January and my spreadsheet

I don't know how the rest of you keep track of everything you are supposed to do in a garden.  I thought gardening is supposed to be easy, relaxing, fun and a welcome stress reliever.  Yah, not my garden.  I am so busy trying not to forget everything I am supposed to be doing I usually forget something essential that I was supposed to do last month which ends up throwing the whole season off.  So done with that.  I can't tell you. 

 

 

So since I have now officially qualified for AARP and my memory sometimes takes a dump I try to write things down.  Lists are my life.  So I started taking all the tons of information that I have been collecting over the years and put it into a spreadsheet.  One page for each month.  Wooohoo.  Success.  Or at least more success that in the past :)  So for January . . . I hope this makes sense to you all :)

January
Week		Location	Garden Event
First Week		Inside	Seeds - Alyssum
		Inside	Seeds - Basil
		Inside	Seeds - Oregano
Second Week		Outside	Seeds -  Green Onions, Onions
		Outside	Seeds - Chives
Third Week		Outside	Transplant - Pansy
		Outside	Transplant - Snapdragon
		Outside	Transplant - Dianthus
		Outside	Transplant - Carnation
Fourth Week		Outside	Seeds - Dill
Monthly Goal			Pruning - Trees except the Apricot
			Pruning - Grapes
			Pruning - Berries
			Pruning - Roses
			Prune - Wisteria
			Spray - Fruit Trees for Curl
Fertilizing		*0-10-10	Roses, Shrubs in Shade, Azaleas, Gardenias, Camellias, Fruit Trees,
			Grapes and Citrus
		*5-10-5	Flowers
		*5-10-10	Vegetables
Freezing			Watch - Citrus
			Watch - Hibiscus

 

Just thought I'd throw in here one more 'to do' or at least to keep on doing.  This is the time to keep your composting rolling (literally in my particular case since I have a barrel composter) so that it is ready for the new year.  With the chill of winter most of us would rather not think about our compost piles but they still need tending.  Love my little green ceramic composter for the kitchen.  I used to have a red one (looked like a fire hydrant) but it got busted.  This gives me a place for my kitchen scraps.

 

 

Happy Gardening!