Have you seen the GardenKeeper journal system being sold for $50 from Gardeners Supply? I got one half-price during their after-Christmas clearance & wanted to post my opinion of it here, as it relates to this board. I was terribly disappointed that the enclosed "to do" lists (customized by your zone when you order the system) make NO mention of the many routine tasks of organic gardeners: no mention of compost maintenance activities, of vermicomposting habitat maintenance, no reminders that it's time to ring the perennials with composted manure or to be gathering & shredding autumn leaves for making leaf mold mulch. There's no mention of things to be doing to create & maintain a balanced eco-system on your own ground, no real talk about SOIL maintenance, no mention of beneficial bugs & woodland critters & how they play into the whole garden year. There's a calender calling for monthly fertilizing & when herbicides should be applied, practices I'm sure none of us would do. It's a lovely-looking product, so luxurious to have a zippered journal with pockets for plant tags & nice charts that shows bloom times & heights of many perennials. I'll probably use half of it & toss half the inserts. But it's this type of product that gets so many new gardeners off on the wrong foot. New gardeners: it's all about your SOIL. ALL about your soil. I emailed suggesting a special edition for ORGANIC gardeners. I'll let you know if they reply.

I saw that too...decided to keep away. I keep my own journal and information in 3 ring binders. It's not as organized, but I can keep the information regarding each plant (soil, soil amendments or none, planting time each year, weather conditions each year, etch) and refer back to the binder as needed. If I get really organized, I'll do an index or table of contents for each binder.
Anyway...I'm sad you "wasted" some money, but I'm glad you saved me the trip.
Hope you have a wonderful garden this year!

Thanks. I always keep a garden photo album addendum to my garden journal, & try to have a running "To Do In Spring" & "To Do In Fall" list in the back of each journal. I refer back to my old journals all the time. Somehow I thought this would help me to always know where to lay my hands right away on what I'm trying to remember. I'll find a way to use it SOMEhow rather than totally waste my $25. (sigh) You have a great garden year too.

If you are interested in a diary type of journal (you get to write the dates in), the Lee Valley company has a ten year journal. It is a really nice hard cover bound, 544 pages. There are sections on composting, soil, etc. This company has a lot of other gardening supplies. A lot of high quality stuff, and the prices are reasonable. Try www.leevalley.com, they also have a catalog you can request.
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