tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post7120685437374306130..comments2023-11-03T08:59:11.561-04:00Comments on May Dreams Gardens: Cataloging My Plants: A New ProjectCarol Michelhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07796344366326535406noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-79911495901082706402008-06-16T01:27:00.000-04:002008-06-16T01:27:00.000-04:00I keep a garden journal, but I find when I am busi...I keep a garden journal, but I find when I am busiest in the garden, it seldom gets written in! The most important thing I like to record is ideas for "next year." Plants I want to try... or move, areas that need more color. In the Spring I plan what kind of new bulbs to add in the Fall, etc.Conniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15539232387597508849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-77801268840335666612008-06-11T07:59:00.000-04:002008-06-11T07:59:00.000-04:00I have been working on a garden database, so that ...I have been working on a garden database, so that I can import photos and sort the information on different categories such as height, bloom time, region of garden. I know it sounds very anal but it is fun. I seem to collect a lot of plants, forget what they are or what height they are or when they bloom and end up with a jumble. This year I am trying to become organized so that I can rearrange Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18368375123245308840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-4345545930395257072008-06-11T01:48:00.000-04:002008-06-11T01:48:00.000-04:00I've wanted to do this for quite some time, but it...I've wanted to do this for quite some time, but it's an overwhelming task! My mom said the master gardeners want to have my garden on their tour next summer, so I'll probably use that as a deadline for at least making a list of everything growing here.<BR/><BR/>But this does look like a great winter project to do in detail. I like keeping records.Kylee Baumlehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04288354709094515651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-44108750793275183242008-06-10T17:39:00.000-04:002008-06-10T17:39:00.000-04:00I am amazed at your energy level. You go, girl! ...I am amazed at your energy level. You go, girl! I kept a journal at one time, but don't now. Probably should though.~~DeeThe Divahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13640870056010190961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-74195927790144261862008-06-09T20:47:00.000-04:002008-06-09T20:47:00.000-04:00I think cataloging sounds like a great idea. It se...I think cataloging sounds like a great idea. It seems so organized I'm not sure I'll ever get that far. At this point, gardening seems like one of the last bastions where I can be disorganized and no one notices. Every year I think I'm going to remember which new tomatoes did best, etc. but that never seems to happen when the next year rolls around. I may have to wait until I retire and just takeKaren and Ralphhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07007652482638059960noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-70207732635989576722008-06-09T20:14:00.000-04:002008-06-09T20:14:00.000-04:00That sounds ambitious, Carol. I keep my spiral-not...That sounds ambitious, Carol. I keep my spiral-notebook journal even as I put most information in my blog. I mainly use the paper for noting what I planted, where I got it, how much it cost, and how big it will get---info I don't always include when I blog about a new plant. Also, I'll sometimes tape plant labels in there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-56836033435245114902008-06-09T01:19:00.000-04:002008-06-09T01:19:00.000-04:00Carol,I'm new to Gardening at this level and new t...Carol,<BR/>I'm new to Gardening at this level and new to blogging about it, and I love your idea about the catalog. I immediately flashed on a beautiful handmade journal that I haven't used yet - it was a lovely gift - and I think it will be perfect for my new gardening journal/catalog. And yet another wonderful distraction from the work I'm supposed to be doing to earn a living to pay for that Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-81644596324569445912008-06-09T00:48:00.000-04:002008-06-09T00:48:00.000-04:00This is one of the best post I've ever read. I don...This is one of the best post I've ever read. I don't have my plants documented and filed away nicely. I would like to. But the real reason I like this post is because--someone will read your efforts years or 100's of years from now...and love what you have written. <BR/><BR/>It is seeing your garden beyond the now. <BR/>Anna...FGGAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-55932060259434034742008-06-08T18:04:00.000-04:002008-06-08T18:04:00.000-04:00That's a big undertaking. It's also probably some...That's a big undertaking. It's also probably something I should do a better job with. I write things down every now and then but often I forget to and consequently I forget things I planted.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00524456191483377274noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-39341929858151646462008-06-08T13:46:00.000-04:002008-06-08T13:46:00.000-04:00I have been lamenting my lack of organization and ...I have been lamenting my lack of organization and lost info, esp. with my irises. I tend to plant stuff and then, somehow, next year, I can't remember what that plant is named! I am just working on a sketch of each bed, with a list (and some locations ) of the plants in it.Muumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06181825725581583635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-17501542667347816472008-06-08T10:02:00.000-04:002008-06-08T10:02:00.000-04:00Carol, I really liked your post today - I'm hoping...Carol, I really liked your post today - I'm hoping it encourages me to do a little more than I'm doing now. <BR/><BR/>Years ago, I used a software program called Gardener's Journal. While not perfect, it allowed me to capture all I wanted at the time. I'd just not found a suitable paper version and was too intimidated to make my own - it had to be pretty. We had computer problems and I couldn't Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-62554087769953522062008-06-08T08:23:00.000-04:002008-06-08T08:23:00.000-04:00Carol, I just read your post from Friday. Being t...Carol, I just read your post from Friday. Being the owner of outdoor and indoor cats, I can tell you that forking your garden really does work with the cats. I found the tip online last year and used plastic forks in large planters that the cats liked to dig in--it really works! <BR/>I'll be interested to see if the spoons work as well and whether rabbits are deterred by them.Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-69964128762256577762008-06-08T08:17:00.000-04:002008-06-08T08:17:00.000-04:00Thanks to you, Carol, I have been trying to keep a...Thanks to you, Carol, I have been trying to keep a gardening journal this year, but I haven't been very good at keeping up with it. I mainly keep track of what I've planted and when. Also how much I've spent this year!<BR/>Your cataloging project sounds like a great idea--you could be the "Mission Organization" gardener! <BR/>Did you really count 113 strawberries as you picked them?:)Rosehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01384059342847120951noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-86918740056614174682008-06-08T08:12:00.000-04:002008-06-08T08:12:00.000-04:00Sounds like a plan. You could have a gardening scr...Sounds like a plan. You could have a gardening scrapbook and someday pass it down to your FAVORITE neice Sophie.<BR/><BR/>Remember in the dark ages where they first starting writing on paper and it decayed, so we have little record of that time period? Well, sometimes I think our computer age will be like that. Our computers crash, we forget to print out pictures, and in the end alot of Sherry at the Zoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14087213659575570975noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-43653102403925668482008-06-08T06:48:00.000-04:002008-06-08T06:48:00.000-04:00I've been toying with the idea of doing one online...I've been toying with the idea of doing one online here: www.myfolia.com but... I think I'd rather be outside. Not sure if I'll stick with it.Scott Plunketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00984329171133264000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-67771906753128361952008-06-08T04:39:00.000-04:002008-06-08T04:39:00.000-04:00Hello Carol;Reading your thoughts on garden journa...Hello Carol;<BR/><BR/>Reading your thoughts on garden journals rang close to me yesterday when a lady showed up at our new nursery with a handful of hosta tags. Her way of buying new additions to her hosta collection is to take current tags and go shopping. As she buys a new plant she replaces the nursery label with a plant label, one in the ground (underground) at 3 o'clock and one above ground.vermontflowerfarm@outlook.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03923885023694355932noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2694193658840646802008-06-08T00:42:00.000-04:002008-06-08T00:42:00.000-04:00One idea: Make it convenient and enjoyable to do o...One idea: Make it convenient and enjoyable to do or it won't last. The last thing you want is another "chore".<BR/><BR/>I like the idea of cataloging and keeping a garden journal. I have to say that nothing seems to beat a hand-written record though. Electronic may be convenient for blogs and probably long-term, but it is less personal and not nearly as mobile.<BR/><BR/>That being said, my ChrisNDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16197758051567332010noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-49471139989600747182008-06-07T23:15:00.000-04:002008-06-07T23:15:00.000-04:00I catalogued all of mine alphabetically by latin n...I catalogued all of mine alphabetically by latin names. I think doing it by the garden might be hard since many plants may grow in more than one garden. Maybe just do one page per plant and list all the gardens it grows in? The hard part is still keeping up with it but with your garden journal it seems you have most beat for sure!tinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17415302577518111227noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-2464540044442140822008-06-07T22:57:00.000-04:002008-06-07T22:57:00.000-04:00Thanks for the link love, Carol! Now you've got me...Thanks for the link love, Carol! Now you've got me all excited about cataloging too. There are so many profiles that are out of date. Or that are still in draft form. Or that need better photos. My entire system screams "Update me!"<BR/><BR/>Now that the dead of summer is upon us I should have more time to sit down with all my scraps of paper, various notebooks, folders of seed packets, and get Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-73827831444750516182008-06-07T22:10:00.000-04:002008-06-07T22:10:00.000-04:00I like the notebook with tags idea and hope it wor...I like the notebook with tags idea and hope it works well for you, Carol. I've been trying to tape tags and receipts in my current spiral garden journal, but started a plant spreadsheet in Excel several years ago. I was very efficient at entering the data at one time, but like everything else in my life, it's less well kept PostBlogging than it was PreBlogging. <BR/><BR/>Annie at the Annie in Austinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14662139490401110432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33544355981244381212008-06-07T21:46:00.000-04:002008-06-07T21:46:00.000-04:00A personal garden catalogue sounds like a fun proj...A personal garden catalogue sounds like a fun project for winter. Of course you have to do the photographing now & writing down where everything is & what is still there. Someday I might try it. For now, I've dispensed with tags. I write the name of the plant & where I got it in my (2d) 10-year journal when I plant it. I also highlight each plant name in yellow when it begins to bloom & Mr. McGregor's Daughterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05911409327006498766noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-25383272973397415782008-06-07T19:19:00.000-04:002008-06-07T19:19:00.000-04:00Carol I think you will be so pleased with your cat...Carol I think you will be so pleased with your catalog. I have often thought about doing something like that. However I am not a very organized person. Well, I am sort of organized but I don't do good when it comes to doing something like organizing plant tags, keeping my birding list up to date, which drives my DB crazy. I think it would be a valuable tool, an heirloom even. My, what if some Lisa at Greenbowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07743973292900758183noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-405910999034701822008-06-07T19:15:00.000-04:002008-06-07T19:15:00.000-04:00I keep a journal of what I plant each year, the lo...I keep a journal of what I plant each year, the location I plant it in and then make notes on whether I think it is a keeper or not. I also make notes when I have to move something because maybe it isn't doing well in it's current location. I find it very helpful to me each year to use this journal as a reference.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-12545228937692284022008-06-07T19:08:00.000-04:002008-06-07T19:08:00.000-04:00This comment has been removed by the author.Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00892018109837612043noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8488599.post-33920384319070507762008-06-07T19:03:00.000-04:002008-06-07T19:03:00.000-04:00I 'fess up: I'm a geek and I like organization. Bu...I 'fess up: I'm a geek and I like organization. But the idea of cataloging my garden makes me want to, um, not do it at all. Not that I don't think it's a good idea. Not that I don't admire people's garden journals. But it was a big achievement for me to start a) keeping my plant tags all in one place and b) writing the location where planted on said tag. That has been very helpful and is the Monica the Garden Faeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06369882350990949968noreply@blogger.com