CONTEST: Gardening Tips And Tricks
I am really getting into the gardening spirit. I feel it in my soul! It's a bit odd since the last 7 years I wasn't able to even consider gardening until June at the earliest because we lived up north. But here in sunny Florida it is 80 degrees, the flowers are blooming, and I have a very large patio that is screaming to be laiden with pots of glorious growing things.
However, I realize that much of the country and parts of the world are frozen quite solid at the moment. So, in the spirit of positive thinking, and knowing how it feels to believe that winter will literally never end, I thought we could have a little contest. Here's the nitty gritty if you're interested:
Theme:
Write a detailed post sharing tips or tricks for increasing your harvest, ridding the garden of pests, or just making gardening life easier.
Example: In my first gardening post I mentioned that I used coyote urine to deter deer...this could have easily been a lengthy, hilarious post all it's own considering all of the fail that occured before we learned our lesson.
Rules:
- Only one entry per person please!
- All content should be original. Images and videos should also be your own, but if not, they need to be properly sited as such, of course.
- All entries must be tagged with #gardencontest or they will not be considered.
- Have fun, tell your story, share your insight!
Prizes
Of course, the prizes are the best part, right? Remember, prizes are awarded based on originality of content.
1st Place: 10 SBD
2nd Place: 5 SBD
3rd Place: 2 SBD
Deadline:
All entries must be submitted by 5pm EST February 17th 2017. Winners will be announced and awarded at 8pm February 17th 2017.
Judging:
If you would like to partake in Judging the contest rather than entering the contest yourself, please contact me on SteemitChat at @alohaoy. Judges will be mentioned in the award post and will receive their very own unicorn named Bucky. Bucky is imaginary but he loves you, nonetheless.
If you would like to donate SBD to increase the prize pool then you're our hero. You will be mentioned as a donor in the award post and showered with hugs and rainbows for days to come.
All in all, the point is have fun, get to know some of your fellow community members, and maybe learn something new!!
Good luck! If anyone has any questions let me know!!
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Thank you!!
ahha nice contest
<3 Thank you much!
This is a great way to get the gardening season off to a great start! Thanks for your generosity. And I look forward to seeing all the entries! I know what I'm writing about! The first person to guess correctly in a reply to this comment will get 1 SBD from me! And I will read every entry, of course, for @gardening-trail curation.
How to maximise your home garden crop of forage materials {grin} .... or in plainer words..just about everything in your garden is edible ....
Winner -- winner -- that's close enough! You have been following my posts! I will send you your prize when I get back home tonight. Congratulations! :D
Lol, thank you kindly. Yes, I follow your posts as I really enjoy your foraging stories and am amazed at the dishes you come up with.
You're welcome. You should see the transfer in your wallet now. I was a little slow on getting caught up here on Steemit!
Here it is: Eat Those Garden Weeds - Two Strategies for Great Garden Weed Eating. If you've got weeds in your garden, you've probably got good eating! : )
Ha ..thanks, but I have a dust bowl {sob}..I go read now.
Awww. Drought just saps the spirit, doesn't it. Drought seems so endless and cruel. :(
16% of usable water in our dams... that is approximately 20 days and no relief in sight. Yesterday was 40 degrees Celsius (approx 103 fahrenheit) ... another cooker today. .... things are getting pear shaped.
Thanks Haphazard!!
You're welcome! And stay cool -- 103F is too hot, but then, I like it less than 80F!
very cryptic, 1 sbd for a correct guess on a question posed as e exclamation :D , you can plant inhouse and dunno , can't be sure what you know :D
I have a common theme running across a lot of my posts, especially with the Steemit Culinary Challenge. That's a hint -- hint, hint. ; ) And I probably do overdo with exclamation points, lol.
Aww, thanks!! I look forward to reading what you come up with! It's going to be a fun week!
You're welcome! I'm looking forward to seeing what folks come up with, too! :D
ok 7 days for a gardening lesson ? :D sure why not :) , I have much to learn too so I will take a go at it :)
Awesome!!
awesome one - i actually also drive a contest at the moment - people need to guess location and i do not get anyone to guess sth - ok my pricing is low but still, some comment but no one guessing lol
Here's my entry for your contest, @alohaoy -- Gardening Tips and Tricks - Eat Those Garden Weeds - Two Strategies for Great Garden Weed Eating.