SHOW YOU CARE The pace of growth in the early summer garden can come as something of a shock. May and June are prolific months in terms of the quantity of ’biomass’ (green stuff) which emerges from a patch of ground then develops into some quite amazing flowering plants. The vitality of weeds never ceases [...]
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Monday, June 21st, 2010DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman BUSY WITH THE HOE
Friday, May 21st, 2010BUSY WITH THE HOE When I was a boy, hedges which divided the gardens of my childhood seemed much higher. Immediately to the left was Mr Knight and two doors on the right lived Mr Knight’s brother. They were both of retirement age even then, avid and obviously experienced gardeners. When they became widowed, once a day [...]
Read More »24 November 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman WHILE DIGGING OUT COMPOST
Tuesday, November 24th, 2009WHILE DIGGING OUT COMPOST Owd Robbie nigh on lands upon my boot, flutters to a fallen twig and back. In the moist and fertile crater, he finds many a good thing to eat, and joins me for a snack. A clutch of suprise new potatoes plucked, from the crumbly soil. Three of hen and one [...]
Read More »10 September 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman POTATO HUSBANDRY ON A STUNNING AFTERNOON
Thursday, September 10th, 200910 September 2009 POTATO HUSBANDRY ON A STUNNING AFTERNOON At first light it was chilly. I went for a constitutional and had to walk briskly until I got warm. By breakfast time the sun was out but in the shade it was still nippy. Now, at ten to three o’clock it’s a stunning afternoon. Breezy, [...]
Read More »26 August 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman GARDENING TROUSERS
Wednesday, August 26th, 200916 July 2009 DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman GREAT TIT ON HOGWEED
Thursday, July 16th, 200916 July 2009 GREAT TIT ON HOGWEED It’s when you take time to just watch the world around you that you see the most, experience the thrill of wild creatures coming towards you rather than hurrying away in fright. Like just now… I was quietly crouched on the bottom path, slowly working along the bottom [...]
Read More »1 June 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman USEFUL WEEDS
Monday, June 1st, 20091 June 2009 USEFUL WEEDS A weed is just a plant growing in the wrong place. Thus, the volunteer potatoes which punctuate my onion bed and irritate the view are weeds this year when last they were a crop. They have to go. Pulling is as good a method as any, so as not to [...]
Read More »22 May 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman POND DIPPING, “PSB LAST”
Friday, May 22nd, 200922 May 2009 POND DIPPING I spent a couple of hours this morning back at Stalbridge Primary School. Initially I had a meeting with the chairperson of the PTA who was responsible for co-ordinating the outdoor classroom / nature study area at the bottom of their school field which we opened on Monday. I’m planning [...]
Read More »19 March 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman KEEP THE HOE BUSY
Thursday, March 19th, 200919 March 2009 KEEP THE HOE BUSY One of my favourite gardening activities is now back on the list of jobs to do. And the good news is that it’ll remain a high priority from now until,
Read More »18 March 2009: DIRTY NAILS’ BLOG by Joe Hashman GOLDEN LIONS ROARING, TRIMMING THE EDGES
Wednesday, March 18th, 200918 March 2009 GOLDEN LIONS ROARING Freshly tilled soil soon becomes a nursery for thousands of wild flower seeds which lie dormant in the ground, just waiting for movement to expose them to a flash of light. In a moment it seems, bare earth becomes a sweep of delicate green as time capsules pop open [...]
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