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 6 September 2011

On The Plot



Oh dear, I didn't want to see my shiny, new poly tunnel looking like this. It's 'dropped', you can see the roof line is distorted.


Once inside I can't believe how fast the poly tunnel plants have grown! They were put in as seedlings 5 weeks ago. Now we're picking cucumbers and have some small peppers and tomatoes coming on.


There is, as we all now know, a problem with the cover of the poly tunnel.



It is too baggy and sags and holds big puddles of rain water. 



Now the seam has stretched and broken because of the weight of the water. I'll have to contact the supplier.


The peas have gone over, so we've ripped them out along with the broad beans.It can be composted - after removing any dried pea pods for next years seed.


Atena courgette, heavily ribbed and holds its' flower well - lol.


Hefty spuds. Cut the dead foliage off the spud plants, leaving 4 - 6 ins of stalk. Fungi can travel down the stalks and infect the potatoes under the ground. Some say leaving the dead foliage on the spuds makes the spuds grow huge. Judging by my results, it may be true!

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