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Real Men Sow is on a Sabbatical But Here Are 775 Veg Growing Tips

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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 the 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 are 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.

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8 Reasons to Take on an Allotment https://www.realmensow.co.uk/8-reasons-to-take-on-an-allotment/
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Clearing an Allotment Plot Without Rotovating https://www.realmensow.co.uk/clearing-an-allotment-plot-without-rotovating/
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Freezing Summer Allotment Veg for Winter https://www.realmensow.co.uk/freezing-summer-allotment-vegetables-for-winter/
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How I Made My Raised Beds https://www.realmensow.co.uk/how-i-made-my-garden-raised-beds/
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7 Tips for Tidying Up the Greenhouse https://www.realmensow.co.uk/7-tips-for-tidying-up-the-greenhouse/
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8 Tips to Help Your Seeds Germinate https://www.realmensow.co.uk/8-tips-to-help-your-seeds-germinate/
5 Dwarf Veg Varieties to Grow in Small Spaces https://www.realmensow.co.uk/5-dwarf-veg-varieties-to-grow-in-small-spaces/
6 Tips to Help Your Seedlings Grow Strong https://www.realmensow.co.uk/6-tips-to-help-your-veg-seedlings-grow-strong/
6 Things I’ve Learnt From Growing Veg in a Small Space https://www.realmensow.co.uk/6-things-ive-learnt-from-growing-vegetables-in-a-small-space/
4 Veg for Overwintering https://www.realmensow.co.uk/four-veg-id-be-overwintering-now-if-i-wasnt-moving-away/
5 Common Mistakes I Make https://www.realmensow.co.uk/5-common-mistakes-i-make-on-the-allotment/
6 Tips to Help Refurb an Old Greenhouse https://www.realmensow.co.uk/5-tips-to-help-refurb-an-old-greenhouse/
4 Things to Look Out for When Buying Seedlings https://www.realmensow.co.uk/4-things-to-look-out-for-when-buying-seedlings-on-the-allotment/
6 Advantages to Buying Seedlings https://www.realmensow.co.uk/6-advantages-to-buying-seedlings-instead-of-sowing/
8 More Tips for Effective Watering on the Allotment https://www.realmensow.co.uk/8-more-tips-for-effective-watering-on-the-allotment/
6 Tips for Growing Sweetcorn https://www.realmensow.co.uk/6-tips-for-growing-sweetcorn-on-the-allotment/
Real Men Sow Guide to Making Your Own Compost https://www.realmensow.co.uk/the-real-men-sow-guide-to-making-your-own-compost/
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4 thoughts on “Real Men Sow is on a Sabbatical But Here Are 775 Veg Growing Tips”

  1. JackieO

    Thanks for all the tips! I’ve enjoyed reading your blog and book. Good luck with the next project.

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