29 August 2009 SIGNS OF SUCCESS A carrier bag full of runner beans. Being asked to cut a ribbon. Running a shop. Chatting with your friends in the sun. Being busy with a smile on your face. Having time to stand or sit and stare. Exchanging something you created for money with pride. Getting a [...]
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29 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SIGNS OF SUCCESS
Saturday, August 29th, 200927 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman RUNNER BEAN & YEAST EXTRACT SANDWICHES
Thursday, August 27th, 200927 August 2009 RUNNER BEAN & YEAST EXTRACT SANDWICHES Runner bean and yeast extract sandwiches are a great way to propel you into whatever jobs need doing at this time of year. But don’t take my word for it! Try them yourself and see (I reckon you’ll be pleasantly surprised). INGREDIENTS 6 slices toast Vegetable [...]
Read More »11 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman AN EXPLANATION FOR FAILING RUNNER BEANS?
Tuesday, August 11th, 200911 August 2009 AN EXPLANATION FOR FAILING RUNNER BEANS? My mother phoned the other day to ask me why her runner beans were not setting. She started them in toilet rolls in spring and planted out her strapping youngsters (“the best ever at that stage”) into enriched soil in a sunny place after all reasonable [...]
Read More »12 July 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SIMPLE PLEASURE, SPUD LATEST, “JUST GOING DOWN THE BOTTOM”, P&D UPDATE
Sunday, July 12th, 200912 July 2009 SIMPLE PLEASURE Just had lunch. The radio is on, just pipped 2pm. Cup of tea is a promise after dishes have been done. We had a delicious, filling meal, Mrs Nails and I. “Call it Easy Onions, Cabbage and Potater with Salt & Pepper,” I say. My wife reaches out to take [...]
Read More »5 July 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman MANAGING POPPIES IN THE VEG
Sunday, July 5th, 20095 July 2009 MANAGING POPPIES IN THE VEG On the plot I manage the field poppies which self seed freely and try to grow in amongst my veg. Many fall victim to the hoe, of coarse, but here and there I spare them and where that happens they prosper. We all benefit in the long [...]
Read More »16 June 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman MOISTURE RETAINING GEL: MAGIC OR NOT?, THE INEVITABLE TRUTH
Tuesday, June 16th, 200916 June 2009 MOISTURE RETAINING GEL: MAGIC OR NOT? Down at Orchard Park, in the Gillingham clay, I didn’t manage to prepare any bare earth in time for getting runner beans in the ground. I wasn’t too concerned though. Lots of folk have no soil for growing so I thought this was a good chance [...]
Read More »26 May 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman RUNNER BEAN TRIALS
Tuesday, May 26th, 200926 May 2009 RUNNER BEAN TRIALS The runner beans are in position at Orchard Park. Back along I lashed together a scaffold of hazel poles for them to twist, curl and scramble over. The clayey ground was so unworkable that I plunged them in to crowbar-made holes and reckon they’ll snap in the wind before [...]
Read More »25 April 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman GALAXY RUNNER BEANS ARE SOWN
Saturday, April 25th, 200925 April 2009 GALAXY RUNNER BEANS ARE SOWN The greenhouse is emptying of cabbages, salads, carrots in containers and other hardy veggies. What remains are the tender species; tomatoes, tomatillo, cape gooseberries, soya beans, cucurbits, sunflowers, aubergine and okra. Gregular rearrangement gives crops what they need in terms of light and heat, plus it creates [...]
Read More »6 March 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman CATCHING THE WORM
Friday, March 6th, 20096 March 2009 CATCHING THE WORM It’s funny how the ‘good old days’ that imprint on your mind are often not so far off in the past. Our time in this world is really very brief in comparison with many other things. Now, at the age of 40, being twenty seems like a lifetime ago [...]
Read More »23 February 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman SOWING TOMATOES & DIGGING RUNNER BEAN TRENCHES
Monday, February 23rd, 200923 February 2009 SOWING TOMATOES & DIGGING RUNNER BEAN TRENCHES Monday is always a hectic one here. I have to email off a number of Dirty Nails gardening articles to various newspapers and their associated editors. Its nice to get on with this before seven in the morning because then I can be done a [...]
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