My most important garden book, does anyone else do this...

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Colquhoun Champaign, IL(Zone 5b) Apr 20, 2008

When we moved into our house and started we started this book.. its a converted photo album.. its by far the most important garden book we own.. its a record of our failures, sucesses, and what we just have to try again :)

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sarazen Glen Rock, PA(Zone 6b) Apr 24, 2008

I don't do it, but it sounds like a great idea.

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cindyeo Duxbury, MA(Zone 7a) Apr 25, 2008

I keep a garden journal, recording what date I start seedlings inside, what date things start blooming outside, when I pick the first peas, etc. I don't always remember to write in it, but it's handy to look back and see when I should be doing things. And I always title one page "Ideas for next year".

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mimianvy Beverly Hills, FL(Zone 8b) Apr 26, 2008

These are wonderful ideas! I've been blogging in DG with a few pictures but would love to have a hard copy that I can curl up with at night instead of a computer.

mimi

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fremar Comer, GA(Zone 7b) Apr 27, 2008

wonderful idea,I've tried to keep a journal in a spiral notebook but this looks much easier, besides I can keep photos of my veggies through the year and keep up with where I planted what.

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littlebrook15 Rock Tavern, NY Apr 28, 2008

I do that!! I don't label my plants in the garden, so I keep the labels in a journal instead. I used to keep my journal in a spiral notebook, but my accumulations have gotten somewhat -er- extensive over the years, so I moved the journal to a 4" 3 ring binder. I use it to keep pictures and/or tags of all the plants I buy and the locations I planted them, so I know if something did not come back or was not the plant I bought. The binder is divided up into sections--Shrubs, Roses, Tubers/Bulbs, Perennials, Vines/Creepers, Tender Perennials, Vegetables/Fruit/Herbs, and Dead (so I know what didn't work). I also keep note of bloom times (approximate), so I know when to expect things to bloom, and don't kill myself waiting, and experiences with different nurseries. The only thing I don't track are annuals, but I think I may start.

I love my book.

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