tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post829699774078261186..comments2023-10-21T01:36:38.259-07:00Comments on Grow my own Eden: Triple Thank You!Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15188603527602084352noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-58680405276474751722013-11-19T11:59:19.430-08:002013-11-19T11:59:19.430-08:00Thank you Suzie! I enjoy growing them! I think y...Thank you Suzie! I enjoy growing them! I think you've got me down in the "give anything a go attitude" towards gardening. I think it partly comes from just feeling its a hobby where I do have the freedom to try things out my way, and also because in my degree (which is in Clothing Manufacture) we were always encouraged to experiment with pattern making and sewing techniques in order to achieve the desired result. Its definitely given me the mentality that there's often not one set way of doing something, so if someone says to me "you can't grow that here", I immediately thing, "And why IS that? Let me give it a go!"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188603527602084352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-74724398135910158752013-11-19T11:55:19.304-08:002013-11-19T11:55:19.304-08:00I must admit UK Veg Gardeners is good, in fact I&#...I must admit UK Veg Gardeners is good, in fact I'm sure I started off a Scottish growers group years ago on there, then forgot the website until recently and it seems to have grown considerably since! But I never really saw that as just a forum, but more of a resource, because its not quite as intensive as typical forums, and UKVG also brings in some blogging elements along with it, which is a nice combination.<br /><br />Yes, I'll certainly be posting more about the odd and exotics, particularly because I already have so many seeds all ready to go come spring, for some pretty interesting new plants!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188603527602084352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-55330908510477295652013-11-19T11:52:25.882-08:002013-11-19T11:52:25.882-08:00Congratulations Rozzie! I love reading about your...Congratulations Rozzie! I love reading about your latest exotic veg experiments - your 'give anything a go' attitude to growing is fabulous.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03664981255045479055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-42957855792660657632013-11-19T11:50:56.472-08:002013-11-19T11:50:56.472-08:00Yes, I feel the same about the blogging vs forums ...Yes, I feel the same about the blogging vs forums in terms of actually learning and getting answers about queries. <br /><br />Yes that forum does indeed sound awful and could very well have been the same one. I can't remember now what it was called, but there was one wonderful girl there who said to me, "Ignore all of them, do what you want and no matter the outcome you'll learn just as much doing it your way than you would have if you did it theirs." Sadly, it seemed they were pushing her out too, which is just bizarre behaviour! What they mainly seemed to take issue with was that I could only grow in containers (with living in a 2nd floor flat and having no available outdoor space, not even a windowsill! The allotment wait was a minimum of 9 years at the time). They seemed to think that even trying to grow in containers was preposterous, even for the likes of tomatoes, which in my experience like to be on the side of pot bound, as they seem to be more productive for me this way.<br /><br />I'm definitely sticking to the bloggers from now on.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188603527602084352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-39474936850088151102013-11-19T11:44:46.810-08:002013-11-19T11:44:46.810-08:00Hi Tanya, thanks for your visit! Thanks for the co...Hi Tanya, thanks for your visit! Thanks for the congrats, and I hope you continue to enjoy reading! :)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15188603527602084352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-87711007860381574162013-11-19T01:36:43.440-08:002013-11-19T01:36:43.440-08:00What a lovely post. I think you're right about...What a lovely post. I think you're right about doing further posts on the unusual veg you're growing, gardeners always seem to be interested in things other than the norm. Well done on winning Mark's giveaway, his radishes always look so appetising so I think that variety would be well worth growing, it's one that I haven't tried before. I wonder which forum it was that you tried. I don't really visit forums very much any more as I prefer the blog world, but ones I've used in the past, and which have been very friendly, are UK Veg Gardeners and Allotments 4 All. Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17436932004631816039noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-75542548150945086922013-11-19T01:29:27.171-08:002013-11-19T01:29:27.171-08:00I agree with you that blogs are more rewarding tha...I agree with you that blogs are more rewarding than forums - I think more personal too as you seem to end up with a better rapport with fellow bloggers rather than the forum format of posting a question and waiting for an answer etc. <br /><br />As you know I had a similar bad experience with one forum where the queen bee of the forum actually sent me an abusive email because I contradicted something she had written. She saw me as a challenger to her 'throne'. I never visited again. I wonder if it is the same one as you didn't like. I'm always really happy to get new commenters or followers to my blog.Sue Garretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08164518448098182276noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2612766834326848993.post-14574898700845869732013-11-18T23:52:51.608-08:002013-11-18T23:52:51.608-08:00Hi Rozzie, nice to meet you. I have just popped ov...Hi Rozzie, nice to meet you. I have just popped over from Jo's blog for a quick visit and will no doubt be back again to see how things have been going for you. Congratulations on winning the seed give-away and also staring on Jo's blog. Tanya.https://www.blogger.com/profile/08436595615435609755noreply@blogger.com