2011 Garden Journal

  Last year I posted about the importance of keeping a garden journal to remind yourself of what you planted, how much it produced, what you did well vs. what you did wrong, etc.

I should have posted this at the end of the season, but here is my complete journal for 2011.

I was in the middle of moving into a new home so I planted / transplanted everything into the garden during the first week of June.

I didn't lose any plants due to frost damage.

Plan a Garden Layout

One thing that has majorly helped me with gardening is to make a layout before I plant.

Start by taking the dimensions, and mapping it out:

I also like to use pictures.  It helps me remember exactly how many plants I had when I look back on previous years.

Garden Plant Spacing Guide

I am in full swing planning for this years garden (more of that to come), and I noticed I hadn't posted anything on plant spacing.

So, here is a quick rundown of each plant, the width of the row, the spacing between plants, and any other need to know notes.  This should help in determining how many plants you need for your area.

This obviously doesn't include every plant, but the list can easily be compared to plants of similar size/nature.

If you are a square foot gardener, check out this post for spacing questions.