The Real Men Sow Guide to Digging Part 2 – Seven Tips to Make Things Easier
Little and Often Digging little and often is good for both body and mind. As I’m sure you’ll know only too well, digging causes aches..
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The border that veg must not cross, and a growing interest in ornamentals.
Ailsa and I have completed negotiations, and this is the border in which vegetables may not cross. They can go as wide as the garden, but..
The Real Men Sow Guide to Digging, Part 1
I’m making steady progress on the kitchen garden patch. I’ve now gone past the greenhouse and down towards the lawn, and within a few..
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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