Real Men Sow is on a sabbatical. Feet up, in front of the fire watching tele and drinking hot chocolate type of thing.
After 7 years of blogging, I fancy writing about something a bit different in the time I’ve got spare after work and the marathon event that is forcing my wonderful but demanding boys into bed.
I don’t know what that is yet, but it’s a liberating feeling to get myself a big piece of paper out and start a fresh project. It’s taken me a long time to make this decision. A lot of love and effort has gone into RMS but blog has slowed down to a gentle stop and I think I need to find my love of blogging all over again.
I will be posting progress on my new plot on Instagram, so if you’d like to see how I get on this summer, give me a follow on there.
In the meantime, here’s the greatest hits: a list of every tip based post that’s ever appeared on the blog. There’s an average of 6.57 tips in each of the 118 posts below (which makes a whopping 775 tips!), ranging from decreasing the slug population to making sure you enjoy the biggest, juiciest tomatoes at harvest time.
And of course, you can always buy my book. 🙂
As always, thanks for reading and see you soon. I’m off to check on my forced rhubarb!
Jono.
| How to Make a Runner Bean Trench | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=182 |
| 8 Ways to Get Free Seeds | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=335 |
| 6 Great Veg for Shady Spots | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=452 |
| 10 Tips When Planning the Plot | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=408 |
| Jan’s Allotment Jobs for February | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=396 |
| How Much Does It Cost To Get Started on an Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=502 |
| My Favourite 5 Rhubarb Recipes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=606 |
| Growing Peas in a Container | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=703 |
| My 5 Favourite Broad Bean Recipes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=757 |
| Mum’s Super Squash Planting Method | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=735 |
| What to Sow in July | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=854 |
| How Much Do I Really Need to Water | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=827 |
| 4 Reasons to Make Jam and 6 Tips for Making Jam | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=959 |
| Preventing Leek Rust | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1108 |
| Growing Big Baking Potatoes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1422 |
| What to Sow in March | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1454 |
| Growing in Trenches | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1482 |
| Planting a Late French Bean Crop | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1635 |
| The Real Men Sow Guide to Digging | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1716 |
| Seven Tips to Make Digging Easier | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1731 |
| The Benefits of a Manageable Plot | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1698 |
| Potting Up Strawberry Runners | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1760 |
| Tips for the Time Constrained Allotmenteerist | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1909 |
| Creating a Herb Garden | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1948 |
| 8 Household Items to Reuse on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1999 |
| 7 Ways to Get Cheap Seeds | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=2014 |
| Low Maintenance Crops for My Nan | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=2094 |
| 8 Beginners Tips for Greenhouse Growing | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=2838 |
| 6 Tips for Growing Beetroot | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3018 |
| The Principles of Intercropping | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3000 |
| How to Plant Out Leeks | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=2985 |
| Growing Peas Up a Wigwam | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=2965 |
| What to Sow in August | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3144 |
| 8 Reasons to Take on an Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3076 |
| Summer Mistakes to Avoid | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3160 |
| How to Store Apples | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3275 |
| When Are Butternut Squashes Ready to Harvest | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3246 |
| 8 Organic Growing Tips that Anyone Can Follow | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3240 |
| Reasons to Use Raised Beds for Veg Growing | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3358 |
| Clearing an Allotment Plot Without Rotovating | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3338 |
| Allotment Jobs for October | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3321 |
| When Are Maincrop Potatoes Ready to Harvest | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3314 |
| Growing Carrots in Containers | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3423 |
| Beginner Tips for Buying Fruit Bushes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3416 |
| Different Types of Organic Matter to Replenish Your Soil | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3381 |
| A Few Tips for Buying Seeds | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3468 |
| Tips for Protecting Allotment Plants During the Cold | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3459 |
| Reasons to Tidy Up the Allotment Shed | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3454 |
| Tips for Looking After Common Winter Veg | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3447 |
| 5 Ways to Catch Up If You’re Behind | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3552 |
| 9 Allotment Jobs to Do When the Weather is Rubbish | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3501 |
| 7 Sowing Tips for Beginners | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=1461 |
| 6 Tips for a Successful Broad Bean Crop | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3591 |
| What to Sow in February | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3587 |
| Tips for Successful Parsnip Germination | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3649 |
| 10 Tips for Sowing in Pots | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3639 |
| A Brief Guide to Multi-Purpose Compost | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3629 |
| The Advantages and Disadvantages of Clay Soil | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3621 |
| Seeds to Sow in March | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3615 |
| 9 Tips for Growing Squashes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3684 |
| 12 Tips for Planting Out | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3674 |
| Seeds to Sow in April | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3665 |
| 5 Jobs to Ensure a Good Strawberry Harvest | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3713 |
| 5 Steps I’ve Taken to Reduce the Slug Population | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=2932 |
| 5 Techniques for Successful Salad and Lettuce | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3701 |
| 6 Common Allotment Disasters and How to Prevent Them | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3697 |
| Ways to Get Growing Even If Your Allotment is Overgrown | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3748 |
| 7 Tips for Effective Watering on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3733 |
| How to Grow Your Own Basil on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3727 |
| 6 Key Allotment Jobs for Summer | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3723 |
| Growing Outdoor Cucumbers on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3792 |
| What to Sow in July | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3771 |
| Growing Runner Beans on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3765 |
| 5 Tips for Ripening Tomatoes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3813 |
| 5 Tips for Stewing Fruit | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3805 |
| Quick and Easy Ways to Deal With Common Autumn Fruit | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3800 |
| Autumn Care for Rhubarb | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3838 |
| 8 Tips for Planting Overwintering Onions | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3834 |
| 4 Things I Could Have Done to Prevent Tomato Blight | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3830 |
| 7 Tips for Storing Potatoes | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3825 |
| Freezing Summer Allotment Veg for Winter | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3847 |
| Keeping Things Small and Manageable | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3877 |
| 8 Allotment Jobs for Early Winter | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3870 |
| Overwintering Broad Beans on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3867 |
| Tips for Making Kitchen Compost | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3856 |
| 5 Neat Tricks for Bringing the Growing Season Forward | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3938 |
| 5 of the Earliest Veg Seeds You Can Sow on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3933 |
| Protecting Your Allotment Veg From the Wind | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3922 |
| 7 Tips for Planning Your Allotment Plot | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=3952 |
| 5 Tips for Growing Veg in Small Spaces | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4005 |
| 7 Tips for Protecting Your Plants From Frost | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4033 |
| 7 Tomato Growing Tips | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4014 |
| What is Hardening Off? | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4011 |
| 7 Tips for Making Weeding Easier | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4043 |
| Getting Rid of Blackfly | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4076 |
| 4 Ways I’ve Kept Growing Veg with Kids | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4131 |
| Allotment Dos and Don’ts in the Rain | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4125 |
| 8 Tips for Enjoying the Tastiest Kale | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4231 |
| 7 Tips for Getting the Most From Tidying the Plot | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4228 |
| How I Made My Raised Beds | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4224 |
| 6 Ways of Making The Most of the Allotment in Winter | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4216 |
| 6 Allotment Fruits for Beginners | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4236 |
| 7 Tips for Tidying Up the Greenhouse | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4274 |
| Spring: How To Decide the Right Time to Sow | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4296 |
| 8 Tips to Help Your Seeds Germinate | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4336 |
| 5 Dwarf Veg Varieties to Grow in Small Spaces | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4367 |
| 6 Tips to Help Your Seedlings Grow Strong | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4362 |
| 6 Things I’ve Learnt From Growing Veg in a Small Space | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4425 |
| 4 Veg for Overwintering | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4431 |
| 5 Common Mistakes I Make | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4454 |
| 6 Tips to Help Refurb an Old Greenhouse | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4508 |
| 4 Things to Look Out for When Buying Seedlings | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4504 |
| 6 Advantages to Buying Seedlings | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4496 |
| 8 More Tips for Effective Watering on the Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4525 |
| 6 Tips for Growing Sweetcorn | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4546 |
| Real Men Sow Guide to Making Your Own Compost | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4569 |
| 5 Tips for Extending Your Greenhouse Tomato Compost | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4563 |
| How To Get An Allotment | https://www.realmensow.co.uk/?p=4577 |
Thanks for all the tips! I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and book. Good luck with the next project.
Its been a pleasure reading your blog good luck with whats next