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I decided to record what I harvest from my allotment. I was wondering if there is any online form to download or if anyone has suggestions of how to keep a record of everything. Cheers! 
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Damn fine idea you have there! I can't help you but I'd like to do the same so shall stand by your side & wait with you. :0) -
I just write it all down in a little black book. Been doing it for years just to prove to myself that growing my own makes economic as well as environmental sense.Comment
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Can I interrupt and ask what you want to record?
Item - weight / qty - date - notes ?While wearing your night clothes, plant cucumbers on the 1st May before the sun comes up, and they will not be attacked by bugs.Comment
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I use an excel spreadsheet to keep a record of what I spend on the plot (compost, seeds, rent, new boots, etc.) versus what I harvest, and use it to calculate the "what I might have spent in T***o" value for the crops. For the last 2 years I have been more than £200 in profit, though to be fair, I would never have bought £20 worth of rhubarb, nor £50 of runner beans! Sounds a bit geeky, but is nice to show the OH that my trips down the plot are worth it!Last edited by Nes; 18-06-2013, 09:52 PM.Comment
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I don't record what I harvest, but do record the type of harvest... usually on Excel when I remember to..
Would imagine if you are recording quantity, approx prices etc etc then Excel or the free Google equivalent is the answer..I dream of a better tomorrow, where chickens can cross the road and not be questioned about their motives....
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i just record what i planted dates ect in a note bookComment
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Mine's easy 5 pea pods and 12 radishes! - This is only so far though, hopefully by Friday I will be adding 4 strawberries to my harvest
You may say I'm a dreamer... But I'm not the only one...
I'm an official nutter - an official 'cropper' of a nutter! I am sooooo pleased to be a cropper! Hurrah!Comment
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When I had an allotment, I kept a little account book - outgoings (rent, seeds, compost etc) and income (weight of item valued at shop prices). You soon show a profit when you grow soft fruit!
I also recorded how I used the crop (eaten fresh, jam, frozen....with recipes or references to the books they came from).
It was in my pre-computer days but even now, I would prefer to write it all in a book than use a spreadsheet
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I record every year my costs, then I go on the supermarket website we shop at to collect all the prices of what we grow. I then tally up the weight of each crop throughout the year, to work out how much I saved. My seed potatoes cost £16 this year, and I have already harvested 4kg, so that's £15.50 in the supermarket so I should save a fair bit this year on them!Comment
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I made a spreadsheet and did this a couple of years ago, and calculated estimated saving etc. It was geeky but I actually really enjoyed myself.
Spreadsheet is here if you want to download and have a play: Growing My Own Saved £500 in a Year! Introducing the RMS Veg Savings Spreadsheet 2011 | Real Men Sow
Let me know if you find it useful.
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I want to keep a record of how much plants produce, how taste, money I spent in products, etc. to see whats worth growing because of quantity and flavour.Originally posted by daviddevantnhisspiritwife View PostComment
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That's exactly what I was looking for. Thanks as lot!Originally posted by Jono View PostI made a spreadsheet and did this a couple of years ago, and calculated estimated saving etc. It was geeky but I actually really enjoyed myself.
Spreadsheet is here if you want to download and have a play: Growing My Own Saved £500 in a Year! Introducing the RMS Veg Savings Spreadsheet 2011 | Real Men Sow
Let me know if you find it useful.Comment
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I started with a wee cress pot, but things got out to control! :-) First vegs, then fruit, next mushrooms! It's an addiction! :-)Originally posted by ancee View PostMine's easy 5 pea pods and 12 radishes! - This is only so far though, hopefully by Friday I will be adding 4 strawberries to my harvestComment
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