Hi everyone, I used to post a lot in a previous Gardens etc until my wife was also diagnosed with cancer just over 2 years ago and she went through such a hard time so my time was taken up with not just Mrs Tvman but I was not good because of the rise and fall of red cells, white cells, neutrophils and platelets.
The good news is that I have a little bit more free time to garden. I never stopped because it's in my DNA to get working in the garden. I'm also a wheelchair user because of a serious back condition called spinal stenosis and the pain is so great that I'm only able to work in short bursts.
So let's see photos of your gardens or allotments, whether they be large or small or maybe you only have room for pots and troughs in a balcony or back yard.
My speciality for the last 40 years is vegetables and I have won hundreds of prizes over the last 20 years or so. I have had vegetables in show that have made me Northern Ireland champion for my sins. Unfortunately, since covid some shows have ceased therefore I haven't entered any for a few years.
I've a few photos below, that's if I can remember how to insert them! It's been a while.
Below is a photo of the contents of my greenhouse, there are tomato plants left and right of the pathway. Also just past the tomatoes are cucumber plants against that have frames for them to climb up. The cucumber variety is Mini Munch, they're a small variety that are sufficient for a few salads
The plants in the large pots below are aubergines, variety Black Beauty and inbetween the pots is a seed tray in which spring onion seeds have been sown which of course haven't germinated yet. Over here in Northern Ireland we call spring onions "scallions" and apart from in salads we have them with butter in mashed potatoes and that dish is called "champ". Believe it or not that was served as a stand alone dish that we had when I was small, some 60 years ago. Just mashed potatoes with small pieces of cut up scallions, cooked slowly in real butter then a dinner plate was loaded up with champ, a hole made in the top and filled with more butter then everything was mixed together and eaten. Along with an Ulster Fry in the morning, no wonder we had the highest rate of heart disease in Europe!
Last photo below for this post is a bed of garlic (on the left), shallots in the foreground and at the far end for those of you eagle-eyed is a few red and white onions that are just 2 or 3 inches high. They are grown from onion sets that are small immature onions and usually come in a net bag weighing 250g and there are about 70 in total.
You'll notice that I have wire netting around the beds, that's because 3 years ago I had a rabbit problem. 35 years without them, 1½ years of rabbits and none since! The wire netting is staying for a while yet!
What about some photos from anyone else?
Tvman
Hi Lee, I was almost completely restricted to a wheelchair for 6 years. At COVID time my wife worked in a school and they were closed for a few weeks so we set about my plot at the top of the garden and built a few raised beds with space between them that a wheelchair can comfortably move. I was therefore at the right height for weeding etc. Also, the soil and compost was a good 2-3 ft deep so it makes weeding and planting tasks a whole lot easier.
I'm not so restricted to the wheelchair now and I too use a milk bottle crate, actually I have about a dozen crates as I was in that line of business for 35 years until I had to retire due to the back condition and cancer, neither of which are related and both diagnosed within 3 to 4 months of each other! So for me, I can work a little more easily but I need plenty of recovery rests in a day.
I came across a long handled hand fork and trowel that are a great benefit for those who can't bend down too much. I bought them in a garden centre somewhere and they're from a recognised brand. Photo below. When I lifted the hand fork and trowel for Mrs Tvman to take the photo, I noticed the brand name written down the side, they're Kent and Stowe so a quality brand.
Tvman x
A photo would help lol
As Eddie says, you have to ask the landowner first as it's illegal in the UK to dig up the bulbs. Creeping thyme is a good choice, if you get it to grow in a stony area or between flagstones as you walk over it there's a lovely aromatic scent released 
