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!

Friday 6 May 2011

On The Plot - Friday 6.5.11


I was watering merrily, plant by parched plant, when I heard a cheery, "Hello," from the footpath above. And there he was, Gerry, come to disrupt my day. 
EXCELLENT 
: )


After a coffee in GREEN SPIRIT we trotted over to THE BRITANNIA for a bit of lunch.


After lunch, GUESS WHAT, Gerry came back to the plot and got to work clearing the big pile 'compost' that's right where the POLY TUNNEL'S got to go.


The trug is where the compost heap had been. It'll take a lot of digging, but, if I'm lucky, I may have the tunnel in place by the end  of next week.


Here, by the way, is the POLY TUNNEL, standing like a CORPSE IN THE CORNER of the potting shed - it's 10ft by 20ft when set up and the size of a coffin now 
: (

Once Gerry had gone and I'd given up annoying the nest of White Tailed Bumble Bees I'd disturbed, I PRICKED OUT CAPSICUM  and MINI TOMATOES SEEDLINGSand put the pots in the little greenhouse I set up on TUESDAY. Not a bad days work and play.

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