Comments on: Creating a Garden Journal

By: Personal Document Organizer

Personal Document Organizer — Tue, 26 Jun 2007 15:07:12 +0000

Personal Document Organizer…

Your blog posts are insightful. I will take them into deep thought and consideration. Your point of view is very smart and intellectual. Charlie…

By: Stella

Stella — Tue, 06 Mar 2007 03:30:39 +0000

We just started our first garden this weekend. I am so excited! This weekend I am going to sit down with the seed packets and write everything down. There are already some seeds that are not sprouting, I want to be sure NOT to buy the same ones next year. I think this will come in handy for next years plantings..trial/error.

By: Garden Journaling-- robinlemon.com

Garden Journaling-- robinlemon.com — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:48:25 +0000

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By: Robin

Robin — Sat, 24 Feb 2007 13:26:43 +0000

This is a great idea I hadn’t even thought about. I just moved into a new home in December. We have a nice big yard with an area I have plans for a garden (vegetable, flower, herbs). It is going to take years to make it into my “dream garden”.

A journal to track my progress through each year, will not only be an organizational/reference tool but a keepsake to look back on.

Ok, I am off to decide on what to use as my journal. Hey- maybe I’ll put some of my scrapbooking supplies to use on this project.

By: Darlene

Darlene — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 18:59:11 +0000

Great ideas! Right now all my tags & pkgs from last years garden are sitting in a large basket along with all the tags from my perrenials I’ve been collecting over the years.
Just think if I mapped out what perennials I planted where I could readily come up with those names that somehow escape me when someone asks “What’s that?” Ummm…err…
I did make out some markers on plastic sticks and used permanant marker to write on them but they faded. Time to get organized.

By: monkeywrangler71

monkeywrangler71 — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 05:51:57 +0000

I am planning to make yet another attempt at gardening this year and I was thinking I should have some kind of journal. I thought I would just make notes in a little day planner about planting dates, harvest dates, etc. It never occurred to me to note the types of plants and how well they do, or diagrams, or most of the other stuff that’s been mentioned. Maybe I should be using a binder instead.

I actually feel kind of overwhelmed by the whole gardening idea. It just feels like such a huge project that I have no clue how to start.

By: emily_hope

emily_hope — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 03:38:06 +0000

I so need to do this. I get so discouraged. I do not have a green thumb. I need to start collecting some data. Thanks.

By: Maggi

Maggi — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 15:41:42 +0000

Sara this is such a great article. I’m not a good gardener. I have planted before and done ok. I’ve always wanted to do this. We have clay and dirt. I have a very nice hillside I thought about growing strawberries since we enjoy them so much. I always wanted to know how to grow herbs in my house. I think this would be a great start.
I already have a journal for personal use. But this would be nice for my kids. So they could use it later in their lives to see what I tried and didn’t work when planting, recipes. The birds we saw.
I’m going to go get me a new binder.

By: mom23boys

mom23boys — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 22:51:17 +0000

Every spring I have good intentions to grow a garden. We even started one a few years, but we have not been very successful. I think a garden journal would be a great idea because then I can review it to see why things are working…the weather, the soil, etc.

By: AheeK

AheeK — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 03:29:03 +0000

This was an awesome post. If you’re serious about gardening, this is one of the most important tools at your disposal. A lot of people can remember what they planted and where from last year, but what about three years ago? Or five? Or ten? Keeping good records can do a lot to help your garden be successful.