Clearing the Winter Veg with Weekly Meal Planning
Pictured is my winter veg. Its still going strong, with leeks, spinach, curly kale and carrots in the ground. Trouble is, I’m not sure..
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Parsnip Update: Chitting Seeds Like ‘The Woman Who Does My Feet’.
As I’ve confessed before, I’m rubbish at growing parsnips. This inadequacy has recently been compounded by my mum. Not only has she..
What Vegetables Produce Two Different Crops?
The other day, I published a post singing the praises of the Brussel sprout plant for its ability to feed me twice. My sprouts are now well..
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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