🌺 SteemIt Community Garden Journal Challenge - August - Winner Announcement
Announcing the winners of the 🌺 SteemIt Community Garden Journal Challenge for August. Thanks everyone for your entries.
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The Challenge
12 days ago, I announced the start of the 🌺 SteemIt Community Garden Journal Challenge for August. 12 days... time flies!
My own garden is starting to fall apart. Although meteorological fall hasn't started yet, the weather has changed and I'm even thinking about bringing my Black Sapote plant inside... The nights are getting too cold for the tropical baby-plant to stay in the greenhouse.
14 entries were submitted this month. The challenge is still going strong. All participants received a share of the Steem-Bounty and a 100% upvote from me.
(@bengy, I still owe you that 100% upvote - Steempeak didn't allow me to change my vote. Both you and @riverflows have received your share of the Steem-Bounty in your wallet just now - I didn't catch your entries in time.)
You can find all entries in the comments section of the official contest post: 🌺 SteemIt Community Garden Journal Challenge - August
As always, I loved reading all those garden journals and seeing all those pictures. All made me smile from ear to ear. 😊 🌱
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The Contestants
Once again, I had the pleasure to read some updates written by recurring contestants, and have met a couple of new people and their gardens at the same time.
A big thanks to everyone who participated this time and showed us their August update.
@bengy, @riverflows, @erikah, @abitcoinskeptic, @nelinoeva, @enjar, @amberyooper, @sifondeseltz, @briarch, , @porters, @fmbs25, @gingbabida, @plantstoplanks and @minismallholding. It is because of you that I can keep this contest alive.
I really enjoyed reading everyone’s posts. Again, the entries were of different varieties: we could see summer gardens, winter gardens, indoor gardens... I could simply feel the enthusiasm and the love for greenery. Once again, I fell in love with everyone’s story...
I'm sorry I failed to leave you all a decent comment, but life has been hectic. I assure you I did read every single post and enjoyed it to the fullest.
If you love your garden - no matter how big or how small it is - I probably won’t have to tell you that you are all winners.
If you’re a bit like me you know how easy instant happiness can be: a flower that blooms, a delicious, homegrown fruit to pick, finding a ladybug walking around... They don’t come any better than that, right?!
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The Winners
Picking the winners is never easy... but it has to be done .. 😊
The winners are...
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@riverflows'
Conversations with Strawbum: A Chicken's Eye View of the Garden [Garden Journal 2019]
Very original approach, @riverflows. Your post really cracked me up! Can't wait for Strawbum's adventures in your spring garden, lol.
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@nelinoeva's
My Garden Journal - August
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Congratulations to both. I've sent your prizes to your wallets.
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As promised, I have picked 2 random participants who will receive 2 SBI shares each.
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Congrats, @plantstoplanks and @minismallholding. I sponsored 2 @steembasicincome shares for each of you.
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Keep Posting Garden Updates
This was the August edition of the #gardenjournal2019 challenge. Thanks to everyone who joined.
I hope to see all of you again in about 2 weeks, to show me what you are up to!
TIP: If you want to make sure you don't miss out, you can add the #gardenjournal2019 tag to Ginabot on Discord. She'll then notify you whenever a new post with the tag is published. Or you can subscribe to my RSS feed or my newsletter - you'll find both links underneath my signature.
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Gratz to the winners! I look forward to see how things are growing along next month!
Congrats to all the entrants with gardens of their own and to the winners.
I must have missed the current contest because of the end of a crazy August.
I will be in on the next one for sure. Awesome again. .
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Thanks, @zekepickleman. Hope to see you in the next one.
(I will try to promote it a little more next time)
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Thanks for another fun month getting to share in everyone's bounty! Always a blast just to have an excuse to take some photos and join in. Much appreciated that you take the time to keep this going!
I wouldn't be able to keep it going without the participants, @plantstoplanks :0)
Such a nice surprise! Thank you very much for choosing my post! 😀
I should thank you for joining and entering such a great post ;0)
Thank you.
I still haven't gotten around to reading about Strawbum's adventures. I need to remedy that!
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You really should, @minismallholding. It's hilarious :0)
Congrats to the winners!
I missed this contest. 😞 Will try for the next one.
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Wow this is great and it's super-cool to know that my friend @simplymike is a lover of nature and garden.
I think that I have myself to blame for not participating in the contest and thus use the platform to showcase my little garden which is slowing dying off as a result of too much rain fall in this part of the world.
Please just do me a favour of sending a link to me about the guidelines of the contest because I would be interested in participating during the next edition.
The guidelines will be in the next challenge post, @voclab. They're always the same.
You can take a look at the previous post HERE to get an idea.
It will be up some time during the last week of the month.
Sorry to hear your garden isn't doing that great... :0/
Thanks man @simplymike for your prompt response. Well, here a tip in return for your kind gesture.
Please do well to peruse my blog, I tagged you the the concluding version of the food preparation.
I'm sure that you know what I'm talking about.
Thanks, @voclab
You're welcome, anytime.