Category: General

The Dutch have an expression, komkommertijd, which translates to Cucumber Time.  According to Wikipedia this is called Silly Season in English.

It’s a very important time for journalists.

Literally it’s the time of year when news is so slow, because everyone is on vacation and out enjoying the sun somewhere, that journalists are so hungry for a story they are even willing to report on cucumber harvests.  It’s the time of year where there is often a rash of fake press releses, trying to catch journalists off guard.  Every once in a while a good joke gets pulled.

I don’t know about traditional journalism, but it’s getting awfully quiet in the garden blogging world right now.  Anyone reading this have any good stories about their cucumbers?

Jardinera is a Computer Science PhD student in Boulder Colorado, with a Community Garden plot.  Her garden includes tomato plants hanging upside-down and insect pests probably a lot of us have never seen before.

We also have something else in common.  Years ago, when I was a Computer Science student, I certainly appreciated a good tasting beer (and still do).  I also lived in a student town, in and amongst the mountains, with a famous microbrewery.

I’ve just updated my WordPress theme.  Those of you who use RSS probably won’t notice any changes, but if you visit the website you’ll see it looks a lot different.

The old theme was getting out of date, and many new features weren´t supported with it, so mostly the new theme is just to keep up with the times.

I’m sure there are lots of bugs and problems still to sort out, so don’t be surprised if you see some more changes in the coming days.

Of course, don’t be afraid to let me know if something isn’t working right!