keeping a note.

[Garjan]

I have a loose leaf diary with a page for every week.
This page is folded in three vertical columns; every year I use another column.
The column is divided in sections: weather, planted, harvested, soil, other errands.
I can enter my notes when I want to, as long as they are entered in the right week.

At the moment I have entries for week 45 over the last three years. That way I can compare the weather, what I planted or harvested, when the first daffodil appeared or the last strawberry was eaten.

As I also make notes on plants that died because I planted them too early, I know what mistakes to avoid without racking my brain.
And it is very nice for my selfesteem to see that in certain years it was only the weather that got to them and not me being too early, too late, too careless, too ignorant.
This happens not very often, however. I tend to garden "on the edge".  8)

[Garjan]

[1066]

I tend to garden "on the edge".  8)

;D  ;D  ;D

[Garden Manager]

I have to admit i am a bit obsessive about keeping notes and records of what I have done in the garden. I keep a diary (A4 day to a page) where i note the weather, jobs done, jobs to to and observations on the day. it is nice to do as I can look back at what I was doing or what the weather was like 1 or 2 years ago. I try to keep it up as much as possible, although when I am busy this can be difficult.

I also keep a notebook where i can jot down ideas, plant names or make a note of sucessfull (or otherwise!) techniques I have used so that I dont forget how I have done something.

Despite all of this i still cant manage to keep a record of seed germination, which is another good use for a diary/notebook. Every year i try to remember to note down when things come up so i know roughly how long things take to germinate, with the idea that i could time sowings better the next year. can never manage it. i always forget then repeat the same mistakes the following year!

I too used to note things on scraps of paper and then mislay them, hence why i started a notebook to keep it all together and in chronological order.

Oh and i tried a weekly five year diary/journal once but unfortunately it didnt work properly for me so had to abandon it.

[Digeroo]

I have a lot of good intentions, and several old almost empty diaries. :-[

I just feel.  When I get up I get a feeling as to what I want to sow.  I feel when it is the right time to sow beans.  Reading notes would only confuse things.