Garden Journal

inside cover of garden journal

I began journaling my garden years ago as a means to keep track of plantings, the
 production of vegetables, the weather, crop rotation and future goals for the farm.

Over the past years I have used art sketch books, notebook paper held together with
 a zip-tye, backs of used manilla envelopes, but I won't show you those.  The journal
 I am sharing is from 2010.  I purchased a brown  paper sketch book at the local
 discount store.  It is hard bound and very sturdy.

Front Cover




 To record seeds planted, glue both sides of  a packet of seeds on a page.  The back will give you a lot of information and the picture on the front helps remind you what you planted while you impatiently wait for the vegetables to grow.

Make drawings of your plantings so you can keep a current rotation schedule for next year's planting.

Paste in newspaper clippings, have friends and neighbors who come to visit write advice about gardening,  write down the funny things your kids say about gardening, record animal births etc.

Keep track of the weather.   

CSA Membership invite for 2010

 

Write down by the seed packet, the dates you planted the seeds, how many days to germinate, how many days to harvest, how long the harvest season lasted, and how many pounds you harvested per plant, this information helps you decide in future years what to grow. 

Draw or doodle or take pictures of your farm and animals and glue in.

 Try keeping a journal this year it's good reading during the long days of winter.