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Six Tips for Buying Seeds to Save Cash

Six Tips for Buying Seeds to Save Cash

There is a lot of January excitement going around, as us growers begin rifling through the seed catalogues and surfing seed retailer..

January 27, 2012 with 4 Comments
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
Clearing the Winter Veg with Weekly Meal Planning

Clearing the Winter Veg with Weekly Meal Planning

Pictured is my winter veg. Its still going strong, with leeks, spinach, curly kale and carrots in the ground. Trouble is, I’m not sure..

March 27, 2011 with 6 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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