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1 My Garden Journal Date
2 Graph Your Garden Plot Use the grid area below to graph out your garden for appropriate size and spacing. Each square equals approximately 1 square foot.
3 Soil Preparation Graph PH Balance Acidic Neutral Alkali Condition of Soil - Clay, Sandy, Silt Soil Amendments Used Manure Yes No Amount Saw Dust Yes No Amount Peat Moss Yes No Amount Compost Yes No Amount Limestone Yes No Amount Sand Yes No Amount Sulfur Yes No Amount
4 Seed Started Indoors Seed Name Date Started Light Natural Sunlight Fluorescent Lighting Number of Hours Per Day Water Amount Transplanted On Seed Name Started Light Natural Sunlight Fluorescent Lighting Number of Hours Per Day Water Amount Transplanted Seed Name Started Light Natural Sunlight Fluorescent Lighting Number of Hours Per Day Water Amount Transplanted
5 Planting Dates Last Frost Date Date Planted _ Date Planted _
6 Garden Calendar Month Year Sunday Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday
7 Month Things To Do This Month Week 1 Week 2 Week 3 Week 4
8 Individual Plant Profile Plant Name Date Planted Plant Spacing Row Spacing Seed Depth Sun Water Side Dressings Pest Problems Disease Problems Growth Maturity _ Harvest _ Yield Notes
9 Fertilizing Schedule & Side Dressings Fertilizer / Side-Dressing Plant Application Frequency Amount Plant Application Frequency Amount Plant Application Frequency Amount Plant Application Frequency Amount Plant Application Frequency Amount
10 Pest Control Type of Pest Affected Plant Damage Mild Moderate Severe Solution/Treatment: Success Rate Excellent Moderate Poor Type of Pest Affected Plant Damage Mild Moderate Severe Solution/Treatment: Success Rate Excellent Moderate Poor
11 Disease Control Type of Disease Affected Plant Damage Mild Moderate Severe Solution/Treatment Success Rate Excellent Moderate Poor Type of Disease Affected Plant Damage Mild Moderate Severe Solution/Treatment Success Rate Excellent Moderate Poor
12 Harvest and Yields Plant Name Yield High Moderate Low Average Size of Fruit Plant Name Yield High Moderate Low Average Size of Fruit Plant Name Yield High Moderate Low Average Size of Fruit Plant Name Yield High Moderate Low Average Size of Fruit Plant Name Yield High Moderate Low Average Size of Fruit
13 Preserving Records Preserved Method Used Amount Date Preserved Lasted Until Preserved Method Used Amount Date Preserved Lasted Until Preserved Method Used Amount Date Preserved Lasted Until
14 Canning Recipes Ingredients: Preparation: Processing: Yield: Altitude:
15 Overview What Grew Well What Did Not Grow So Well High Yields Low Yields
16 Hints & Reminders for Next Year Do s Don ts Plants to Buy Next Year Plant Rotation for Next Year
17 Gardening & Preserving Resources Homestead Harvest Gardening tips, articles, glossary, plant database, and soil calculator. Canning, drying, and freezing tutorials and equipment. Food For Everyone Foundation FREE gardening ebook, greenhouse plans, gardening tips, and gardening group. Vegetable gardening books & CD s by The Garden Doctor Jacob Mittleider. Garden design software. Learn container gardening, soil gardening, hydroponic gardening, and organic gardening. Growing tomatoes.
18 Thoughts and Reflections
19 Printing Your Garden Journal Create Multiple Copies of a Specific Page Each page can be duplicated to create multiple copies of a specified page based on your needs. To duplicate a specific page from this document: 1. Scroll to the page you would like to print. 2. Go to File and choose Print. 3. Under Page Range choose Current Page. 4. Under Copy choose the number of duplicates you would like to print of the specified page. Quality of Journal Print-Out Keep in mind that the quality of the print-out of your journal depends upon the quality of the paper being used. Future Use Save this document to your hard drive and print it out in upcoming years to compare notes each year and determine which methods of gardening work best and which methods should be avoided. We hope you enjoy your complimentary Garden Journal. Happy Gardening & Preserving! Homestead Harvest Food For Everyone Foundation
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