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!

Sunday 5 June 2011

This Weeks Garden Tasks


It goes without saying, so I'll say it, KEEP WEEDING!



And, why not trim some of your shrubs. This Laurel had finished flowering and had gone on to shoot like crazy. A rough cut followed by a hand finish is a good idea. Working in this way means that the big glossy leaves are kept whole and not cut to pieces, which will give a long lasting result that you wont tire of looking at. And YES I did finish the job 
: )




Lonicera can be chopped with impunity, though not too closely as the bare wood can take an age to regrow leaves.




If you have GRASS PATHS, don't be like me. Cut them regularly. 




This is the PLOT and as I use these right angled, long handled shears, I don't cut any more than every couple of months. Perhaps I should make it more often, as delay allows Buttercups and Grasses to begin to grow into the vegetable beds, which makes more work.




Meanwhile back at the HOMESTEAD, my STRAWBERRIES are doing really well. They're tucked up in these baskets as an anti slug defence, which seems to work well. I suspect the lack of slugs is down to the very dry conditions. A few days of rain will see an explosion in their annoying activity. By then we'll have eaten all the strawberries and be mourning the loss of our RUNNER BEANS to the slimy beasties.

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