Tomato/Garden diaries - Page 2

Duh_Vinci · June 27, 2010

I too take hundreds of photos throughout the season, keep a small note book for daily records as needed and rather large, detailed .xls file with all varieties, file number where each stored, germination dates, descriptions and such.

I wasn't always this organized, but as the garden grew - I had to do it to keep up with varieties and grow out details.

Regards,
D

feldon30 · June 27, 2010

Also, when I am walking through the garden, if I want to take a variety shot, I point the camera at the plant tag first, take a couple of shots, and then take the plant/fruit photos.

Anything I can do to speed up my photography in the garden (because it's 95 degrees and 85% humidity) is a good thing. It means I'm more likely to photograph things.

b54red · June 28, 2010

I've always kept some notes on my garden usually in a notebook but this year I'm keeping a couple of spreadsheets because of the number of varieties and the multiple planting dates. One spreadsheet has seed starting and set out dates and general notes on the progress and results. The second spreadsheet is a tally sheet of the fruit picked from each variety.

rsg2001 · July 1, 2010

I've kept a little notebook for around 10 years on my vegetable garden. It includes planting dates, detailed lists of what I've planted, what's done well and what hasn't, treatments, fertilizers, purported time to harvest for the different harvests - and then I compare with the actual, notable weather conditions likes if it's rained a lot or was particluarly hot or cold. When I have the energy I also (and this is a wee bit extreme I think) count up all my baby tomatoes and keep a running total (though that's sporadic). I have my 10 x 10' in the ground garden, and then the numerous self-watering containers I keep on the deck. So I know what's done better in the containers, what varieties yielded the most, when they first ripened, what diseases or conditions I've noticed, what I've sprayed to help, etc., etc. Garden diagram too. It's been pretty helpful.

June 27, 2010	#17
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Also, when I am walking through the garden, if I want to take a variety shot, I point the camera at the plant tag first, take a couple of shots, and then take the plant/fruit photos. Anything I can do to speed up my photography in the garden (because it's 95 degrees and 85% humidity) is a good thing. It means I'm more likely to photograph things. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

June 27, 2010	#16
Duh_Vinci Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Locust Grove, VA Posts: 292	I too take hundreds of photos throughout the season, keep a small note book for daily records as needed and rather large, detailed .xls file with all varieties, file number where each stored, germination dates, descriptions and such. I wasn't always this organized, but as the garden grew - I had to do it to keep up with varieties and grow out details. Regards, D

June 28, 2010	#18
b54red Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Alabama Posts: 7,068	I've always kept some notes on my garden usually in a notebook but this year I'm keeping a couple of spreadsheets because of the number of varieties and the multiple planting dates. One spreadsheet has seed starting and set out dates and general notes on the progress and results. The second spreadsheet is a tally sheet of the fruit picked from each variety.

July 1, 2010	#19
rsg2001 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: New York Zone 6 Posts: 479	I've kept a little notebook for around 10 years on my vegetable garden. It includes planting dates, detailed lists of what I've planted, what's done well and what hasn't, treatments, fertilizers, purported time to harvest for the different harvests - and then I compare with the actual, notable weather conditions likes if it's rained a lot or was particluarly hot or cold. When I have the energy I also (and this is a wee bit extreme I think) count up all my baby tomatoes and keep a running total (though that's sporadic). I have my 10 x 10' in the ground garden, and then the numerous self-watering containers I keep on the deck. So I know what's done better in the containers, what varieties yielded the most, when they first ripened, what diseases or conditions I've noticed, what I've sprayed to help, etc., etc. Garden diagram too. It's been pretty helpful.