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Posted: Apr/30/2009 8:06 AM PST
Hello everyone, I'm a new member. Anyone out there have a source or made their own gardening diary. I'm wanting to update my 5 yr old spiral notebook of all my plants and shrub info ,into something more user friendly. Something that includes a season by season of what to do with each plant(fertilize, prune, split,Etc).Is anyone else out there as anal as I am ? |
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Posted: Apr/30/2009 9:04 AM PST
I've recently been thinking about doing that. I've got tons of photos of my plants and just this year started a diary. I'm thinking of going plant by plant, but plants for a season or even a month at a time would work. Even drying some might be a nice touch, too. In a scrapbook style with page protectors it would be user friendly even with dirty fingers. |
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Posted: May/01/2009 5:41 AM PST
I would think that it would be easy to do on the word processor. Create a folder and go month by month, year by year. It would be easy to insert pictures, etc. Welcome to Garden Guides, by the way. Hope to see you in the forums. |
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Posted: May/01/2009 6:54 AM PST
greenknees that is not anal..lol. if it is then im anal too! I started my gardening journal about three years ago. If purchased, born dates, feeding times..etc. I carry my journal around with me in my gardening tote to make notes about the weather, insect sightings, to prune or not to prune. I feel more organized that way. |
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Posted: May/18/2009 6:59 PM PST
I have kept many journals over the years and I like the composition books myself. I glue pics in there from catalogs and ones I've taken. The pages don't fall out. I also have room for notes from garden books I've read. that way I dont lose them. I decorate the front covers with different papers and decorations so each year the color is different. You could also tape or glue in blank months in the back of it for recording your to-dos. and also include a list of spring of next year to-dos so you dont forget what changes you want to make. you could make a tab or divider or just a seperate "master book" of plants and their specs...height , sun/shade, etc. Let us know what you come up with! |
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Posted: May/03/2010 1:20 PM PST
Hi - I just found GardenGuides - looks like a great site. I have done garden journals & a diary for many years. Tried doing some on the computer but kept going back to using paper. I like to keep track of plants purchased & keep the receipts, guarantees, where planted, how they did, photos of them, etc. Written wish lists, climate charts, journal entries, fertilizing that worked /didn’t work etc. I finally found one to buy that has forms & charts ready to fill in. Lots of room to write down all your notes and thoughts. I really, really like. What a time saver and it keeps everything in one place. So I wanted to share this with you since it is hard to find journals that offers such a complete recording system.. My binder is easy to pick up, find a cozy spot to sit and flip through the pages. Check out the most complete recording journal system that I found at - aGardenersJournal.com and it is also sold at - Amazon.com |
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Posted: May/08/2010 2:56 PM PST
I haven't thought to do a garden journal, but I did hit on the idea of scrapbook garden...for planning my 2011 gardening experience. I'm new to more in depth gardening...planning, seedings, plant food, fertilizers, etc. The seeding thing got me started on researching more about gardening. Since both myself & my hubby are currently unemployed, I can't just go out and spend even like $2 a plant. That would get very expensive...even just with plants. I'm not even thinking about dirt, food, fertilzer, pots, etc. BUT packets of seeds for $2-3 dollars could give me 20-30 plants at the price of 1 store brought plant! Anyways, I'm rambling. Thanks for the idea of a garden journal. I think I will start mine today...but this year will pretty bare. Just tomatoes, craveing pumpkins and possiblly try container gardening some radishes (or raised garden beds). Thanks again!! 
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