Hello Friends! Last year, I wrote a few posts on gardening, and since we're back into gardening season (well,
most of us are), I thought I'd re-air them for all you new gardening or wanna-be gardening readers! I hope you find some of the information helpful...
Hi everyone! Paperwork probably seems a funny place to start, huh? Well, I just
wanted to share some of the things I do to stay organized before I even
head out to play in the dirt. - One thing I've done from the very
beginning, is keep a "Gardening Journal" of some sort every year.
Here
is one where I just had a small notebook and wrote entries maybe weekly
on what was blooming, when I had planted things, where I had planted
things, what plants were thriving, which might need to be transplanted,
when I fertilized, when I sprayed for pests, when my vegetable started
picking, etc.. Through these you can see a very visible bloom patten
develop, and if you're trying to have something blooming at all times of
the season, you'll know what bloom time-frame you'll need to look for
when you go to the nursery to fill in the gaps. - Other years I've just
done calenders like so:
These
are super easy - just print a blank calender out on your computer, and
each day there is something to record, do so! Lots less writing, and
easier to find what you're looking for. - I also try to keep diagrams of
how things were planted. Below is an example of one of our vegetable
garden beds. This is helpful for crop rotation purposes, and also to
keep track of good planting patterns for future reference (good when you
garden in very small spaces like we do).
It's
also good to chart your bulb planting so you can keep track of what
doesn't come up, and then get replacements which brings me to my last
point for today:
