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General => The Shed => Topic started by: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 14:50:54

Title: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 14:50:54
I follow a lot of blogs, but not many of them are gardening-related. Any of you lovely people have blogs I can add to my reader, or want to share other good ones?
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Tee Gee on May 22, 2014, 15:29:04
This is my blog

http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Indexes/Gallery.htm (http://www.thegardenersalmanac.co.uk/Indexes/Gallery.htm)

I only add to it when I get something of particular interest rather than a week by week report so I guess it is not your typical blog, but you are welcome to have a look...tg
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 15:33:59
Thanks, I'll have a look!

I'm not a weekly blogger either, I tend to just write when I feel like it. ;)
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 15:36:03
Ooh, you're in Sheffield? I'm practically your neighbour, in Chesterfield!
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Tee Gee on May 22, 2014, 16:12:09
QuoteOoh, you're in Sheffield? I'm practically your neighbour, in Chesterfield!

Huddersfield
actually just another 25 miles or so further north.

Having said that; one of my blogs is of Sheffield Botanic Gardens
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Flighty on May 22, 2014, 16:21:13
My primary blog is Flighty's plot  -  http://flightplot.wordpress.com/  -  which is mostly about my allotment.  I've had both nearly seven years, and usually do posts every Thursday and Sunday.  Look at the list of fellow lawn loungers over on the right-hand side on it for other gardening blogs.
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 17:04:21
Quote from: Tee Gee on May 22, 2014, 16:12:09
QuoteOoh, you're in Sheffield? I'm practically your neighbour, in Chesterfield!

Huddersfield
actually just another 25 miles or so further north.

Having said that; one of my blogs is of Sheffield Botanic Gardens

Ah, that's where I've got confused - I thought I read you were only a few miles away from the Botanical Gardens. I've got mixed up! Happens a lot. ;)
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 17:07:45
Quote from: Flighty on May 22, 2014, 16:21:13
My primary blog is Flighty's plot  -  http://flightplot.wordpress.com/  -  which is mostly about my allotment.  I've had both nearly seven years, and usually do posts every Thursday and Sunday.  Look at the list of fellow lawn loungers over on the right-hand side on it for other gardening blogs.

Awesome, thanks Flighty! Love your poached egg plants there, so pretty.
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: antipodes on May 23, 2014, 11:06:19
Yes, I do, it's a gardening blog and methinks the address is in my signature ;-)
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 24, 2014, 01:26:18
Great stuff Antipodes, thank you!
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Jayb on May 24, 2014, 09:00:01
I started a blog this year http://mostlytomatomania.blogspot.co.uk/
I'm not always up for writing so I guess flickr is my picture blog https://www.flickr.com/photos/100179965@N04/collections/

There are some great blogs on here, often a link as you have done and it's certainly worth clicking on any you see.
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Melbourne12 on May 24, 2014, 12:13:39
Mine is at http://johnnorman.wordpress.com/ (http://johnnorman.wordpress.com/).  It covers various topics, but our allotment and the chickens feature quite often!
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 25, 2014, 03:21:33
Yay, more blogs! Thanks Jayb and Melbourne!
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: juju on May 25, 2014, 22:49:55
Yes I do  phils allotment (google)
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: aj on May 26, 2014, 19:59:03
http://linearlegume.blogspot.co.uk/

I only post on it now when something interesting happens...
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: pumkinlover on May 26, 2014, 20:30:15
Quote from: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 15:36:03
Ooh, you're in Sheffield? I'm practically your neighbour, in Chesterfield!

You are definably my neighbour I'm at Brockwell!!   :wave: :wave: :wave:

Tee Gee- are you going to the Garden Up Event at Botanics?? Chesterfield Alpine Society are having a stall and I will be there in the mornings each day. :wave: :wave: :wave:
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: juju on May 26, 2014, 20:58:53
Yes I do have a blog called  philsallotment(goole)  Soon as I had my allotment at the back of where I live I took an allotment and made it look like an allotment. Before it was a total wilderness of overgrown bramble,twitch and oh Gosh the dreaded mares tail. Mares tail is a jurasic weed that runs deep into the ground 5-6 meters. all we do is try and keep it clear for the spring and summer. I will try and update it the first chance I get. I am a few years out on the bog update cause my hubby is very poorly but I will catchup.
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: laurieuk on May 26, 2014, 21:11:04
I used to do an almost daily blog on a SAGA site but they closed the whole website so now I just update about monthly on lauriemansersgardenhints.blogspot.com.
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: realfood on May 26, 2014, 21:15:32
While not quite the same as a blog, for the last month, I have been running Facebook and Twitter feeds for my website, www.growyourown.info
If you go to the site, you will now see the Facebook and Twitter logos at the bottom of the page.  If you already have a Facebook account, you should be able to follow "Grow Your Own", by clicking on the Facebook logo.

Even if you do not have a Facebook account or a Twitter account, by clicking on the Twitter birdie, you should be able to see the "Grow Your Own" Twitter tweets. If you have any problems getting access, please let me know and I will see if I can sort out the problem.

The Facebook and Twitter feeds are very similar, covering the same material, but the Twitter tweets are more compact.

Subjects that will be covered include Up-to-the minute news, views, events and interesting tit-bits relating to growing your own fruit, vegetables, and herbs, as well as recipes and healthy eating.

Some of the subjects already covered are:- snails and how far they can travel back to where they were, how snails were depicted fighting Knights in armour in the Middle Ages, Rhubarb Yorkshire pudding, growing of OCA, growing of grapes in a cool greenhouse, semi-automatic watering of tomatoes, Biochar experiment, different salad crops,etc.,etc.
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 27, 2014, 02:09:36
Brilliant, now I have loads of new blogs to keep me busy! Thanks very much everyone. :)
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Tee Gee on May 27, 2014, 15:48:13
Quote from: pumpkinlover on May 26, 2014, 20:30:15
Quote from: Silverleaf on May 22, 2014, 15:36:03
Ooh, you're in Sheffield? I'm practically your neighbour, in Chesterfield!

You are definably my neighbour I'm at Brockwell!!   :wave: :wave: :wave:

Tee Gee- are you going to the Garden Up Event at Botanics?? Chesterfield Alpine Society are having a stall and I will be there in the mornings each day. :wave: :wave: :wave:

No I don't think so the last time I went to the BG I got an £ 80 fine reduced to £30 for early payment for entering a bus lane. :sad10:

Thing is I didn't think about 'Bus Lanes' as 'Tram lanes' were more on my mind.

I was too busy looking for signs to the BG which were in short supply  among the 'tramway sign'

I mentioned this to the local Councillor how all the tram furniture can make it confusing for a tourist ( which I guess I was)

He brushed it off by stating that Sheffield was no worse for driving in than any other UK City.

This angered me a bit in so far as; No other UK city has 'Trams' ( apart from Edinburgh I now believe)but I didn't bother and just paid the fine and enclosed a note saying I wouldn't be back to Sheffield.

So I hope you have an enjoyable time!
Title: Re: Anyone have a blog?
Post by: Silverleaf on May 27, 2014, 17:27:13
I'm sure Nottingham has trams, but that doesn't negate your point TG!