what fields to use. Any suggestions would be most helpful
To tell you the truth you can put on what you like, as you see Tim has his priotities and I guess others will have theirs.
Mines are here;
http://tinyurl.com/3ddpbfLet me explain why I chose those;
1) Its just enough items to go across a page of A4 and fit on my clip board.
To put more on I would have to save in 'landscape' format as opposed to portrait.
2) Genus; I think that is self explanotary
3) Variety; this too
4) Plants required; I see no point in growing more than I need because the 'extra' would take up much wanted space in the coldframe.
5) Sow; I get this information from my website and it ensures that I sow on the date suited to me not necessarily what is written on the packet.
6) Temp; This is so I can organise my propagator/hotbed/greenhouse. No point putting something on 'high' heat if 'lower temps' will do
7)Germ; I like to have a rough idea of germination times so that I can put seeds of a similar germination times in a sectioned of tray, again to save space.
8) P/out; Not absolutely essential because I prick out when plants are ready not when my timetable says so!
9) Plant out; Again not absolutely essential, I have a rough idea of when late frosts are passed so basically I plant out the 'hardiest' varieties first then by the time I get around to planting out less hardy plants another week has passed so they should be frost safe.
10) Centres; Again not absolutely essential, my plot layout chart is generally sufficient
11)Location; Again not absolutely essential, but I sometimes find it handy if I am running out of space and I want to put something in 'shade' for example. If it couldn't stand shade I wouldn't do it.
12) Feed; Very handy I put the week number in here followed by either N, P or K so I know the type of feed needed.
13) Harvest; Again not absolutely essential, but it sometimes helps if I am trying something new and I want to know if I do something different the following year I can alter the harvest period.
And finally but not on this sheet each year when I am forming the following years programme I make mental adjustments to my sowing/planting dates based on the previous years results.
I hope this helps! but as I said the choice is yours it took me a few year of keeping records to see what was useful or not.