My Patch – Essential Garden Record Journal
December 16, 2011
December 16, 2011
On My Mind the last few weeks has been a question as to how I will remember what I did in my garden this year in detail. As a result of my pondering I have developed a Garden Record Journal to keep track of my progress in My Patch. I believe that this is an essential tool to help plan and harvest a great crop each season.
My Garden Record Journal is used to record:
I have been working on the journal over the last few weeks. I have a terrible memory and I know that next season I will have no idea how each of my veggies progressed, let alone next year! I developed the Journal because I was looking for a method to plan my crops and expected harvests. I like to have a rough idea of when produce will be ready and how much I am likely to have available to use. Last year we went away in the middle of my tomato, eggplant and capsicums producing and I had to give them away. While I was happy to give them to my family, I was disappointed not be able to enjoy our harvest. I searched the Internet for a journal I could use and found nothing suitable. I have developed a garden Record Journal that I hope my subscribers will find useful to use. Read on – I will tell you more about it and how you can get your own copy to use in your garden.
Here is a peak at a couple of the pages of the journal.
The best things in life are free!
I am currently offering a copy of my Garden Record Journal to any readers who subscribe to my free Fresh Update newsletter prior to the end of December.
If you would like a free copy of my Garden Record Journal to use in your garden, complete the following steps:
1. Subscribe – Located at the top right hand column of the page
2. Complete ONE of the following:
I welcome any feedback or comments about the Journal. You can email these to me. If I receive consistent feedback about a feature of the Journal I will update it.
I hope that you will find my Garden Record Journal useful. I would love you to tell your friends about my Garden Record Journal and recommend they try it too. Please note: I am offering my product to my readers free of charge. Please respect the effort I put into the development of it. If you would like to share my Garden Record Journal please do so by sending a link to this page and not by forwarding the document. Thanks!
This post is linked to the Down to Earth blog as part of the “On My Mind Series” that Rhonda generously hosts each Friday. Visit her site for some great tips on living simply and to learn what is on the mind of other bloggers this Friday.
Have fun in your Patch.
UPDATE: 25/02/2015
NOTE: This offer has now closed and the journal that you see here has been updated and refined over the past few years. You can now find a copy of my current version included in my e-book Grow Your Own. Read more and find a sample of the new version here.
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Hi there!
Visiting you from ‘On My Mind’. What a great blog you have and the journal is a fantastic idea. Over the summer. my hubby and I started a small balcony garden that we were really excited about. Unfortunately, we had such a cold and rainy summer, so some of our crops and seedlings didn’t make it 🙁 There you go, novice gardeners!
Anyway, I shall enjoy exploring your blog.
Best wishes,
This Good Life
Hi there, thank you for your lovely feedback.
How funny, I have just this minute left a comment on your lovely post about tea. I am looking forward to getting some time over Christmas to explore your site some more. Some of the things I plant don’t make it either, keep trying and you will find what works on your balcony. It is so nice to be able to pick fresh produce just prior to cooking it it is worth the effort!. Herbs are always a winner on a balcony. thanks again,
Kyrstie
afreshlegacy.net is a one of the more impressive blogs I’ve seen. Thanks so much for keeping the internet classy for a change. Youve got style, class, bravado. I mean it. Please keep it up because without the internet is definitely lacking in intelligence.