tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post1746116686898933584..comments2024-03-25T13:56:15.075+00:00Comments on Our Plot at Green Lane Allotments: How did your blog grow?Sue Garretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15430727761627169012011-02-04T18:38:35.166+00:002011-02-04T18:38:35.166+00:00I noticed on some of the blogs linked to your Carn...I noticed on some of the blogs linked to your Carnival you were called she!! :DSue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-15128625666526517892011-02-04T17:45:50.145+00:002011-02-04T17:45:50.145+00:00I also didn't know your blog started as an all...I also didn't know your blog started as an allotment project group. It is very interesting to see how it changes over time. Mine as you probably know since we meet almost from the start, begin as just a small journal to keep me from forgetting what I had done. But gladly it has grown much more ever since.<br /><br />I also had a thing with identities, I think more than half my readers thought I was a girl. And probably now still a bunch believe so.ferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16276731855082908670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-3515661187123752502011-02-04T10:43:32.084+00:002011-02-04T10:43:32.084+00:00Janet - It was considering the type of monitor peo...Janet - It was considering the type of monitor people may have that made me hold off for so long on widening the area then Mark did it with no adverse comments so I followed him.<br /><br />It's strange as the html for all three of our blogs is slightly different in how it is constructed and they all started off as the same template! Making a standard theme wider is quite easy as you can use the template designer and I thought as the designer allowed for up to 1000 px it should be OK for me too.<br /><br />By the way Blogger spam has so far picked up all the automated comments and dumped them in the comments spam area.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51494885862709596582011-02-04T09:35:38.172+00:002011-02-04T09:35:38.172+00:00Fascinating to hear someone else's blogging hi...Fascinating to hear someone else's blogging history. Wider formats work much better for photos and now that most people have larger screens, might as well use the space! Congrats on braving html and making the blog very much your own. Blogs evolve just as people and gardens do, part of the fun I think, gradually working out how you want to use it and how you want it to look.Janet/Plantaliscioushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15605580157193047780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75717411665552837782011-02-03T17:10:57.829+00:002011-02-03T17:10:57.829+00:00Glad you found it of some use Anon.Glad you found it of some use Anon.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-50723491822981579562011-02-03T14:46:04.437+00:002011-02-03T14:46:04.437+00:00Discovered this post just when it wasneeded. Thank...Discovered this post just when it wasneeded. Thanks to you. It's recently been incredibly helpfulAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68260023909941986242011-02-03T10:40:56.057+00:002011-02-03T10:40:56.057+00:00It should say followers in my response to Jo just ...It should say followers in my response to Jo just in case you thought I meant flowers which I also enjoy watching grow!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-78122443846882820952011-02-03T10:39:46.059+00:002011-02-03T10:39:46.059+00:00Hi BW,
I remember you talking about that yes. We d...Hi BW,<br />I remember you talking about that yes. We don't work anymore so it helps to have a hobby for winter! Neither of us are people who can sit and do nothing.<br /><br />It sort of mimics real life Damo!<br /><br />I'm glad that you didn't Mal as I enjoy my visits to you! I'm always grateful when people join in conversations as often it is where you learn the most. I'm quite glad we have seasons that give us a natural break and refresh the enthusiasm. I do have adverts which started as a fund raising idea for the site and just stayed where they were when the blog became personal as people liked to use them - some are just favours to people I know. I get lots of requests though from companies who have no connection with gardening and those are refused. Martyn will be happy to know he has been of use!<br /><br />Must admit I was in two minds about straying from the gardening theme mark but glad you enjoyed it.<br /><br />Hi Carrie - I'm sure your blogs are an inspiration to others suffering. At least you have a sensible username - I was thinking about making mine something like Sue at GLA but haven't decided yet whether that would confuse things! Sue aka Green Lane Allotments is a bit of a mouthful! Should I stay as I am or not?<br /><br />You're very welcome Mo and Steve - talk as much as you want - and I'll pop over and see your blog. I suppose if we are to count everything Martyn and I have two websites and three blogs. I also used to write for fennel and Fern and do a bit for VideoJug when I have ideas that don't fit our sites. <br /><br />Hi Nikki, I do visit and enjoy your blog regularly even though I don't always comment.<br /><br />Hello meemsync - seems most blogs start off as a personal thing and develop a life of their own. But I have also noticed some that start and never get beyond the one post stage!<br /><br />I feel the same Jo - I've had great fun watching my Flooweres list grow. I've always liked messing about on the computer. My last job was as an ICT consultant for primary schools. I started using computers when I was a primary teacher. WE bought our own computer so I could learn how to use it better in my classroom and I caught the bug.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31175173257570123322011-02-03T09:17:42.882+00:002011-02-03T09:17:42.882+00:00I read many gardening blogs before I got my allotm...I read many gardening blogs before I got my allotment. I used to grow my veggies in containers in the garden and found blogs to be a great source of information. I got my allotment at the start of 2009 and set up my blog to coincide with this, purely as a record of what I did and when. I'm not very technically minded so I've never messed about with the format of the blog, it's been the same from day one. I love it when someone new finds their way to my blog, and it's still a thrill when I get a comment. I still enjoy reading gardening blogs, some of which I've been reading for a long time now.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-68833453407658139502011-02-03T05:01:56.904+00:002011-02-03T05:01:56.904+00:00It's interesting how blogs evolve!It's interesting how blogs evolve!meemsnychttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10584936035577822444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-32566731298892280682011-02-02T23:27:08.037+00:002011-02-02T23:27:08.037+00:00I've been loving your blog - and all the info ...I've been loving your blog - and all the info and photos, but mine started because of my passion and my work. As a garden writer, it's an easy way for me to share my adventures (and misadventures) with readers and as a radio host, it allows listeners to check out some of the crazy things that I've talked about on the show.. but, I love the blogging and the online community. It has been very positive so far - just into year 2 now..Year Round Vegetable Gardenerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14089013518729172122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-51960308400651991482011-02-02T23:17:08.618+00:002011-02-02T23:17:08.618+00:00Hi! I followed Carrie here, so to speak. To read t...Hi! I followed Carrie here, so to speak. To read this post on my first visit was very enlightening, and helpful - thank you.<br />We started our blog about 6mths ago, initially to post about how we got our chickens and pigs and any problems we had to solve. With the seasons it is evolving and I suspect a second blog is growing within it every time I post.<br />I don't normally talk so much, honest - I'm away to have a good look around. MoMohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05252983027018111307noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-12582718401894120002011-02-02T21:45:27.043+00:002011-02-02T21:45:27.043+00:00Good grief I had no idea you were blogging for so ...Good grief I had no idea you were blogging for so long. I started Grow Our Own in the summer of 2008 Our allotments were new, Andrew and I were the first to cut a sod, our little field was the start (now it's huge and not as sweet and friendly). I started to feel benefits in my mental health and just felt I wanted to write it down for myself and have photos, so nothing was better at that than a blog. Slowly people started to find me and our alllotment team and council started to link to me and I was the unoffical blogger for the site. That wasn't the intention! But now I have meet some lovely peoplw, my openness in taking about depression has lead to charities using my blog and I suddenly feel that this could help someone and be fun at the same time. I still want to just document our plots and gardens but am so privledged and honoured that people want to share in the journey and also share theirs with me xxx And yes I often think about the name of mine and how I didn't think long enough hahahaha.Carriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01475182740888543862noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-31565410196803967952011-02-02T20:35:20.373+00:002011-02-02T20:35:20.373+00:00Great post. It's fascinating to learn from oth...Great post. It's fascinating to learn from other people's experience. I might do a post like this myself some time - perhaps when I a bit more experience under my belt.Mark Willishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04558305122821209520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-39071331046058274192011-02-02T20:21:25.171+00:002011-02-02T20:21:25.171+00:00Hi Sue. You've got me thinking. I was going to...Hi Sue. You've got me thinking. I was going to shut down my blog after one year, because it was a simple record of what I grew and when. As happens every year allotment fatigue had set in at the end of the season. But as soon as I had decided I had no more to do a great weight lifted off my shoulders and I started enjoying the process a bit more. The winter seems to be a time for ruminating and planning. Next thing you know you've got ideas sprouting all over the place. I've never messed with the format of my blog - nor accepted any offer to advertise. (Once you see adverts on my blog you'll know I'm unemployed!) Your site has been a beacon (starting with the contaminated manure debacle) and Martyn does a sterling job on the weather blog too. Once I get my greenhouse, I've got a head start from his data - cheeky I know!<br /><br />You've gathered quite a group of admirers around and I'm glad to count myself as one.Mal's Allotmenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12349857165496487250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17183177088269739922011-02-02T20:11:35.789+00:002011-02-02T20:11:35.789+00:00Very interesting how your on-line life has taken m...Very interesting how your on-line life has taken many twists and turns due to one thing and another. Quite a few blogs I am visiting have word verification problems at the moment, you're not alone!Damohttp://www.twochancesvegplot.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-7918375343248965392011-02-02T19:41:54.006+00:002011-02-02T19:41:54.006+00:00If you want something done, ask a busy person. Co...If you want something done, ask a busy person. Constantly amazed at how much you do.<br /><br />But to answer your question, why I started my blog is a post you might not have read from March 2008 :}<br /><br />It's a personal record, a diary, a way of keeping in touch with friends and family who are a long way away.BilboWagginshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06913801147278606148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-17369922863629001272011-02-02T16:21:13.589+00:002011-02-02T16:21:13.589+00:00It's a strange thing Robin - whatever changes ...It's a strange thing Robin - whatever changes you make you then come up with better ideas - I'm never really satisfied but I enjoy trying to get there.<br /><br />I must admit Rob I have been happier now I'm out of the politics. I was sort of pushed into it in the first place against my better judgement but decided I couldn't complain about what anyone else did if I wasn't willing to do it myself. Pity others don't think the same way as now the Association is only in name but I guess the council are quite pleased about that.<br /><br />We have a monthly diary on our website which is linked from the new tabs at the top of the blog. This is great for comparing last year and previous years to where we are now.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-19974885224799442002011-02-02T16:02:51.601+00:002011-02-02T16:02:51.601+00:00PS. I find Blogger is quite effective in filtering...PS. I find Blogger is quite effective in filtering the majority of the spam now. And you could always approve messages as an extra check?RobDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665704024069579251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-53513434746795121982011-02-02T16:01:23.219+00:002011-02-02T16:01:23.219+00:00Ah, the joys of Allotment Association politics...
...Ah, the joys of Allotment Association politics...<br /><br />I wanted to be able to look back on what I did in previous years to learn from my mistakes, etc. I usually forget though, but after forcing the same rhubarb crown for two years though I did check last years picture earlier today so that I could nip down and put the pot of the right one this year!<br /><br />And if the truth be known, I quite like playing with the technology every now and again ;>)RobDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665704024069579251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-20110713360930289582011-02-02T15:37:52.737+00:002011-02-02T15:37:52.737+00:00I also didn't realize that your blog started a...I also didn't realize that your blog started as an allotment project group.<br /><br />I have to say that I like your new layout. I think that I will change my layout in the Spring.<br /><br />The reason that I started my blog was to document my gardening. It has changed a bit and I'm sure will change as time passes. I've only been blogging for 9 months now.Robinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12220238404223196571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-71905677136179851112011-02-02T15:27:35.289+00:002011-02-02T15:27:35.289+00:00Thanks Tanya - I think you must be one of my longe...Thanks Tanya - I think you must be one of my longest standing visitors. After a couple more posts I think I'll need to rein myself in a bit as the post seem to be getting longer though once the real gardening starts that will automatically prune my posts!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-23228787103923312742011-02-02T14:58:24.339+00:002011-02-02T14:58:24.339+00:00My Blog started as after my hubby set it up for me...My Blog started as after my hubby set it up for me...I am not much into computers but love my plot....my hubby likes computers but not the garden/plot and was getting sick of listening about it....so, whilst playing with his favourite toy he also could pout an end to my constant allotment drivvel..lol<br /><br />I came across GLA when you contacted me about the manure...i have watched your blog grow more personal and love all that you write!!allotments4youhttp://www.allotments4you.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-63828324237324547992011-02-02T13:58:24.107+00:002011-02-02T13:58:24.107+00:00That's the fun of blogging isn't it Ana - ...That's the fun of blogging isn't it Ana - making changes and I forgive you for thinking I was a man - it's often difficult from the pen name to decide! When the blog was just directed to people I knew then the name didn't matter.<br /><br />The other green was 'very loud' and I used it before I figured out how to create my own design. As you say the blog will keep changing.<br /><br />The 'politics' was really unpleasant at the time Linda. It was a case of people spreading false rumours about perceived intentions that seemed to come out of the blue. You only need a few people to stir things up and it's even worse when people who should know better believe what they are being told without asking directly. Must admit our council officers didn't help!Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33294007.post-75619084610775003312011-02-02T13:54:51.714+00:002011-02-02T13:54:51.714+00:00Oooh, so interesting. I did my first ever blog po...Oooh, so interesting. I did my first ever blog post about how my blog came to be:<br />http://slowgrowinginscotland.blogspot.com/2008/04/in-beginning.html<br /><br />The interesting thing for me is that my other blog, about Scotland, grew out of my allotment blog. I seemed to have a compulsion to post photos of Scotland and suddenly realised that I needed two blogs.<br /><br />Sorry to hear about the politics. I absolutely loathe politics, anywhere.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11269887100694066103noreply@blogger.com