This is the second year that I have a vegetable garden, but I feel like a rookie everyday. I do not know when it is the right time to harvest. Which plants need extra water and how long does it take them to grow?
In winter I long for the outdoors. I use my Macbook to make sheets and maps for my perfect kitchen garden. I buy crazy seeds of exotic plants and a look forward to all the fresh green on my plate. And then the sun breaks through. So I go out and start my mission.
Garden Diary
My plans come to life as soon as I go out. But once my fingers get into the clay, I forget about writing down what I’ve done. And my maps and plans stay in the house. All my research about the plants and the books I’ve borrowed stay inside. I guess it’s the same with babies: see if they are happy and then be a little confident that everything is happy and growing. But truth is that with plants I don’t have this natural feel for it.
Myfolia.com
This year I discovered something new: Myfolia. You can easily import when you’ve bought something, when you’ve put plants or seeds in the ground, where it arises, flourishes etc.. You can also see a timeline on when things should happen (expected harvest time). Perfect! You just enter what kind of soil you have (found on a map), how many gardens you have and all sorts of tips on caring for your plants arise online. It’s best to be there right from the start to start.
All the information I needed, I found on this site. Moreover, it is nice to see the gardens of other people to follow. I had a ‘journal’ writing about why one of my pea plants would grow peas faster than others and there was immediate response. Rick suggested that I could use one pea plant for the next session. I didn’t think of that yet.
Myfolia is a handy log with lots of information and it’s a nice way to connect with other gardeners. You can also order seeds, but also trade.
Outside Mobile App
It is true however that this is not an option with clay fingers if you need to know something fast. That is where the mobile application comes in. With the Folia Garden Tracker you can also check the information while you are sitting in your garden.
Free basic account
You can register for a free account. But you can also become a ’supporter’. As a supporter you can add an unlimited number of plants and also implement all the data in your iCal. There are no ads on the website. The makers have created this site in addition to their regular job and so they try to cover the costs through the ability to create a supporter account.