tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142304686061927788.post2919077955126361772..comments2023-04-05T02:53:08.289-07:00Comments on Duke City Digger: Gardens I Have Known: Part 3Mudhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16678314234179160996noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142304686061927788.post-48378217034283432332011-04-05T13:21:23.904-07:002011-04-05T13:21:23.904-07:00I'm up in Albuquerque now. In general, I like...I'm up in Albuquerque now. In general, I like the weather alot better up here. Fall smells like fall.<br /><br />And I don't know what bitter melons taste like. I've been very curious too. I've read that they taste "bitter, but nor unpleasantly so".Mudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678314234179160996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142304686061927788.post-49021278319902277312011-04-05T10:23:23.056-07:002011-04-05T10:23:23.056-07:00Oh, yea. What do bitter melons taste like. I'v...Oh, yea. What do bitter melons taste like. I've often wondered..giantveggiegardenerhttp://giantveggiegardener.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142304686061927788.post-78535903713633008602011-04-05T10:22:01.851-07:002011-04-05T10:22:01.851-07:00Hey Duke City Digger! Thanks for visiting my site!...Hey Duke City Digger! Thanks for visiting my site! Are you still living in Las Cruces or are you in The Duke City'—Albuquerque now? Growing is more hospitable Albuquerque as it gets sooo hot in Las Cruces in the summers. Reminds me of growing up in Phoenix and trying to get vegetables growing there-almost impossible. Nice to see younger people involved in gardening and all things sustainable!giantveggiegardenerhttp://giantveggiegardener.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142304686061927788.post-9706689163111865502011-04-05T10:05:04.275-07:002011-04-05T10:05:04.275-07:00I went ahead and signed up on Blotanical. I figur...I went ahead and signed up on Blotanical. I figure it really can't hurt. However, I'm sceptical. Beyond the geographical search, I'm not sure it offers much that I don't already have through a blogroll and commenting on blogs I follow. Maybe I'll find more uses for it in the coming days.<br /><br />The post you linked to (with a broken link, btw) also mentioned Folia, which I'm going to try out. I like the idea of a social network designed to help me keep track of my plants. Unfortunately their interface seems really chunky and inconsistent.<br /><br />I guess what it boils down to is is my motivation in blogging here. It's primarily for myself. I don't expect my writings to be interesting to most people and I certainly don't expect to make any money off a huge readership. Mostly, I wanted a place to keep a garden journal, keep track of when I plant what, and sort out why exactly it is that I garden.<br />Of course, if I make some friends along the way, especially friends who can give me local gardening advice, so much the better ^_^Mudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16678314234179160996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1142304686061927788.post-74617554011687311132011-04-04T20:09:06.623-07:002011-04-04T20:09:06.623-07:00I love it! Dorms (and apartments) can be so steri...I love it! Dorms (and apartments) can be so sterile--inhabited but not really lived in. I can see how gardens would instantly make each unit feel like a home, and the whole place like a real neighborhood. I hope you manage to grow your seditiously Bitter Melons one day soon.<br /><br />By the way, I don't know whether you've ever come across <a href="http://www.blotanical.com/index.php" rel="nofollow">Blotanical.com</a>--it's a virtual "meeting place" for garden bloggers. Another blogger has written a good review of its pluses and minuses <a href="http://orchids-on-a-balcony.blogspot.com/2011/03/some-handy-sites-blotanical-orchid.html%22" rel="nofollow">here</a>. You write so well--if you want a wider readership, I'm sure it's out there, once people find you.Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08297253093260251145noreply@blogger.com