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This above all; to thine own self be true. 
William Shakespeare

There is peace of mind in a garden

The calmness and satisfaction gained from Natural  Growth

Late Summer work ~ 13th SEPTEMBER 2015

14/9/2015

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  Today was certainly a very packed gardening day, I started work on the allotment at 6.30am. My determination was in full swing as I had decided to finally get the last of my leek seedlings into the bed I had prepared some time ago. I had to give the soil a good hoeing before I started, as the soil was covered in very small baby weeds that seem to have sprung up from nowhere. I made a lot of four inch deep holes in rows all over the bed, then I  placed a single leek seedling in the middle of each hole. I then filled up the holes with water from a watering-can, in the time-honoured fashion, this draws the soil gently around the plant and leaves room for the plant to swell.
 In the afternoon I got to grips with our garden at home, I mowed the two lawns and trimmed a tree in the front garden, then I picked some blueberries and tomatoes. 
  I then spent the rest of the afternoon feeding all the plants in pots and watering the blueberry bushes, these are nearly all finished fruiting now and one or two of them are actually turning a rich autumnal red. Winter is coming!
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    John~~Battling with the elements, pests and diseases in my struggle to keep the garden growing. A constant  daily struggle that will be recorded here.

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    Gardening is such a delightful pastime. I spend time on my allotment almost every day of my life, and the sensation of pure satisfaction never ceases to amaze me. I get so much out of this pleasure, I think the benefits are so huge that the government should legislate and make it more available to everyone. I will list just some of the obvious reasons here. ~~
    1) Fresh fruit and vegetables and other produce. 
    2) Fresh air and an intense feeling of getting close to Nature. 
    3) Healthy exercise without the necessity of machines that are found inside a gym. 
    4) The satisfaction obtained by growing plants and watching and caring for them through to maturity. 
    5) A regular occupation that you can make into a routine, somewhere to go to at a certain time every day. 
    6) The companionship of like-minded people, with whom you can get ideas and swap tips on your mutual interests.


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