Garden Corner



Plants are Cool

I'm pretty sure I inherited the green thumbs from both my grandmothers.

My interest in plants is both botanical and agricultural. I am quite interested in plant breeding, and could see myself living on a farm one day. Also I believe that agriculture is a crucial survival skill.

Garden Blog Sub-Index

March 2024 - My First TPS Report 🥔
2023 - Growing Colourful Sweet Corn 🌽
September 2022 - Potato and Zucchini Garden Update 🥔

Reading List

Here is a selection of gardening blogs that I have enjoyed. They go deep enough into the biology and genetics of plants while also having interesting pictures.

Joseph Lofthouse, scale farmer advocating a return to simpler and more logical plant breeding practices. I read his book.
Return to Resistance by Raoul Robinson, a book on how the traditional approach to disease resistance is unsustainable.
Living Mudflower, an Australian garden blog. I first found him from a post on tomato and potato grafting.
Alan Kapuler, hippie vibes, but also working towards public domain plant breeding.
Rebsie Fairholm, independent plant breeder from the UK. Works with peas and wrote a book on potato breeding.
The Biologist is In, blog from a PhD geneticist, with detailed reports on colour pathways.
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