Record keeping is essential for organic farm management and success. Farm maps show planting beds and crop rotations by section. Harvest, CSA, greenhouse, and market logs track production. Winter is a good time to plan for an even better year using crop planning worksheets sorted by target dates. Capturing daily to-dos and goals in field notebooks helps manage activities and labor.

1. Organic Farm Management: Record keeping is a key to success!
“The greatest fine art of the future will be the making of a comfortable living
from a small piece of land.”― Abraham Lincoln

2. How do we get from here…..

3. ……to there? profitably?

4. Winter time’s a good time to put on our best thinking caps

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7. 2010 Greenhouse Record
# of
containers seed co/ pot up
Item Variety Date or cells flat type seed/cell soil mix year date tray size no. trays comments
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Red Sails 18-Jan 4 128 ws 1 org J09
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Tyee
Tyee
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3 128 ws
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Space 5-Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J09
Lettuce Two Star 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J09
New Red
Fire
Winter 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J10
Density 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J10
Tango 8-Feb 1 128 ws 1 org J09
Encore
mix 8-Feb 10 128ws 1 org J10
Broccoli arcadia 8-Feb 2 288 1 org J10
Cabbage gonzales 8-Feb 2 288 1 org J10
White
Onion Spear 8-Feb 1 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Leek Tadorna 8-Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Tomato Celebrity 8-Feb 106 288 1 org J10
Bush Early
Tomato Girl 8-Feb 130 288 1 org J10
King
Richard 8-Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Pepper Bell Boy 10-Feb 59 288 1 org Ger10
bounty 10-Feb 55 288 1 org Ger10
fat n
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gypsy 10-Feb 51 288 1 org Ger10
ace 10-Feb 34 288 1 org J10
el jefe 10-Feb 34 288 1 org J10
red rocket 10-Feb 38 288 1 org J10
conchos 10-Feb 117 288 1 org J10
King
Arthur 10-Feb 36 288 1 org J10
anaheim
sahuaro 10-Feb 30 288 1 org J10
lipstick 10-Feb 30 288 1 J10

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2013…. spinach (1st) 1/19, 2/5 3-Jan 5-Jan 11-Mar 1-Feb 90 90 5 6" 900 U3
Lettuce Mix (2nd) 1-Feb 1-Mar 90 6 6" 1080 U6
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Sunflower, fall, 1st 1-Aug 15-Aug 90 4 6" 720 U1
Sunflower, fall, 2nd 15-Aug 1-Sep 90 4 6" 720 U2

9. Capturing the fleeting moment yields surprising and essential
information about our operations—but we must make it easy to do
and a normal part of our routines

10. Managing Daily Activities and Labor
We capture all miscellaneous to-do’s and what-to-get’s with an ever-present
pocket field notebook and pen. Daily/weekly work goals go in a bound
notebook and are checked off when done or carried forward.

11. Keeping good
records is key to crop planning
Farm maps
Harvest log
CSA log
Greenhouse log Market log

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'D ' S E C T I O N
50’
2010
D 18 1 1 /1 5 /0 9 o a t p e a c o v e r
50’ 3 /1 9 re d g o ld p o ta to 2 x 1 2 ”
~ 8 /1 0 G o ld C o in m a rig o ld o n fa b ric 4 x 1 2 ”
FARM MAPS D 17 3 / 1 9 R e d G o ld p o t a t o ~ 8 / 1 P r o v id e r g r e e n b e a n s 2 x 1 2
50’
D 16 3 / 1 9 R e d G o ld p o t a t o ~ 8 / 1 P r o v id e r g r e e n b e a n s
We use section maps 52’
created with text boxes, D 15 6 /2 4 p u rp le a n d c o m m o n sa g e
52’
each representing about D 1 4 3 /1 9 R e d g o ld p o ta to ~ 8 /5 tra n sp la n te d ‘lim e lig h t’ m ille t
¼ acre (use dimensions 52' o n b a re so il
that make sense for D 1 3 R ed g o ld p o ta to
54'
~ 8 /5 C elo sia C h ief F ire, O ra n g e/P ea c h o n fab ric 4 x 6 ”
your farm). Here, each D 12 R e d g o ld / an d C a ro la p o tato ~ 8 /5 C e lo sia K u ru m e M ix , C h i e f M ix
box in the section 55'
represents a 4’ wide D 1 1 3 /1 9 C a ro la p o ta to
58'
~ 8 /5 m a g e n ta le ttu c e
planting bed; because of D 10 3 /1 9 C a ro la p o ta to ~ 8 /5 C h in e se c a b b a g e tra n sp la n ts
slope and contour on
58'
this site, beds range
from 50’ to 275’ long. D 9 ( w a s d a h lia s) 7 /0 ‘A stro ’ a ru g u la d ire c t -so w n 4 lin e s
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on map for planning 65’
purposes. Beds are D 7 ( w a s d a h lia s)
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7 /2 0 ‘B o le ro ’ c a rro ts w ith ra d is h in te rp la n t
designated with their D6 3 /1 9 C a ro la p o ta to 2 x 1 2 ” 7 /8 T a d o rn a le e k s o n fa b ric 4 x 6 ”
section letter and a 66'
number. If the site D5
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1 1 /1 w h e a t/p e a c o v e r
allows, standard bed D 4 3 /1 9 C a ro la p o ta to 7 /2 0 H a k u rre i tu rn ip d ire c t so w n
length is preferable.
1 1 /1 w in ter w h ea t/p ea c o v er
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D2
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13. Etc .
D Section
C Section
B Section
A Section

14. B lueberry Field B eds
E ast Side 2010
BB1 4/9/09 Jersey Suprem e A sparagus crow ns 2 x 12”
131’
BB2 4/9/09 Jersey Suprem e A sparagus crow ns 2 x 12”
137’
BB3 4/09/09 Jersey Suprem e A sparagus crow ns 2 x 12”
Blank maps (showing 155’
any over-wintering B B 4 11/4/09
163’
B luejay B lueberries 4’ apart, 1 gal (+peat) one B luecrop plant at top; 12/16/09 interplant C am elot daffodils (start 11/22)
crops) are assembled B B 5 11/4/09 B luejay B lueberries add 5 gal peat m oss per plant on bed surface tilled in
with plastic sheet 177’ A sclepias tuberosa interplant
protectors into a 3-ring BB6 11/4/09 B lueray (2 -yr plants) B lueberries (w ith peat addition)
A sclepias tuberosa interplant
185’
binder at the beginning BB7 11/4/09 B luecrop blueberries, 2 -yr plants, w ith peat as above
of the season to use in 200’ A sclepias tuberosa interplant
the office or field for BB8
216’
10/1/09 C al L ate garlic ow n seed 7
7/8 gladiolus: m ystery, king’s gold, plu m tart, prince indigo, flora red, frosty w hite
recording plantings; B B 9 G ladiolus 7/1 /09 from bottom : 250 A m bush/250 F inishing T ouch/500 F rosty W hite/250 R apid R ed/250 R om ance/ 500 V ioletta/
back sides can be used
250 R ed M ajesty (overw intered for 2010 bloom ) (rem oved fall 2010)
230’
to note soil prep, B B 10 late glads 6/19/09 R ed Sensation
241’ 10/2010 C al late garlic
R om ance O range C rush Splendid O range R ed M ajesty (overw intered, rem oved in fall)
fertilization, etc. At the B B 11 4/30 sunflow ers sunrich orange on fabric
106’
end of the season the
* Sw eet W illiam s super duplex, electron
H oophouse
working copies are
B B 12 7/9/09 late G lads
108’ *Sw eet W illiam s super duplex, electron on
fabric
transferred to computer D rivew ay to hoophouse
format
B B 13 Potatoes 4/21 m ixed cranberry red, prairie blush, carola from ow n stored D SG potatoes
285’ * C al late garlic
B B 14 Z innias 5/3 B enary’s giants m ixed colors
280’ 11/1 T ulips from bottom : 600 angelique, 600 apricot parrot, 600 avignon, 600 banjaluca, 600 big sm ile, 600 black jack, som e dordogne
B B 15 Z innias 5/3 B enary’s giants m ixed colors
280’ 11/2-3 T ulips from bottom : rem ainder D ordogne, 1200 flam ing parrot, 600 gander’s rhapsody, 600 king’s blood, 600 m aureen
B B 16 G ladiolus
279’
B B 17 T uberose
273’ 11/3 T ulips from bottom : 600 renow n, 1200 spring green, 600 super parrot, 445 E dnie’s sunrise

15. B lu eb erry F ield B eds
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2 2 0 ’ 1 1/5/0 9 tu lip s from b ottom : 1 200 Flam in g P arrot, 600 S u p er P arrot, 6 00 P retty W om an , 1 1/1 2 A vign on
Capturing basic 5 /4 tom atoes: 50 sun su gar, 6 b lk ch erry , 6 sun ch erry
5 0 sun gold , 1 7 su n gella * 1 0/ C hand ler S traw b erries last few feet C en tau rea cyan u s
planting data on 2 18 ’ 11/ 5 / 0 9 tu lips fro m b o tto m : 6 0 0 K in gs B lo o d , 6 0 0 M au ree n, 12 0 0 S p ring G re en
5 / 4 to m ato es : (e ast) 2 0 v iv a Italia, 2 0 caro lin a g o ld , 2 6 ce l e b rity. (w e st) 2 0 rom a, 2 0 p in k b e au ty , 2 6 b ig b ee f
the field maps
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information and 19 7 ’ 9 /3 0/0 9 C h and ler straw b erries
6/14 glad iolu s: old sp ice, w h ite p rosp erity, rh ap sod y in b lu e, ap p lau se, jester gold , oran ge cru sh, p rince in digo
avoids cross-
189 ’ 9 /3 0/0 9 C h and ler straw b erries (from D S G 8 /20 cu ttin gs)
referencing 6 /1 6 T u b erose on b lack p lastic 4 x 12 ”
11 /2 B ach elor b utton s B lu e B oy, F rosted Q u een ½ b ed on fab ric
top few feet glad s old spice, jazz age
between notes 19 2 ’ 11 /5 /09 B ach elor B utton s B lu eb oy, F rosted Q u een
Late zin n ias 6 /23 B en ary’s G iant scarlet, lim e, salm on rose, w h ite, d eep re d , yello w , w in e, oran ge, lilac, p in k
and maps
11 /5 /0 9 tu lip s from b ottom : 600 B ig S m ile, 3 00 D arw in sn ow , 600 D ord ogn e, 6 00 G an d er’s R hap sod y
5 /4 p epp ers 3 0 fat n sassy, 10 lip stick , 10 carm an , 10 gyp sy, 2 orion
12 A ce, 20 pu rp le island er, 6 kin g A rthu r, 6 red kn igh t, 6 b ell bo y, 6 b oun ty, 6 orion 1 0/ C h an d ler S traw b erries
11/5/09 tu lip s from b ottom : 60 0 A n geliq u e, 500 B lack Jack, 6 00 B anja Lu ca, 400 C laud ia, 30 0 C ath erina, few K in gs B lood
5 /4 app ro x. 30 O riental exp ress eggp lan t, 6 hun garian w ax p epp ers, 6 h ab an ero, 4 anah eim , 1 2 rub icon , 1 2 red rock et
A p p rox 30 M an gan eggp lan t, 1 0 el jefe h ot p ep p ers, 1 5 conch os, 1 5 N u m ex Joe P ark er 10 / C hand ler straw b erries
1 93 ’ 6 /5 G lad iolu s: A m b u sh R ed (very n ice red ); Fiesta (yello w /oran ge b icolor); Frosty W h ite; Finish in g T ou ch (salm on ); R apid R ed (b est d eep
red ); R om an ce (lovely ru ffled lilac); R ed S en sation (oran ge red ); V ioletta (b eau tifu l d eep pu rp le
* 10 / cal late garlic
P u ssyw illow /blu eb erry h e dg e
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A sian p ear lilac asian p ear lilac

16. It’s easy to lose track of varieties planted
if the notebook’s not in the field

17. EHoophouses get their
a rly A p ril s a la d h a rv e s t own maps
Hoophouses get their own maps

18. UPPER HOOPHOUSE 2011
(30’ x 96’)
3 x 90 3/11/10 ‘Tyee’, ‘Space’ spinach 5 x 6” on fabric 3/31 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush
T1 Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15
4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore lettuce mix 6 x 6” on fabric 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 line x 22” Early Girl Bush
T2 Karma dahlia 4 x 24” approx 8/15/10
4x 90 3/11/10 Lettuce Waldemann’s/ New Red Fire/ Red Sails/ Red Salad Bowl 4 x 12” on fabric
T3 3/31/10 Tomato interplant 1 x 22” Celebrity/ Bush Early Girl 9/30/10 Five-star lettuce mix 6 x 6”
4 x 90 3/12/10 Encore salad mix, Bianca endive, mixed lettuces on fabric
T4 3/31/10 Tomato interplant: Celebrity 9/30/10 Spinach ‘Space’ and ‘Lombardia’ 5 x 6”
4 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Echo Blue 4 x 6” bare soil, cultivate, mulched after ~6 wks
T5 Tomato interplant mid-August—too late! 11/24/10 astro arugula + 5* salad mix on landscape fabric 12/19/10 completed with mizuna
3 x 90 3/24/10 Lisianthus Mariachi Pink, ABC Blue Rim, Echo Pink 4 x 6” same as above
T6 11/24/10 space spinach 12/19/10 completed

19. May 31--- Lo: 43 Hi: 76 Overcast and drizzly.
Crew worked on setting out the end of the blue ageratum in the Z section, lettuce planting
Garden in D section, basil in E section. Lilies planted in the greenhouse. Harvested sunflowers,
Journal lilies in early a.m. to put in cooler for Sat. market. Ryan off to Blues festival in Helena for
3 days. Alana arrived to volunteer for the next week.
Includes date,
max-min
June 1--- Lo: 43 Hi: 76 Overcast and drizzly.
temps, Crew worked on setting out the end of the blue ageratum in
weather, the Z section, lettuce planting in D section, basil in E
activities section. Lilies planted in the greenhouse. Harvested
sunflowers, lilies in early a.m. to put in cooler for Sat.
(writing legibly market. Ryan off to Blues festival in Helena for 3 days.
will affect how Alana arrived to volunteer for the next week.
useful it is
later…)
May 31--- Lo: 43 Hi: 76 Overcast and drizzly.
Crew worked on setting out the end of the blue ageratum in the Z
Best to use a section, lettuce planting in D section, basil in E section. Lilies
bound planted in the greenhouse. Harvested sunflowers, lilies in early a.m.
composition to put in cooler for Sat. market. Ryan off to Blues festival in Helena
book that will for 3 days. Alana arrived to volunteer for the next week.
not lose
pages.
May 31 May 31--- Lo: 43 ssunny Hi: 76
Oveqcast and dqizzly.
Cqew woqked on setting out the end
of the blue ageqatum in Z

20. Greenhouse Journal: muy importante!

21. Sample Greenhouse Record
Greenhouse # of
containers seed co/ pot up
Journal Item Variety Date or cells flat type seed/cell soil mix year date tray size no. trays comments
Red Salad
Lettuce Bowl 18-Jan 3 128 ws 1 org J09
Red Sails 18-Jan 4 128 ws 1 org J09
Composition Encore
M ix 19-Jan 6 128 ws 2+ org J09
notebook with Waldeman 19-Jan 6 128 ws 2+ org J09
M izuna 19-Jan 2 128 ws 2+ org J09
lined columns Arugula Astro 19-Jan 2 128 ws 2+ org J09
19-Jan 3 128 ws
for data entry.
Spinach Space 2+ org J09
Tyee 19-Jan 3 128 ws 2+ org J09
Carried to the
Spinach Tyee 5-Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J09
Space 5-Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J09
greenhouse to Lettuce Two Star
New Red
8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J09
record all
Fire
Winter 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J10
Density 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J10
greenhouse Tango
Encore
8-Feb 1 128 ws 1 org J09
activities. Broccoli
mix
arcadia
8-Feb
8-Feb
10 128ws
2 288
1 org
1 org
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J10
Write it down Cabbage gonzales
White
8-Feb 2 288 1 org J10
before you leave! 8-Feb 1 cedar flat broadcast org
Onion Spear J10
Leek Tadorna 8-Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Tomato Celebrity 8-Feb 106 288 1 org J10
Bush Early
Tomato Girl 8-Feb 130 288 1 org J10
King
Richard 8-Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Pepper Bell Boy 10-Feb 59 288 1 org Ger10
bounty 10-Feb 55 288 1 org Ger10
fat n
sassy 10-Feb 106 288 1 org Ger10
gypsy 10-Feb 51 288 1 org Ger10
ace 10-Feb 34 288 1 org J10
el jefe 10-Feb 34 288 1 org J10
red rocket 10-Feb 38 288 1 org J10
conchos 10-Feb 117 288 1 org J10
King
Arthur 10-Feb 36 288 1 org J10
anaheim
sahuaro 10-Feb 30 288 1 org J10
lipstick 10-Feb 30 288 1 J10

25. The harvest journal records everything
everything that comes in from the field

26. Standardizing units recorded will make harvest data more useful later

27. Vegetable harvests are record by piece, quart, pound, gallon, etc.
We find it most useful to record in the same units used for marketing.

28. Flower harvest recorded by # buckets and container size,
and approximate stems per container

29. Our daily harvest info is entered on an erasable white board on the cooler wall by
all workers as produce comes in; before the next harvest, data is entered into
permanent logbook affixed to the white board (with a pen that can’t escape!)

30. If possible, entries also capture the harvest location

31. CSA box packing
On CSA packing days, exact box contents are also recorded in harvest log,
as newsletters may contain only lists of ingredients

33. A word to the wise: write legibly!

34. Harvest Log 2010
Date: Monday May 19
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5 lugs strawberries ~5lb ea
30 bu chervil, y section
45 bu spinach, hoophouse
25 lb salad mix
36 bu green garlic, 3/bu
30 bu kale, x section
glads 12 tall buckets
lilies 7 tall buckets
ageratum 5 1g buckets
CSA boxes (x28) :
1 pt strawberries 1 bu baby leeks (Marty)
.5 lb salad mix 1 bu white turnips (Marty)
1 bu green garlic 1 bu kale
.5 lb spinach 1 bu chervil

35. The time spent entering the total annual harvest on a spreadsheet
more than pays for itself in useful information
Harvest Log 2012 2-Jan 9-Feb 23-Jan 29-Jan 6-Feb
arugula
asparagus ( .5 lb bu)
bac choi (pcs) 18 18 24
basil bu
basil lbs
beans, green qt
blueberries pint
broccoli
carrots
cabbage
chard (bu) 14
chinese cabbage hds
cucumbers, crate
daikon (lbs) 20
eggplant, cr
fennel bulb pcs
green garlic, bu
garlic bulbs
kale bu
leeks bu
lettuce greenlf pcs
lettuce redlf pcs
lettuce romaine pcs
lettuce, butterhead pcs
mint, bu
onion, green bu

36. For example, in 2012 we discovered that:
Asparagus harvest started and ended 4/6 to 5/11 and yielded 208 ½ lb bunches
(worth $832 at market value of $4/bu) from 450 bed ft = $184.88 per 100’
Spring kale harvest began 4/23 and ended 7/20 and yielded 791 bunches
(worth $1977.50, average price of $2.50 ea ) from 160 bed ft = $1235/100’
Strawberries began harvest 4/19 to 5/21 and yielded 193 qts
(worth $1158 @ $6/qt from 592 bed ft) from 592 bed ft = $195.60/100ft

37. Gathering previous year’s crop data and making a plan

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W est Sid e 2 010
First step: 2 2 0 ’ 1 1/5/0 9 tu lip s from b ottom : 1 200 Flam in g P arrot, 600 S u p er P arrot, 6 00 P retty W om an , 1 1/1 2 A vign on
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5 0 sun gold , 1 7 su n gella * 1 0/ C hand ler S traw b erries last few feet C en tau rea cyan u s
field 2 18 ’ 11/ 5 / 0 9 tu lips fro m b o tto m : 6 0 0 K in gs B lo o d , 6 0 0 M au ree n, 12 0 0 S p ring G re en
5 / 4 to m ato es : (e ast) 2 0 v iv a Italia, 2 0 caro lin a g o ld , 2 6 ce l e b rity. (w e st) 2 0 rom a, 2 0 p in k b e au ty , 2 6 b ig b ee f
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6 /23 top h alf S un flow er P ro C ut and Sun rich G old
1 0 /7 C al late garlic
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6 /2 2 g lad io lus re d m aje sty, jaz z ag e, vista, ch ich at, k in gs g o ld
greenhouse 19 7 ’ 9 /3 0/0 9 C h and ler straw b erries
6/14 glad iolu s: old sp ice, w h ite p rosp erity, rh ap sod y in b lu e, ap p lau se, jester gold , oran ge cru sh, p rince in digo
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6 /1 6 T u b erose on b lack p lastic 4 x 12 ” top few feet glad s old spice, jazz age
11 /2 B ach elor b utton s B lu e B oy, F rosted Q u een ½ b ed on fab ric
planning 19 2 ’ 11 /5 /09 B ach elor B utton s B lu eb oy, F rosted Q u een
Late zin n ias 6 /23 B en ary’s G iant scarlet, lim e, salm on rose, w h ite, d eep re d , yello w , w in e, oran ge, lilac, p in k
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5 /4 p epp ers 3 0 fat n sassy, 10 lip stick , 10 carm an , 10 gyp sy, 2 orion
12 A ce, 20 pu rp le island er, 6 kin g A rthu r, 6 red kn igh t, 6 b ell bo y, 6 b oun ty, 6 orion 1 0/ C h an d ler S traw b erries
out flower 5 /4
11/5/09 tu lip s from b ottom : 60 0 A n geliq u e, 500 B lack Jack, 6 00 B anja Lu ca, 400 C laud ia, 30 0 C ath erina, few K in gs B lood
app ro x. 30 O riental exp ress eggp lan t, 6 hun garian w ax p epp ers, 6 h ab an ero, 4 anah eim , 1 2 rub icon , 1 2 red rock et
and vegetable A p p rox 30 M an gan eggp lan t, 1 0 el jefe h ot p ep p ers, 1 5 conch os, 1 5 N u m ex Joe P ark er 10 / C hand ler straw b erries
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1 93 ’ 6 /5 G lad iolu s: A m b u sh R ed (very n ice red ); Fiesta (yello w /oran ge b icolor); Frosty W h ite; Finish in g T ou ch (salm on ); R apid R ed (b est d eep
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40. Sample Greenhouse Record
Vegetable # of
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Item Variety Date or cells flat type seed/cell soil mix year date tray size no. trays comments
Record 2010
Red Salad
Lettuce Bowl 18-Jan 3 128 ws 1 org J09
Red Sails 18-Jan 4 128 ws 1 org J09
Encore
M ix 19-Jan 6 128 ws 2+ org J09
Waldeman 19-Jan 6 128 ws 2+ org J09
M izuna 19-Jan 2 128 ws 2+ org J09
Arugula Astro 19-Jan 2 128 ws 2+ org J09
Spinach Space 19-Jan 3 128 ws 2+ org J09
Tyee 19-Jan 3 128 ws 2+ org J09
Spinach Tyee 5-Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J09
Space 5-Feb 3 128 ws 2 org J09
Lettuce Two Star 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J09
New Red
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Winter 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J10
Density 8-Feb 2 128 ws 1 org J10
Tango 8-Feb 1 128 ws 1 org J09
Encore
mix 8-Feb 10 128ws 1 org J10
Broccoli arcadia 8-Feb 2 288 1 org J10
Cabbage gonzales 8-Feb 2 288 1 org J10
White
Onion Spear 8-Feb 1 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Leek Tadorna 8-Feb 0.5 cedar flat broadcast org J10
Tomato Celebrity 8-Feb 106 288 1 org J10
Bush Early
Tomato Girl 8-Feb 130 288 1 org J10
King
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Pepper Bell Boy 10-Feb 59 288 1 org Ger10
bounty 10-Feb 55 288 1 org Ger10
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gypsy 10-Feb 51 288 1 org Ger10
ace 10-Feb 34 288 1 org J10
el jefe 10-Feb 34 288 1 org J10
red rocket 10-Feb 38 288 1 org J10
conchos 10-Feb 117 288 1 org J10
King
Arthur 10-Feb 36 288 1 org J10
anaheim
sahuaro 10-Feb 30 288 1 org J10
lipstick 10-Feb 30 288 1 J10

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Ageratum Blue Horizon
Anemones Galilee Blue, Meron
Anemones Galilee Red and Pink
Dripping Springs Garden
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arugula 8-Sep 10/4/2010 45 lower field hoophouse
arugula, astro 7/20 DS 64
arugula, late hoophouse: astro 11-Oct 24-Nov ~25 6x6"
asian greens mei qing choi, osaka
purple, prize choi ~8/1 DS 60
asian greens yukina savoy, tatsoi,
tokyo bekana ~8/1 DS 60
basil nufar, aton 8-Mar 15-May 80 Y8 insect problem, then neglected
basil nufar, napolitano 3/8,22 18-Jun 61
Beets merlin 8/19 DS 76
Broccoli Arcadia 8-Feb 5-Apr 160
Broccoli Arcadia, gypsy, blue wind 6/24-7/6 ~8/1 114
cabbage, mini: Gonzales 8-Feb 6-Apr 98 Y5
carrots bolero 7/20 DS 132
carrots yaya
Partial worksheet with crop list and planting dates/amounts from previous year,
4/19 DS 120
taken directly from field maps and greenhouse journal
cauliflower: amazing, cheddar,
cassius, fremont 7/1,6 ~8/1