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How Much Money Can Growing My Own Save Me? May Update

How Much Money Can Growing My Own Save Me? May Update

£51.49! After April’s prediction of a May blip in harvesting levels, you can imagine my excitement when I totted up my pickings and had..

May 31, 2011 with 8 Comments
Wanted: Allotment Sitter!

Wanted: Allotment Sitter!

I’ve been a very lucky boy recently. Ailsa treated me to a surprise couple of days away for my 30th birthday, and my stag do weekend is..

May 25, 2011 with 7 Comments
This Crazy Weather, It’s Effects on the Plot, and Some Ways Around It.

This Crazy Weather, It’s Effects on the Plot, and Some Ways Around It.

It’s been a tough old year so far. I can’t visit the plot or log on to Twitter without someone threatening a rain dance. Provisional..

May 23, 2011 with 8 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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