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!

Thursday 24 February 2011

Garden Tasks - Wednesday 23.2.11


This is a HECTIC time of the year. There are seeds to go in, ground to be tidied, even dug.  And hoeing, lots of hoeing.


This is the sort of thing I mean by weeds. They're very small, but will grow like Topsy. In 2 or 3 weeks, these weed seedlings would be a good size and will take a lot of effort to pull out. Better to zip over the surface with a hoe.


Another job for RIGHT NOW is to split and transplant CROCUSES and SNOWDROPS. You can see them in bloom at the moment so can pick out the clumps that are getting too big. and dig them up. A trowel will be fine for this.


Pull the clump apart with your hands. Be firm, don't squeeze the plants, you'll bruise them! They can go straight into the ground, or into pots with a bit of soil, if you're giving them away .... or can't get them into the ground for a few days.


Carry them to their new location with tender loving care and plant them to same depth that they were in before. 

Repeat in 3 or 4 years : )

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