Edible gardening began to be a serious part of my life back in 2001. In fact, a number of events took place that year which I can identify as instrumental in providing the foundation for where I am now. Apart from some profound family stuff, which I’d rather not elaborate on, there was of coarse [...]
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21 October 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman TRUE STORY: HOW IT BEGAN
Wednesday, October 21st, 200913 October 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman LOOKING ON IN DESPAIR
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009I’m sitting on a bench in the grounds of Trinity, just across from the decommissioned graveyard. It’s a beautiful morning at the stroke of eleven. I’m watching a bloke on a tractor mowing the grass. He’s circling and manoeuvring, squeezing in between and reversing. Sweeping in and out, across and back. Every so often a [...]
Read More »11October 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman MRS NAILS’ BIG DAY OUT, THE EVENING SKY
Sunday, October 11th, 2009MRS NAILS’ BIG DAY OUT Because I hate being in a rush we left Shaftesbury at 6am to get to Birmingham’s NEC for noon. As it was, despite a slowing of traffic flow on the M5 at Junction 14 for overnight road works, we got to Solihull by half-past eight. I can’t believe we made [...]
Read More »20 September 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman TWO REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL, PRICKING OUT WINTER SALADS, APPLE DAY PREPARATIONS, PASSENGERS
Sunday, September 20th, 200920 September 2009 TWO REASONS TO BE CHEERFUL: We’re in the midst of an Indian Summer. Today has been absolutely gorgeous, yesterday it was too hot for working in the midday sun. And, On The Plot is out there! I think it’ll be a few days until the warehouse has catalogued and got it [...]
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 »5 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman POTATO BLIGHT
Wednesday, August 5th, 20095 August 2009 POTATO BLIGHT Just noticed blight on my spuds this morning so had to postpone the jobs I was on and tend to these. Two hours later I'd cut all the tops and bagged for burning. But what a thrill, to be out there working for real in the misty haze of another [...]
Read More »4 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman BUG IN THE LAPTOP, A MUCKY MORNING IN THE EAST
Tuesday, August 4th, 20094 August 2009 BUG IN THE LAPTOP I was up the end last night stripping leaves from a stem lettuce, or celtuce, when Mrs Nails hollered me back to the house. “What is it, babe?” said I on entering through the door. “Come here, now, I’ve got to show you,” she replied. The laptop was [...]
Read More »18 July 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman CHECKING UP ON PROGRESS
Saturday, July 18th, 200918 July 2009 CHECKING UP ON PROGRESS The diggers lie silent but foundations are in. Saturday, early evening, spinning out to get a paper. Thinking, “Why not go to Four Square and take a look on the way? This is my landscape too. I want to see how it’s changing.” Fencing escorts me away where [...]
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