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I am looking for either a paper form or free software to help me track seed starting dates, germination period, transplanting dates, and harvest dates. I don't want to reinvent the wheel, so if anyone has a link and/or suggestions, please let me know. Thanks.

Background: I used to just buy plants at the big box stores and put them in the garden. Last year, I started some seeds in the house 8 weeks before transplanting them outside. That worked better than I expected. This year, I am increasing both the number and variety of seeds that I am starting in the house.

But now I am looking at trying to track all these different dates. For example, I started some seeds but will have to restart new seeds if they don't germinate. I would like to have some kind of organized system that I can enter my initial data and have those tasks scheduled so I don't drop the ball on anything. Something that tells me to restart any tomato seeds that don't germinate at day 14, for example.

Just trying to up my game. Thanks for any help.
I have an Excel sheet that I created to do that.... If it would help you?
 
Wow, how lucky! :clap :clap I hope they do well for you.

I pruned the obvious dead wood off my blueberry bushes yesterday. LOTS of flower buds, so :fl:fl:fl for lots of berries!

I have a roll of bird netting at the ready...
The birds never seem to bother my blueberries at all...

The grapes on the other hand.... :he
 
I'm not sure what I'm doing wrong. This should be on cone flower post 🌼
Plants that hate me -

Chives
Bee balm
Wildflower seeds (Echinecea, daisies, etc)
Sage
Swiss Chard
Pineapple Sage
Pansies

Despite years of trying, this stuff never grows for me. I am FINALLY taking Lavender off this list since I have ONE plant (bought as an established plant) that has finally taken root and become robust.
 
Wow, I sure would love that. Is it a template file attachment?
Yes, I will see if I can figure out a way to attach it here. It has multiple tabs... One for my garden layout. One for a list of veggies I'm planting where I can identify when it was planted, harvest dates, etc. Then one for flowers, etc...
 
Today's forecast - sunny with a side of total eclipse... 😂. Yes, we are in the path of the full blackout.

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Plants that hate me -

Chives
Bee balm
Wildflower seeds (Echinecea, daisies, etc)
Sage
Swiss Chard
Pineapple Sage
Pansies

Despite years of trying, this stuff never grows for me. I am FINALLY taking Lavender off this list since I have ONE plant (bought as an established plant) that has finally taken root and become robust.
That’s how I had to get lavender too, nothing would grow from seed for me either.
 
Yesterday I got almost all of my irrigation project done. I just need a valve and a cap!

Got the run over to the berry plants done. That one was a booger. The builders used the place I decided to trench as a dumping ground for rocks and mastic... I had to get the pick out. I hate that thing, is heavy and starting to fall apart.

My husband expanded my valve count for me. We had already put in an extra cable for adding more valves. Hooray!
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