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Low Maintenance Crops for my Nan (and anyone else for that matter)

Low Maintenance Crops for my Nan (and anyone else for that matter)

To cut a long story short, I went to see my awesome nan. She has a man come around once a week to look after garden, and at the back there..

February 25, 2013 with 1 Comment
Planting a Late French Beans Crop

Planting a Late French Beans Crop

In previous years, I’ve found right about now a good time to plant some French beans. Even though most seed packets say only sow until..

July 26, 2012 with 1 Comment
The Real Men Sow Top 9 Money Saving Veg of 2011

The Real Men Sow Top 9 Money Saving Veg of 2011

There were nine fruit and veg that saved a substantial more than everything else during 2011, and here they are: Tomatoes It’ll come as..

January 11, 2012 with 4 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 ]

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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