+gym+picture8.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327828874459946210" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfBAIh5BHOI/AAAAAAAAAA0/ZwWvvXyVcVc/s200/green+gym+picture8.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfA_lwzxxBI/AAAAAAAAAAs/yFm8VS_a7Yk/s1600-h/green+gym+picture5.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327828277169079314" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfA_lwzxxBI/AAAAAAAAAAs/yFm8VS_a7Yk/s200/green+gym+picture5.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>Another nice day:~) it must be spring. Today we welcome a new member of the green gym:~) We were also joined by BTCV Ayr Group who were creating the path for the wheelchair access, guys your doing a great job.</div><br /><br /><div>The others were doing a wee bit of digging, sawing wood to fit onto raised bed and hamering. Raised bed almost complete just need the compost to fill it.</div></div>Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-4137393877940480152009-04-22T10:46:00.000-07:002009-04-22T10:51:56.160-07:00week 5Wow what a day, the sun splitting the sky:~)<br />No volunteers turned up today:~( so Fiona and I took this opportunity to talk about the green gym stuff, drink tea and eat biscuits :~)Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-9732427393601551932009-04-22T10:31:00.000-07:002009-04-23T03:04:39.460-07:00week 4<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfA9GJMKVhI/AAAAAAAAAAk/TjWalpyk6Ms/s1600-h/green+gym+picture6.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327825534934734354" style="FLOAT: right; MARGIN: 0px 0px 10px 10px; WIDTH: 128px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 96px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/SfA9GJMKVhI/AAAAAAAAAAk/TjWalpyk6Ms/s200/green+gym+picture6.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Good day today:~) weather going to be showers.<br />Today we marked out the paths for wheelchair access, and BTCV brought the stones, great work put in by the volunteers:~)<br />Posts have been put in for the L shape raised bed things starting to take shape.</div>Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-65145260806317096132009-04-21T10:25:00.000-07:002009-04-22T10:29:34.964-07:00week 3Weather a bit grey and cloudy:~/<br />Nevertheless out with the spades and forks and back to the slog of digging the 2 allotment plots, what a task.<br />Towards the end of the session flying overhead was 4 buzzards :~) what a great moment, all paused for that moment.<br />Lots of wildlife about, including the common woodpecker which we all can hear but never see. Fullerton woods is a great site for all sorts of activities:~)Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-11693716026301374582009-04-10T08:19:00.000-07:002009-04-10T08:39:20.415-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/Sd9oDAq0JKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/YbHghQ1_6AA/s1600-h/PHOT0138.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323087685503689890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/Sd9oDAq0JKI/AAAAAAAAAAc/YbHghQ1_6AA/s200/PHOT0138.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><br /><br /><div>Week 2</div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div>Weather on our side today:~) </div></div><br /><p>More digging, trying to establish where to put raised beds and what kind of veggies and flowers to grow.</p><br /><p>Many thanks to all volunteers who turned up to help</p><br /><p></p>Leonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-308179455212856066.post-34468324570525998192009-04-10T07:29:00.000-07:002009-04-30T03:29:37.851-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/Sd9ipkp7VjI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BKroS_OWkeM/s1600-h/PHOT0137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5323081750928905778" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 200px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_WDDkaztAkKw/Sd9ipkp7VjI/AAAAAAAAAAM/BKroS_OWkeM/s200/PHOT0137.JPG" border="0" /></a>Welcome to the blog site of TASC (Troon Allotment Society Community) Green Gym.<br /><br />TASC Green Gym launched officially on 11 March 2009, the first in Scotland to be run by volunteers.Green gym sessions run on Wednesday 11am - 2pm a Fullerton Woods, Troon.<br /><br />Week 1<br /><br />Launch day, weather a wee bit cloudy but we were enthusiastic. With the warm up exercises done we got down to the big task of digging over the soil.<br />Stopped for lunch and most important tea and cake, Fiona had made chocolate and beetroot cake it was so gooey and delicious, she also made carrot cake which I didnt get any( boo hoo) everybody said it was fabulous.<br />After lunch back to digging, (helps burn off the calories from the cake).<br />Ended the session will cool down exersises, great effort put in by everybody.<br />Many thanks for everyone who turned upLeonahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10134219512078303638noreply@blogger.com0