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..
a patch from scratch
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...
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..
In 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.
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.
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