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!

Tuesday 26 July 2011

Plastic Sheeting

During the second week of June I got on and cleared the brambles that had grown through and over the plastic sheeting.


It didn't take long to do,


even though it was fairly thick and prickly in places.


Once the area was bare, I rolled the sheeting down again, doubling it up as half the patch will be given over to the new poly tunnel!


The TYRES have been put back,


It all looks neat and tidy again.


The tiny plants were popped inside the tyres.
WHY TYRES?

  • Slugs aren't to keen on them - though I'm not sure why - the plastic sheeting sits tight to the tyre, so the slugs have to crawl up and over to get to the plants. 
  • There's often a puddle inside the tyre = slug barrier
  • Stops the wind flapping the plastic against the plants and damaging them.
  • Creates a windless zone around the plant.
  • Black absorbs heat and radiates it too = micro climate.
  • And THEY'RE FREE



It's getting on for 5 weeks since I planted up the tyres,


The COURGETTES have come on a treat,


as have the YELLOW SQUASHES


and the OUTDOOR WONDER MELONS

SWEET 

: )

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