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| I wrote down what I remembered about the 2010 garden before starting the 2011 information. |
If I had a bigger garden, I'd create a journal just for it but this works great.
I don't know why I didn't think of this last year, it is so easy to write it all down.
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| The date in parenthesis is the harvest date according to instructions. |
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| I had to make a page for raised bed #5 when hubby built it. |
I have left a couple extra pages blank to write out what worked, what did not, when items were harvested, etc.
So far it is working nicely and is so simple to use... I love simple.
In case you have never seen other pages from my Scrapbook Journal... below are a few pages to give you an idea of how I use it...
I use it to write recipes... in this case, I made lists and wrote out recipes I used for our graduation open house. Wow, that seems like only yesterday!
My main stock up list gets added to in the Journal.
I use my Journal to write favorite quotes and Bible verses, too.
There was nearly a year when I didn't write much at all but a couple months ago I dusted it off... all a part of my year to Create!
Of course, it all got started a few years ago when my precious friend, Jewels, showed her Scrapbook Journal and I was smitten.
A link to hers can be found... here.
Past posts about my Scrapbook Journal can be found... here.
These posts have links to other blogger's Scrapbook Journals, too.
Note: All pictures may be enlarged by clicking on them.
14 comments:
I had a simple page drawing of flowers for last year for the first time. This year, I purchased a garden journal for .95 in the discount bin. It's great for knowing what plants are what. I had not thought that I could add planting dates, blossoming dates, and harvesting dates. Duh! I love your pretty pictures and I'm sure that your journal is very helpful. I have a household journal, a recipe journal, a quotes journal, and the little garden journal. Combining them into one large journal might mean that I could find it.
I do this too! I love to journal here but don't do it every day. I am going to add details about my garden in there as well.
I adore Jewels...it is lovely to find so many lovely kindreds everywhere!
Deanna
A few of my Everything Books were stored during The Endless Move. I was just rereading one last week. It was from when I was pregnant with Dumpling. It was a lot of fun to read! Amazing how life has changed...
Brenda dear,
You will come to treasure (and use) this scrapbook.
LOVELY!
Sharon ( I do the same thing)
I really do like this idea. I did a scrapbooky journal once when I was inspired by Jewel's. I still keep a journal, but don't always add the pretty pictures. I should. You're inspiring me to do it again. Thank you, Brenda!
jody
Dearest Brenda,
What a wonderful idea about keeping track of your garden in a beautiful journal.
So many times I go to get seeds and have forgotten the variety that I grew last year. I also have a hard time remembering the approx. harvest date...I tend to want to go out-of-town just when I should be staying home to can and freeze the bounty of my garden.
You seem to be in a very creative spirit these days and I am enjoying it so very much...you inspire me!
Yours so kindredly,
Shan
Honey Hill Farm
I should start a garden journal (right now it consists of scribbled notes). I like the idea of a homemakers scrapbook.
THis is a great idea! Pictures really help out when you are planning your garden for the next year. To remember what did well and where you planted it! Thanks for the inspiration!
I love this - what a great idea. My entry for June in Texas would be "everything shriveled up and died!"
Ann
This is such a good idea. I didn't keep one last year and I'm sorry I didn't because I couldn't remember which two heirloom tomatoes didn't do well (therefore I didn't buy any heirlooms this year)! I love how you added pretty pictures and it makes me smile that I recognize some of them as being in my own inspiration files.
I can see that you & I have at least a few things in common. I will be following your blog, and invite you to come visit mine if you like.
I also keep creative journals. You can see pictures of some of my pages on my blog.
I also love coffee in the morning and tea in the afternoon.
Thanks for sharing!!
I have been keeping only a few papers on the garden. A diagram of what is planted where and date of. List of things I want to do etc. I think a journal would be much better than papers I loose!!! :) Even notes like plant everything before June 30 cause it will be too hot to be out much would be helpful to note! I am going to start listing bloom times for flowers and bushes too. Also what was the variety of yellow tomato I loved and the other one that did not keep well? If I had written it down.... Yea, you have a good idea Brenda! Thank you Very Much! Sarah
I love your scrapbook journals. I put up a link to them.
Wonderful idea! I have dreams of a large garden next year. It will be a "learn as you go" project. (smile) I can see how helpful a journal would be for this and many of my other endeavors.
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