A Quick Blog Tour

Thanks for visiting Veg Plotting and welcome.

This post is a quick tour of my blog to highlight some of its key features and I hope it'll help you to feel at home more quickly.



Starting with the right hand sidebar...



At last I've taken the plunge to show you me posing in my garden. Click on the photo and you'll be taken to my About Page.

Sprechen Sie Deutsch, ou Francais, o Espanol or...? No problem! There's a Translate button at the top just in case you feel more comfortable reading Veg Plotting in another language. 

And then...

...there are some summary Pages to help you get started which includes:


  • An introduction to my garden and allotment plot
  • I also have a Free Resources and Tutorials page for posts other readers have said they've found particularly useful
  • If you'd like to know more about the place where I live, there's a page full of links to tell you more about Chippenham
  • The Popular Posts page highlights some of my most read posts and various series on the blog
  • I also have separate Pages for my 52 Week Salad Challenge - growing a year of salads; the gardens I've visited; and my easy-to-make seasonal recipes
  • A Contact page outlining the ways you can get in touch

Once you've finished with any of these you just click on the Home Page link to bring you back to my blog. Clicking on the Veg Plotting in the box at the top of the screen does the same thing. You can do this wherever you've got yourself within my blog to get you back to where you started as an alternative to using your browser's Back button.

If you'd like a bitesize read of Veg Plotting, then there's links to my Twitter, Facebook and Instagram feeds. I also do a nice line in boring YouTube videos - I need to polish my technique considerably.

I've been lucky to meet a number of people both virtually and for real during my time blogging. If they also have a blog, then you'll find a Link to them in my right sidebar under Goodreads. 

I have a similar set of links to organisations I support under GoodCauses, and Goodgarden blogging times takes you to the Garden Bloggers Fling blog. This is a fun and educational annual get together on the other side of the pond. 2017's is in Washington DC.

Note: I sometimes carry a number of advertisements under the Sponsors heading. I've explained my approach to adverts and why I have them here. Rest assured I follow the Blog With Integrity code of practice.


Now let's move over to the top left of the page...



If you wish to home in on a particular subject, there's a Search box you can use at the top left of the page. This is just like Googling, except the search and results are restricted to what's here on my blog. 



Moving on down to the left hand sidebar...



If you like what you see and would like to come back for more, I've set up a number of Subscription options for you. 

  • Bloglovin' is a popular reader, so you can sign up using the heart button 
  • Alternatively you can subscribe by email and have my posts pop into your inbox each time I publish a new one. Bear in mind I'm currently publishing at least three times a week
  • If you use a web reader such as Bloglines, then subscribing to my RSS feed is the one for you
  • If you already have a Google account, then the Follower option is your best bet. I rather like your avatars winking at me from the sidebar


My Other Scribblings gives you an idea of the other publications I write for, plus details of the guest posts I've written for other blogs.




At the bottom of the page you'll find...


  • On the left you'll find the Archive section. This is a listing of all my posts by year and month. Toggling on the little arrow keys to the left of each year lets you see which months I've published, and the same action on each month shows you the titles of each post available.
  • A Contact form if you'd like to write to me about the blog, advertising opportunities etc.
  • The weather forecast for Chippenham over the next few days 
  • The 10 most Popular posts on the blog this month - not necessarily from the month we're in at the time



So what's the bit in the middle then?



Ahhh, that's the most important bit. The place where my blog posts appear, either in their 'straight' diary reverse date order form or according to any Search or Archive process you may have applied. In order to give you a reasonable download time, I've restricted the number of posts per page to 3. You'll find buttons to take you to Older (and Newer when appropriate) posts after the third or last post in the set you're viewing.


At the bottom of each post there's a
You Might Also Like heading which has 5 photos beneath it. These are Veg Plotting posts selected by a clever little application called LinkWithin. If you like the look of what you see, click on the picture to go to the full post - it's a great random way to find out lots of other goodies on the blog.

The only time you won't find my posts in the middle is when you've clicked to view a Page.



And finally...



... do dive in, there are lots of blog posts for you to enjoy. 


If you have any questions or anything to say about my blog in general or on a specific post, then we can start a conversation in the Comments either via the link below or via the one below the particular post you're looking at. Or you can email me via the Contact form at the bottom of the page or directly to vegplotting at gmail dot com :)

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Merry Christmas!

The Resilient Garden

#mygardenrightnow: heading into summer with the Chelsea Fringe

That blue flower: A spring spotter's guide

Introducing the #mygardenrightnow project