Real Men Sow

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What Can I Use Lemon Balm For?

What Can I Use Lemon Balm For?

I really wish everything grew as fast as my lemon balm plant. I dug this speedy herb up from my mate’s dad Bob’s garden last summer...

May 20, 2013 with 9 Comments
The Diary of Fan Trained Greengage

The Diary of Fan Trained Greengage

Along with my asparagus from seed project, this is the second Real Men Sow long term, dynamic, could take years to complete posts. Its..

May 14, 2013 with 3 Comments
How to Grow Asparagus from Seed – A Long Term Post

How to Grow Asparagus from Seed – A Long Term Post

Here in a post that could encapsulate a long term commitment to Real Men Sow and my garden. For I am attempting to grow asparagus from..

May 9, 2013 with 4 Comments

About Real Men Sow

meIn 2007, I took on a redundant allotment plot with my gardening-mad mum Jan. As all good mums do, she went along with it, but I don’t think she held out much hope.

However, three years on, and she now lets me do stuff without watching over my shoulder, so I must be doing something right. [ read more ]

Saving £500 a year!

During 2011, I kept a diary of how much money I save from growing my own fruit and vegetables. After totalling all my outgoings, I saved approximately £500 over the year. I made a spreadsheet to calculate these savings - it’s nothing too complicated, as I’m no Excel guru, but hopefully someone else will find it as useful (and strangely fun) as me. For more info, visit my Money Saving Experiment page by clicking here.

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