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Finally, Manuring Day Has Arrived!

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..

October 16, 2012 with 2 Comments
Manure or Compost? Help!

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..

September 7, 2012 with 12 Comments
The Month That Was: January 2012

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..

February 3, 2012 with 2 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 ]

Allotment Cakes for the Weekend

  • (Not) An Allotment Cake for the Weekend #7 Rhubarb Crumble Ice Cream
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #7 Waitrose Rhubarb, Macadamia and White Chocolate Cake
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #6 – Carl Legge’s Rhubarb and Polenta Cake
  • (A Disappointing) Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #5 – Rhubarb and Custard Muffins
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #4: Good Food Magazine Rhubarb and Orange Cake
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #3: Good Food Magazine’s Orange & Rosemary Drizzle Cake
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #2: Claire’s Victoria Sponge with Damson Jam
  • Allotment Cakes for the Weekend #1: Nigel Slater’s Lemon and Thyme Cake

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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