Growing Heritage Seed Library’s Essex Star (its going rather well…)
These are the two types of peas I’m growing this year: One is a bog standard T & M Kelvedon Wonder (left), and the other is an Essex..
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The Mail on Sunday – Writing a blog can lead you into some funny situations…
Last week, I was quoted in a Mail on Sunday article about the renewed interest in jam making. Apparently, a researcher found a Real Men Sow..
My Very Own Fruit Trees – Old and Young!
It is always nice to receive a present, especially when the weather is rubbish, your cues and tomatoes are struggling with disease and..
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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