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RECORDS
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Records are one of the best tools in determining what vegetables work
best for your garden.
Have you ever sat bundled in a cozy blanket with a warm cup of
something to drink on a blustery winter's day with your seed catalogs
in your lap? While browsing through the pages and dreaming of the
luscious delicacies which will don your table, you wish you could
remember what the name of that delicious green bean was that grew so
well in your garden two years ago? Records will help.
Records will tell you not only the name of that delicious, easy-to-
grow green bean, but where you bought it and how much you bought.
This is the goal of records, to keep track of your favorites, tell
you which vegetables work best for you, and which ones don't.
You don't need fancy record-keeping materials, just a school-type
folder with pockets, and brass hole fasteners, and some notebook
paper.
Write down the things you would like to grow, and the things you know
have done well for you in the past.
Send away for your seed catalogs early, December is not too soon.
A complete list of reliable seed and plant companies is included in
the REGISTERED VERSION of ORGANIC INTENSIVE GARDENING IN A SMALL
SPACE. To register see HOW TO REGISTER as the Main Menu.
When your seed catalogs come, order early. The seed companies are
a little like the IRS, they have a lot of mail to handle. If you
want to plant something early in the last part of February, make
sure your order is in the mail by the end of December. You can take
the chance that it will be on the grocery store rack but the stores
don't usually put the seed racks out until March.
Record what you have ordered as soon as you have made the final
decisions on what to order and have committed to the order form.
Record the name of each variety, the company each was obtained from,
and the date ordered. This way, you will be able to check your
records to refresh your memory while waiting for the seeds and plants
to arrive.
Next year you will thank yourself for the time taken to keep a
written record of the garden's progress.
That is what the record is for. Continue throughout the garden
season to record what is happening with each variety, the weather
conditions and how the plant reacted, it's yield, and any problems
or special positive remarks about that particular plant.
When the seeds arrive, check the package for the recommended
planting methods and times. This will give you a general idea of
when to plan each individual type of vegetable, but you will need
a planting chart, adapted for your particular area. Choose the exact
planting date, using the planting chart and record the date by the
particular vegetable. Make this record stand out because you will
need to find it easily for spring planting. Recording this
information in red ink is helpful. To get one of these customized
planting charts you must get the REGISTERED VERSION of ORGANIC
INTENSIVE GARDENING. To register return to the Main Menu and choose
HOW TO REGISTER.
Next season and the seasons to follow will get better and easier as
your records guide you to the best vegetables suited to you and your
area.
Now that you have a record for future reference it's time to start
planting. This will be discussed in the next chapter. Return to the
Main Menu and choose PLANTING THE GARDEN.
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