Well you can find all sorts of gardening blogs simply by Googling 'gardening blog'. But posting re-direct links to off-GW sites really defeats the purpose of the forums here doesn't it? That is kind of like Target putting up signs to advertise the sales at Walmart. ;)

Instead, it is best to share that info here where all can easily access, discuss, and learn from it - that is the purpose of the Garden Web forums after all.

And posting re-direct links isn't popular with Admin either as outlined in the Terms of Service that comes with membership. It gets into all sorts of potential copyright problems and liability/legal issues also discussed in the TOS rules. They are linked at the bottom of each page if you want to review them.

There are some blog links that if posted can get a person's account suspended or closed (sent to Disney as we say) and those who do post links to their personal websites too often have found their accounts closed for spamming.

Just some points to consider. ;)

Dave

Hi dave

I own a large forum (wedding) and actually encourage our members to post their blogs in their siggies. That way if people want to see them they can.

I love sharing my information but sometimes have trouble posting images because I can't copy the image URL from my blog and have to upload to photobucket which is sort of a pain because photobucket runs so slowly for me.

Also I don't think everyone on GW wants to know about my daily harvest, critter kills, etc. ;)

Just is what it is tammysf.
Kinda like the vaccine you'll take this Fall for Swine Flu and the hit your check will take for health care ( if you still get a check).
I have never posted a link nor intend to ... but I grow tired of the censorship. Still, it is required due to the dumb arsses that run through.
It is a sad state of affairs that we are in. I check email to stay in touch with the kids off in school ... but in order to do so I have to wade through pathetic crap sent me by purely ignorant losers that don't even care if I speak Chinese or not.
I'm very flustered at the moment as I watch all of this transpire.
Folks come here via search links ( due to user supplied content) looking for answers that were freely given and have to install 18 ( a bit much ... but close) different blockers in order to see the answers for all of the pop ups.
Yet, It is as American as America has become.
Hopefully not my last post ;) Things just seem wrong all the way around.
I think active folks deserve a bit of credit. I come here due to the vast amount of knowledge available and the spirit of help willingly supplied. Rules have to be enforced but shah dang, where is the line? Shameless garbage is one thing but ..
Never mind; I'm done with it.

Nice blog, tammysf! :-) I enjoy visiting gardening blogs too.

I have to agree with tammysf. I have never posted a link here(fairly new to this site) But it seems to me that if someone does not want to click on the link to a blog they wont, and it should not bother them either way. I really enjoy this forum and I also enjoy the members blogs, just gives a little more in sight to who it is we are conversing with on GW.

Connie.

I'm very new here too, but I kind of like the idea of having a thread for the folks who regularly post here, to post their blog links. I've found some really entertaining blogs that I wouldn't have known about otherwise, just because of the links here.

Now, it's a different story altogether when someone is starting threads repeatedly for the sole purpose of promoting their blog, or if they're posting links for monetary gain, but I don't see the harm in linking it in a signature for people to peruse if they so desire (wait, is there someplace here where we can set siggies?) if it's not some random spammer.

/ducks flying tomatoes

Ok, I didn't read every word, but i didn't see anything in the terms of service prohibiting linking to a (non-commercial) blog. I saw one reference to copyright and your personal website (giving GW permissions) but that's all. I link to my blog here all the time and I also link and/or suggest Gardenweb in other places. If they didn't want us to post links, why would they put those 2 little boxes right here under the message?? I agree, if you don't want to visit my blog, don't click the link. Before I started the blog, I was much more likely to post quite a few pictures on GW which for some, can cause problems, so for them, a link is probably much better.

So, Tammysf, since you asked...

Here is a link that might be useful: Tales of a Transplanted Gardener

I don't see anything wrong with linking to your blog at the bottom of your posts. In fact I recently suggested to our resident blog spammer to do just that, rather than continually starting new threads. (didn't help much, he just bumps his old threads now)

If I click on your link and like what I see, I'll keep an eye out for future posts from you and may click the link again to check out your latest updates. If I don't care for your blog it's easy enough to just ignore the link. How simple is that?

Nice blog btw Tammy. :)

Tammy, those blueberries look yummy!

GardenWeb is just like any community; you are going to have different people with different views.

I happen to love it when a member posts a link to their blog. In fact reading the blogs posted on this forum encouraged me to start my own blog as a gardening journal this year. Which in turn seems to keep me motivated to pay more attention to my gardens. The fact that a few people like my blog, follow it, and post comments encourages me even further.

I have learned so much both from posts to this forum and from members blogs. I feel this year I am better at gardening than I was in the past.

I also donÂt have a problem with people posting starting a thread about their garden to promote their blog. ItÂs like a preview and if you are interested, there is more at the blog. You donÂt HAVE to click the link if you choose not to, but the option is there.

Rachel
GrafixMuse's Garden Spot

Thanks, tammy, for starting a thread for the non-haters. ;-) I love checking out the fruits on your blog! I just got some started this year, so I may call upon your fruit expertise next year. =) I have Triple Crown Blackberry's, Wineberry Raspberry's, Strawberries, Dwarf Lime Tree & Dwarf Banana Tree (this one prob take 2-3 years b4 it produces). We should link up blogs.

- Steve

Here is a link that might be useful: Steve's Garden Blog

I am now following your blogs:

wow, i love the garlic...last night i decided i wanted to grow garlic. was it hard? when did you plant? I also, like that you share your meals...i am the same way. i garden to i can eat yummy things! if you cut the top off the garlic so that each clove is exposed, after it is roasted you can just squeeze the head of garlic and they should all squeeze out easily.

Rachel, love your bean set up...so much prettier than mine. i had my husband set mine up because it was the day before we went into hospital to have baby and he was pretty rushed...also something chewed on my first set of bean plants so i planted a second set to stagger bean harvest and they are looking much prettier...

Steve, congrats on the banana tree...i love my tropical trees and am looking to add a lychee to my garden ;)

Star_stuff & Medcave, thanks for checking out my blog ;)

Spaghetina, when are you going to start your blog..? would love to see it especially since we are so close to each other.

Thanks Tammy! The garlic was easy. I planted it back in November maybe? It was in the bed where I started my cool weather crops and I had the bed covered this spring. Next time, I'm putting the garlic in a different bed. It didn't need to be covered (it was mulched well) and when we had some heavy spring snows, the poor garlic kept getting flattened.

Here is a link that might be useful: Tales of a Transplanted Gardener

Tammy, I keep going back and forth about starting one. On the one hand, I'd love to keep track of what's going on out back, and on the other, I know I'm not disciplined enough to keep track of things quite as neatly and frequently as everyone else. I'm also pretty sure I'd bore everyone. Lol.

I love reading other people's blogs and they give me ideas for my garden which inevitably lead to questions which I then come back to GW to ask.

I have to admit I also get a little jealous looking at what everyone is growing right now because I'm in southern AZ and it's quite the feat just keeping things alive because of the heat.

Here is a link that might be useful: Desert Dame's Blog

OK..I admit it. I have given links to my blog on GW. But in my defense, it has always been a link to a post that was pertinent to the question or topic at hand.

I understand what digdirt is saying, but I also agree with many of the others. Sometimes you can find a nifty blog that you otherwise would not have from Google, unless you sifted through 37 pages of links.

I'm not sure how GW views the blog links, but I have always seen them as an extension of GW, and only benefits the overall usefulness of the forums. The blog links also add another element of community and building relationships, which is one of the main purposes of a forum.

Just my opinion, not saying it's right or wrong. So here's my blog as well.

Here is a link that might be useful: Veggie Gardener

cha_cha: Love the blog! I'm quite the avid chef, so I like to see kitchen results of people's garden adventures. =)

greenbean08: You should be one of those crazy food photography artists! My pet peeve is unappetizing pictures of food (like little ethnic restaurants sometimes have on their menus). I don't get enough natural light (or a lightbox) in my house to ever get a decent picture of my cooking, else I think I'd blog recipes. Love the storm pictures too, I love a good storm.

Now I am hungry...and checking the weather.

Thanks megpi. I'm still working on getting the light quite right (someday I'm going to make a reflector of some sort). If I wasn't using a tripod, it wouldn't work at all, at least not at dinner time.

I attempted some more lightning pics last night but had to quickly abandon that when another storm arrived from the other side of the house. Luckily we didn't have any damage like a lot of people who the storm hit first. Lots of gardens destroyed by large hail & strong winds. I was watching the weather today for sure...

Here is a link that might be useful: Tales of a Transplanted Gardener

I don't post here much now, but I've enjoyed following the blog links, so thought I'd add mine. It's primarily a record for my own information, and I haven't got around to adding any interesting pictures yet, but it might be interesting to someone.

I'm an experienced, if a bit unconventional, veggie gardener, some experience with soft fruit, and a newbie to fruit trees like apples and pears. Right now it's winter in NZ, and I'm basically starting from scratch.

Here is a link that might be useful: BelladonnaBess garden blog

I blog about my little container/hanging garden on my LJ...but it also includes much about my cat, spiritual things, rants, and fan stuff. :)

I thought about taking advantage of the garden blogs available here, but I figured my garden was too small and probably wouldn't interest too many people here.

Here is a link that might be useful: From the Mommybot

My blog leans more toward trees or tree care. But it looks like some landscape and shrub content is on the horizon this year.

M. D. Vaden of Oregon Tree Blog

This is going to be a surge of gardening year at our home. Now that the landscape design has been tweaked a bit. Still have a few small trees to add like Hinoki cypress, after some tree pruning in a couple of weeks. Yesterday was my first attempt at trying to get some apple tree blossoms. Need to work on that some. I like apple tree blossoms even more than cherry tree blossoms.

Here is a link that might be useful: M. D. Vaden of Oregon Tree and Forest Bllog

I have to steer you to my sister's blog. It is incredibly beautiful. I wish I'd gotten half her talent.

It's worth the trip!

Here is a link that might be useful: Gardening with Grace

tammysf - I don't have a blog - but might be nice if had the time.

A little hint for your emerging pole/bush bean sprouts. I've found it absolutely necessary to cover the planting area with fine mesh before the beans emerge. Birds, especially, love them - as do - bugs, mice, lizards, etc.

Just my 2 c's.

Bejay

I added more entries to my blog after many months so I can share some of my garden pics. Enjoy

http://sjgardenchronicles.blogspot.com/2010/04/fruits.html

Here is a link that might be useful: Blog

I love looking at other people's garden blogs. Thanks for starting the thread!

I'll attach a link to mine below...

Here is a link that might be useful: Dirt in my Fingernails