What Vegetable Seeds to Sow in April
This is a republished post from 2014, as part of Real Men Sow Seed Sowing Week. Guess what I’ll be doing today… I’ve been..
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The Annual Seed Audit – 5 Things to Do With Your Seeds
One of the most exciting pre-season tasks is the good old annual seed audit. For me, this will normally coincide with the seed ranges..
Sowing in Pots: Ten Tips to Help You on Your Way
This is a republished post from 2013, as part of Real Men Sow Seed Sowing Week. I love the flexibility of sowing in pots. It is great to be..
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.
However, over a decade later, and she now lets me do stuff without watching over my shoulder, so I must be doing something right. 
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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