Planning for PlantingGarden Record Keeping

l. milletteallegheny mountain school

oct. 2012

The Pen and the Trowel

When and What to WriteWell, that’s really up to you…

Date Crop, variety Amount Company Seeded

all?Germination Date

Days to Germinat

ion

Germination/Success

Notes

28-Feb

Eggplant, Swallow

~15 seeds Fedco 2011 Y 12-Mar 13 Okay

28-Feb

Eggplant, Black

Beauty~10

seeds Hart’s 2010 Y 12-Mar 13 Okay

28-Feb

Eggplant, White

~40 seeds Saved 2010 N 12-Mar 13 Okay

28-Feb

Pepper, sweet, New

Ace~30

seeds Fedco 2011 Y 13-Mar 12 Good

28-Feb

Pepper, sweet, King

of the North

~40 seeds Fedco 2011 Y 14-Mar 15 Good

28-Feb

Okra, variety

unknown ~5 seedsSaved

2011, AMS? Y 14-Mar 15

Poor looking plants

compared to cajun jewel

28-Feb

Okra, Cajun Jewel

~10 seeds Fedco 2011 Y 9-Mar 10

Good, healthy

seedlings

28-Feb Chives

~30 seeds

Ferry Morse

Organic 2010 Y     Poor

28-Feb

Chives, garlic

~50 seeds Fedco 2011 Y     Poor

Date Weather Garden Row Plant Variety # Action Notes

17-May 60s sunny Production R6 Tomatoes

Amish Paste (9), Arkansas Traveler (6), Mtn. Princess (3) 18 Transplanted

18-May 70s sunny Lower ME5 Celery Calypso Transplanted

18-May 70s sunny Lower CA5 Basil Nepoletano, Genovese Transplanted

21-May 70s partly cloudy Production R4 TomatoesCherokee Purple (7), Sunset (6) 13 Transplanted

Testing Bean and Cabbage companion planting with Tomatoes

21-May 70s partly cloudy Production R4 Bush BeansProvider, Gold Rush (HH side) Direct Seeded

21-May 70s partly cloudy Production R5 CabbageEarly Flat Dutch, Early Jersey Wakefield Transplanted

22-May Production R11 Tomatoes

N to S: Amy's Augar Gem (10), Dr. Carolyn (10), Riesentraube (9) 29 Transplanted

22-May Hoop House Bed 4 Sweet potatoes 25 Transplanted

Other notables:• Soil texture• Soil test results

(home or extension)

• Compost system and successes

• Success of disease or pest controls

• Fruits to save seed from

• General health and growth rate of plants

• Companion plantings

Mapping your garden

AMS LOWER

GARDEN 2011

AMSLOWER

GARDEN 2012

Take periodic photographsPhotos helped us to better visualize the lower garden in order to create a map. Photos also show the progression of your garden!

In the fall, jot down:

What grew well? What did not?

Which crops grew well together?

Did you grow too much of a crop or not enough?

Disease, pest, water, etc. issues

Was there anything you didn’t get a chance to grow?

Was your compost pile convenient and successful?

Vegetable Variety Liked Comments

Tomato Cherokee Purple OK Good Flavor, poor appearance, cracked

Sunset Poor Mealy

Mtn Princess Good Stored well, small in size

Arkansas Traveler Good Stored well, small in size, great color

Yellow Brandywine Good Best flavor, good size

Amish Paste Good Nice size, overall good paste tomato

Tomato, cherry Dr. Carolyn Great Nice size and flavor

Totals 145 row ft 821.8 lbs 203 Quarts of canned tomato product

DREAM GARDEN

Planning for SpringAh, those sweet winter day dreams…

Map next spring’s garden

Rotate vegetable families

Expand or reduce the size of your garden

Order necessary supplies

Make a planting calendar

Do research on different companion plantings

Research pest and disease methods

Why keep records?

Helps to improve garden’s success year after year

Helps to maintain soil health

Good training if considering going into business