Choose checklist items from local observed conditions. A demonstration editing brief; supply your own evidence and details.
Editorial focus
Choose checklist items from local observed conditions.
Begin with the context
Explain who this story is for and the question it answers. Include the details a new reader needs, and distinguish your own observations from material supplied by another source.
Plant notebook
Observe before you generalise
- Location
- Your actual growing space
- Season
- Date your observations
- Conditions
- Record what you measured
Make the useful part easy to find
The reference section below is deliberately structured for scanning, keyboard use and printing. Edit the labels and details to fit the real story rather than retaining irrelevant example fields.
Leave the reader with a next step
Link to a relevant topic, a dated source or a related story. Give collaborators proper credit and keep private or unverified information out of a public demonstration.
The growing journal
Follow the light. Watch things grow.
Greenhouses, growing spaces and the pleasure of looking a little closer.
Illustrative photography, not evidence of the sample project, recipe or reported event.