As an Amazon affiliate, I research products and earn a commission from qualifying purchases you order through the links I am sharing. Last week I was standing in the vegetable garden thinking about what to grow next year. The pole beans were very productive but became entwined in the galvanized squirrel-proof mesh “roof.” It is time to grow bush beans again!

So glad I got into the habit of creating garden journals/diaries/notes through the years. Tucked into a bookcase, I saw a journal from the 18 years I lived in Manhattan and gardened at the Clinton Community Garden on West 48th Street between 9th and 10th Avenues. The planning and spacing decisions for a 4′ x 6′ plot was intense. Notes on weather, on when fish emulsion was added, and of course, what seeds and plants are written down. Soon I will need to decide between organic Blue Lake and Provider bush beans.

Highly suggest that you do not use a spiral notebook…easy for pages to get torn and not enjoyable to write in. With a hardcover, you can cut out and scotch tape photos, plant labels, and articles and know they will not fall out.

Top BH’s CHOICE* suggestions:

Garden Journal for desktop

Ideal for the Detailed Gardener

Beautiful and well organized journal

Plans for a Magical Garden

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