An Update on the Homemade Potting Compost Trial
I’m now three weeks into my homemade seed compost trial, so I reckoned the time had come to offer up some thoughts. Firstly, as..
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Manure or Compost? Help!
Hmm, I have a dilemma. I need to add some organic matter to my kitchen garden. However, I’m torn between well rotted farmyard manure, or..
Winter Allotment Plan 2011 – Green Manures, Sea Weed, Cardboard and Compost
Y’know, it all feels a little Autumnal. I wore trousers and jumper to the allotment yesterday afternoon, and I dug up my maincrop..
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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