WELCOME TO MY POTTING SHED

You can't beat a dollop of mud a day to keep the Doctor at bay.

Why not follow me about as I garden for money and just for fun in beautiful Nailsworth and its' environs.

What's it all about?

My gardens, that's all and any gardening related stuff I guess you might be interested in.

Where do I garden?

My house is in the centre of Nailsworth. With the wind in the right direction, we get a strong whiff of curry as it floats out of the Passage to India and into our front garden. We never get this smell anywhere else on our premises, which is either a good thing, or a bad one, depending on your point of view. As you now know we have a garden, a small rectangle, at the front of the house, and a triangular courtyard garden at the back. Then there's the Garden Plot, right down in the heart of Nailsworth, which I rent from a local business. This is new as from Autumn 2009 and will take a lot of work to help it become productive. I try to garden for veges at my friend Debbis house and for fun with my next door neighbour.

It adds up to a lot of work. For a relaxing hobby, it's proving stressful at times, but, mostly it's heaven.

There are customers who like me to work for them right through the year, and others who I see during the summer months. This working more days a week in the summer than in the winter, of course. The way to keep the finances stable for me has been to teach on the days I don't garden. Works really well for me. The bills get paid, we haven't starved to death yet and we get to have fun ... sometimes!

Saturday, 22 May 2010

Light At The Of The Tunnel



Spent a third day this week working on the garden plot; just digging and putting in spuds.

The first earlies and earlies  were getting desperate to go into the ground, with long, stalky stems and tight , knotted roots enmeshing them together. In contrast, the main crop spuds are chitted to perfection. Just look at this little guy.


By the end of the day I'd put in the last of of the 100, or so, spuds. Looking from the spud end of the plot, I now have a strip of empty dug ground, Spuds (obviously), Beans, Peas, and flowers of one kind, or another, and a Nettle and Bramble bed at the far end.



GREAT RESULT!!

It's been tough getting the plot to this stage. Levering and digging out the Bramble roots; ugghh.


This root's over a metre across and was attached to about 4 other centres of growth. I've caught them all just in time, as those white bits are the new season's growth following on from a tight strimming and 2 passes with the Rotavator last Autumn.

The other big problem here has been the Dandelion plants which have been left undisturbed for years allowing roots up to half a metre long to develop. These ones are only about 10ins (I love to mix my units of measurement).


Again the new growth is beginning to show, even though most Dandelions have flowered and the clocks are everywhere right now. It's amazing how plants can regenerate after such an attack.

Spent the tail end, of this rather long day, ripping out Nettles and Goose Grass to save having their  seeds fall everywhere later in the season. 


All the while today,
the watering had to be done. I'm really lucky to have a spring, but, unfortunately, it only delivers a trickle of water which I catch in a trug. I get about a watering can full every half an hour, or so. Gives me a chance for a break; you know, empty the weeds, water the existing plants, take a deep breath, and then ....


OFF I GO AGAIN




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