1. Planning for Planting Garden Record Keeping l. millette allegheny mountain school oct. 2012

2. The Pen and the Trowel

3. When and What to Write Well, that’s really up to you…

4. DateCrop, varietyAmountCompanySeeded all? Germination Date Days to Germination Germination/S uccess Notes 28-Feb Eggplant, Swallow~15 seedsFedco 2011Y12-Mar13Okay 28-Feb Eggplant, Black Beauty~10 seedsHart’s 2010Y12-Mar13Okay 28-FebEggplant, White~40 seedsSaved 2010N12-Mar13Okay 28-Feb Pepper, sweet, New Ace~30 seedsFedco 2011Y13-Mar12Good 28-Feb Pepper, sweet, King of the North ~40 seedsFedco 2011Y14-Mar15Good 28-Feb Okra, variety unknown~5 seeds Saved 2011, AMS?Y14-Mar15 Poor looking plants compared to cajun jewel 28-Feb Okra, Cajun Jewel~10 seedsFedco 2011Y9-Mar10 Good, healthy seedlings 28-FebChives~30 seeds Ferry Morse Organic 2010Y Poor 28-FebChives, garlic~50 seedsFedco 2011Y Poor

5. DateWeatherGardenRowPlantVariety#ActionNotes 17-May60ssunnyProductionR6Tomatoes Amish Paste (9), Arkansas Traveler (6), Mtn. Princess (3)18Transplanted 18-May70ssunnyLowerME5CeleryCalypsoTransplanted 18-May70ssunnyLowerCA5BasilNepoletano, GenoveseTransplanted 21-May70spartly cloudyProductionR4Tomatoes Cherokee Purple (7), Sunset (6)13Transplanted Testing Bean and Cabbage companion planting with Tomatoes 21-May70spartly cloudyProductionR4Bush Beans Provider, Gold Rush (HH side)Direct Seeded 21-May70spartly cloudyProductionR5Cabbage Early Flat Dutch, Early Jersey WakefieldTransplanted 22-MayProductionR11Tomatoes N to S: Amy's Augar Gem (10), Dr. Carolyn (10), Riesentraube (9)29Transplanted 22-MayHoop HouseBed 4Sweet potatoes25Transplanted

6. 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

7. Mapping your garden AMS LOWER GARDEN 2011

8. AMS LOWER GARDEN 2012

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

10. 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?

11. VegetableVarietyLikedComments TomatoCherokee PurpleOKGood Flavor, poor appearance, cracked SunsetPoorMealy Mtn PrincessGoodStored well, small in size Arkansas TravelerGoodStored well, small in size, great color Yellow BrandywineGoodBest flavor, good size Amish PasteGoodNice size, overall good paste tomato Tomato, cherryDr. CarolynGreatNice size and flavor Totals145 row ft821.8 lbs203 Quarts of canned tomato product

12. Planning for Spring Ah, those sweet winter day dreams…

13. Map next spring’s garden Rotate vegetable families Expand or reduce the size of your garden Order necessary supplies Make a planting calendarplanting calendar Do research on different companion plantings Research pest and disease methods

14. Why keep records? Helps to improve garden’s success year after year Helps to maintain soil health Good training if considering going into business