Blog Recommendation Monday: Keeping a Tradition Alive

The blog A Growing Tradition is about one mans effort to keep his father's (and now his) passion for home grown food alive. Thomas, the blog's author, left his so-called "concrete jungle" for New England to carry on a family home gardening tradition, and pass on  memories of gardening with his dad.

Thomas is a very successful gardener!  I know by the wonderful photos he takes of his produce.  If you wonder what a particular variety is, he lets you know via his informative photo captions.  He also weighs his produce monthly, so you can track his progress.

Another bonus about this blog is all the online resources he links to that lead his readers to interesting articles and videos, inspirational blogs, blogs from around the world, foodie blogs and notable online seed companies.

Thomas not only writes about his gardening adventures but he also actively posts blog entries about both good and bad cooking experiences. Whether he is telling stories, making general recommendations or posting recipes, this blog is one to include in your subscription list!

We're Listed on ALLTOP.com's Gardening Blog Page!

For "Blog Recommendation Monday" we bring you so many gardening blogs from all over that you won't know what hit you! We bring you the Alltop.com gardening page:

ALLTOP.COM GARDENING


Above is a photo of a regal looking blue jay on top of one of a garden trellis. We're not sure why we thought this photo was appropriate for today's entry other than he or she is on top of the trellis, and the UC Davis Good Life Garden is now listed on Alltop.com. It's a stretch, we know!

What the heck is Alltop.com? Well...from one Alltop.com newbie to another (my apologies for waking up to this cool site so recently), this is the place where you can go to find out "what is happening now" on a variety of topics...like gardening. And, when it comes to gardening, UC Davis Good Life Garden is now listed with other really interesting, informative and educational garden bloggers!! We are so excited! You have to scroll all the way to the bottom, but there we are!

Check out all of the sites, you will definitely be bookmarking quite a few for future reference! If and when you do, let us know which you like!

Great Gardening Resources: UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA AGRICULTURE AND NATURAL RESOURCES

Here in California we have an amazing resource that I want to make sure you know about! It is known here as ANR or the Division of Agriculture and Natural Resources and is comprised of a statewide network of University of California researchers and educators dedicated to the creation, development and application of knowledge in agricultural, natural and human resources. In other words, they do the research and all you have to do is take advantage of it!

They provide a wealth of information for our farmers, but also our home gardeners. You have got to check some of this out! The books they sell can't be beat, plus they offer a ton of free resources you simply must read!

HOW ABOUT



The California Master Gardener Handbook
It is a whopping 700 pages--the definitive guide to gardening in California. All for only $30!

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Drip Irrigation in the Home Landscape
This easy-to-use reference guide answers common questions about components, materials, design, installation, maintenance, and troubleshooting. If you're considering a drip irrigation system for your garden, for $5 you need this guide -- don't go to the hardware store without it!

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Browse all the FREE PUBLICATIONS from 21 pages about Slugs: A Guide to the Invasive and Native Fauna of California to 6 pages about Patch Budding: A Convenient Method for Top-Working Olives.

Do you have a similar resource in your state? If so, let us know!

Explore, learn and enjoy!