Today is not only Harvest Monday, it marks the second month anniversary of my blog. I was encouraged by Garden Writers Association to start one. Now that I’ve started, I can’t stop. It really is addictive. In 61 days, I’ve made 29 posts, and had over 1,400 blog hits from 46 countries. But I’m still a baby blogger, as in newbie, not as in blogging about babies. So much yet to learn.
It took me a while to figure out how to list blogs that I like on my blogroll. I was going to limit it to 20, but there are too many blogs out there that I like. So many good bloggers, so little space on the blogroll.
I figured out how to get the Clustrmap widget on my blog, and really enjoy seeing where my viewers live. But I haven’t been able to post a weather widget that functions. Seems that WordPress doesn’t support Java script. At least that’s what I think the problem is. If anyone else is using WordPress and has a weather widget, please let me know.
And now on to my harvest for the past week.
2 lbs navel oranges (4)
2 lbs 11 oz Meyer lemons (11)
4 oz Bearrs limes (2)
12 oz bell pepper (3)
lettuce
marjoram
sage
thyme
That’s nearly 6 lbs of produce this week. Not bad for a garden that’s the size of a teacup. That’s six pounds that didn’t have to be shipped anywhere, six pounds that didn’t contribute to global warming.
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I took me a little while to figure out how to set up as well since I have to admit I’m a bit technically challenged.
Wow, it’s a good sign that you’ve gotten so many hits so quickly. I think it took me a little while longer to get to that number. That has to be one of my favorite things about blogging – the fact that it connects you to so many people from all across the world.
Interesting harvest! I wish we could grow some of these things in New England.
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Hi Thomas, thanks for stopping by. You have cranberries and we don’t, if that’s any consolation. Sweet corn is better in New England than here, but I think the best corn comes from the Midwest. I don’t have room for it in my tiny garden, and I have yet to grow a pumpkin in my current yard. Maybe next summer. I keep hoping.
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Congratulations on your double harvest!
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Thanks, Hoiyin.
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Oh lemons. How I wish I had a greenhouse to grow them in. Sadly I’m not harvesting anything now, but I am using up some of my preserved food.
I like the connections in garden blogging too. You “meet” people from all over the world.
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Hi Daphne, I’m really having fun with blogging. Your blog and garden are an inspiration.
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What a nice sounding harvest. I was interested to see in a previous post that you have so many fruit trees. Very exciting!
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Hi Emily. We were inspired by our neighbor across the street who has at least 25 fruit trees. Some of ours are dwarf and some semi-dwarf, or they’d never fit.
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Sounds like you had an excellent harvest this week. About my harvest widget, I made it myself. I can make you one if you would like. I’m not sure how wordpress works but it is just an html code that you place on the side.
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Hi Dan, I’d love to have a copy of the HTML code for the harvest widget. You can email it to me at lmurrayphd@gmail.com. Thanks.
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