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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!

Monday, 28 March 2011

This Weeks Garden Tasks - Sunday 27.3.11


You could stand in any garden at this time of year, and there'd be a dozen jobs staring back at you. Here is a selection from the things I've got stuck into this week. There's another hundred tasks demanding my attention.

SO MUCH CHOICE - SO LITTLE TIME : )


This bed in my garden was a complete mess as I didn't clear it at the end of last autumn.


After less than 2 hours it's a different place. No more weeds, no dead herbaceous plants sticking up, Lavender flower spikes (such as they are at this time of year) cut off, along with the tips of every shoot, leaving at least  4 leaf buds on each shoot.


Prune all those ROSES about now. Shrub (previously T roses),


cut back to three buds, or 4, if that gives you an outward facing bud. You're aiming for a goblet shaped plant with no branches crossing through the centre - if there are, chop them off.

Other rose types another time.


There's still time to put in GARLIC and ONIONS

I put in ELEPHANT GARLIC this week. That's just ONE CLOVE!


They're spaced exactly the same as ordinary GARLIC, but the heads are about 4ins across. Good yield for a small plot.

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