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Stage One of the Sweet Potato Harvest

Stage One of the Sweet Potato Harvest

Since I took my plot on, I’ve always experimented with sweet potatoes. Some years have been better than others, especially as they can be..

November 27, 2011 with 7 Comments
Common Ground Between the Allotment and Riding My Bike

Common Ground Between the Allotment and Riding My Bike

Regular readers and those who have the misfortune to know me in real life will be aware that aside from the allotment, my other passions in..

November 22, 2011 with 2 Comments
Those Little Things that Make Us Members of the GYO Gang

Those Little Things that Make Us Members of the GYO Gang

I heard a lovely story this week. My mate Nick has got into GYO this year, and he’s been talking recently about expanding his empire into..

November 18, 2011 with 0 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 ]

Allotment Cakes for the Weekend

  • (Not) An Allotment Cake for the Weekend #7 Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #7 Waitrose Rhubarb, Macadamia and White Chocolate Cake
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #6 – Carl Legge’s Rhubarb and Polenta Cake
  • (A Disappointing) Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #5 – Rhubarb and Custard Muffins
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #4: Good Food Magazine Rhubarb and Orange Cake
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #3: Good Food Magazine’s Orange & Rosemary Drizzle Cake
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #2: Claire’s Victoria Sponge with Damson Jam
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #1: Nigel Slater’s Lemon and Thyme Cake

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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