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, 2 February 2011

On The Plot - Tuesday 1.2.11


I took a chance in the autumn and put in a few veg seeds and plants. Today I checked up on them. The peas have almost disappeared, having reached about 4ins high and this sagging Broad Bean plant is one of the few that have pulled through our hard winter. I'll re-sow, in pots in the next couple of weeks ....... and so it goes on......


The Onions and Shallots are doing really well. I'm glad something is!


I know it doesn't look much, but this is my small Rhubarb plant, which I dropped into, what turned out to be, a stupid place. I kept treading on it. I've now marked it off with sticks.Trouble is I may have left it too late, it may be dead.


These Peonies are to be dropped in somewhere here as I want them for cut flowers. They've been outside throughout the bad weather, roots exposed, and still they continue to grow as if it's all perfectly normal.

Now it's time to tidy up, and prep as many beds as possible. At the same time, SEEDS need to be sorted through and put in and seed potatoes should be bought and put by until the weather warms up.

A busy time for me.



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