Last year I wrote in a Garden Blog, but I’m needing more this year. More permanence for Plant Files, particularly rare varieties, a place for the garden calendar, and a place to journal or blog. Since Google seems to be keen on picking up things from my blog on topics that kind of fall in between the cracks, I thought I would make it a sub of my blog. Hopefully, others find it useful and it can become a hub for many gardening topics. What I’m particularly interested in are the topics that are difficult for me to find information; growing things in the Texas Panhandle soil, low water gardens, local suppliers and producers, rare and unusual varieties of plants, info on bugs, etc.
I also want to get a Weather Station that will attach to the computer to automatically log wind, rainfall, temperature, humidity, and pressure. So, that I can correlate these with plant yields. The more expensive varieties have many wireless sensors. This seems excessive until you consider the ability to monitor above the canopy, below the canopy, and several different spots in the yard. In effect logging the various microclimates. This would be extremely useful information. After all, I’m most interested in the interactions between plants that create such microclimates.
Wordpress is installing now. I looked for a different Content Management System (CMS), but none of them seem suitable. I have modified WordPress many times. Perhaps, I can hammer it into place to fulfill my needs.
None of the themes so far seem to fit the bill. One will most likely have to be heavily modified. I don’t look forward to this. It’s very time consuming. My needs are pretty specific here and a blog isn’t a good match, but the other choices seem confusing and excessive.
I would like this to be an excellent resource that shows up easily on Google for myself and my fellow dryland, cityfolk gardeners dealing with the thick muck that grows our landscapes and fruits and vegetables.
The link is Stephen’s Garden.