Finally, Manuring Day Has Arrived!
We came, we saw, we conquered. The biggest pile of manure I’ve ever seen. Mum was on hand to root out the dark, well-rotted stuff. As we..
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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..
The Month That Was: January 2012
Barrowfulls of Seaweed to Use as Manure. As this point I should apologise to my mum for claiming I went out bagging up seaweed in a..
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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