Nailsworth Gardener: Scarey Veges 12.8.10

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!

Wednesday 22 September 2010

Scarey Veges 12.8.10

Brenda and I popped up to the Plot to take a look AND do some work

The last of the GARLIC was lifted and looked pretty good.

The SUNBURST SQUASHES and COURGETTES have grown like topsy in the last couple of weeks.

Some of the COURGETTES are the size of MARROWS. They will keep for months and provide good food over the winter - STUFFED.

Meanwhile Brenda got stuck into the digging.

I moved onto the the rest of the plot. BRAMBLES are a major problem here, the plot having been covered in them last Autumn. Now they are confined to the periphery.