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!

Saturday, 14 April 2012

Spuds Dug


I spent yesterday doing a few things on the plot.

I put in more CALABRESE, and CARROT SEEDS for the slugs to feast on - perhaps I should give up on them - calabrese and carrots, that is!
One major job was to crack on with the preparation of the POTATO BED. Here it is half dug. And here it stayed. I'll dig the other half next week.
NO SWEAT!

You may have noticed the weeds on the spud plot! Here is the final destination of the pernicious ones: Dandelions, Buttercups, Thistles. These are the ones I don't want on the compost heap as the roots will stay alive and get growing again the moment they hit the soil.
THEY MUST BE KILLED!

A LIDDED TRUG, or BIN, full of WATER is all we need.

All these most persistent weeds are thrown in and the lid put on. 

When the weeds have become slimy, put the whole lot on the compost heap. 


Refill the trug and bin with water and carry on rotting down your worst weeds.

Great food for your next crop.

EASY

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