Garden Journal Schema

The garden planner should eventually be a record of what happened, not just a drawing of what was intended.

Journal entries turn the site into a feedback loop. They connect plant data, bed plans, weather, watering, pest pressure, harvests, and next year's decisions.

Entry types

What the journal should answer

The journal should help answer:

• what was planted in each bed;
• when seeds were sown and transplants moved outside;
• how watering and rainfall matched plant stress;
• which varieties produced well;
• what pest or disease problems repeated;
• what should change next season.

Source inspiration

Atami's plant progress journal article is useful because it emphasizes regular records, measurements, photos, environmental conditions, and harvest reports. GrowVeg is useful because it connects journal records to planning, reminders, and reports.

The veggie.farm version should stay practical: fewer decorative prompts, more structured observations that improve decisions.

Field notes

A garden journal fails when it asks for too much. The best default entry should take less than a minute, with optional detail for days when the observation matters.