Its March! What Can I Sow?
Glancing back over my blog, I’ve posted a tad too much whimsical allotment pondering recently, ranging from asking whether there’s any..
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Trying Stumpy Carrot Varieties for Stony Soil
Have you ever found yourself growing the same varieties of a vegetable every year, with limited success, yet never trying another one?..
When Vegetables Defy Logic – Am I Actually Needed on the Plot??
Every so often, something baffling happens on the plot that makes me wonder if I should throw all my seeds into one bucket and simply..
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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