Bullet Journal for Garden log?

**veggiechicken** · 06-11-2018, 06:26 PM

Never heard of it and a quick goggle left me totally confused.

Hope someone comes along who understands what it is!

**Greenleaves** · 06-11-2018, 06:29 PM

I have a very sophisticated method....it's called a diary

**B Porcupine** · 06-11-2018, 06:48 PM

Yeah, I tried a diary, but then I had garden layouts, entries for wildlife seen, seeds I want to try...and it all started getting a bit messy. And I couldn't find when the date of first french beans harvested the last 3 years to see if this year was late (or I was impatient) or when the bats return in the spring.

A BuJo is described as a cross between a planner, diary, notebook, to-do list and sketchbook. Some people use them for business, or family organisation, or life sorting. But I have no use for that. But for my garden...

After an interwebby search, I found on pintrest you can see lots of arty-farty ones (I can't even draw a stick person) but it doesn't have to be full of cutesy doodle, it can be just facts and information (which suits me

)

I may section off my journal (a Leuchtturm1917 for the stationary obsessed) and give it a go for the new year.

Hey, an actual New Years resolution in November!

**Snadger** · 06-11-2018, 07:28 PM

I Keep my records on the vine

. Apart from when we lost all the photographs

I can look back and see what I did over a number of years.

**bikermike** · 06-11-2018, 07:37 PM

I just have a notebook (a moleskine as it happens). and just try to make notes. mainly write-ups after going to the plot, but the odd garden visit, to -do list etc.

I have a map of my beds in the front and a planting table which I fill out every year to help with rotations.

it works for me.
I think the key things are that it is small enough to go in my pocket, is unlined, and has a very pleasing feel to it.

**Bren In Pots** · 06-11-2018, 07:41 PM

I use a A5 loose leaf binder, its in 3 sections, first is my spends, second plans/ crop rotation then the 3rd is sowing, sprouting and planting out dates. I can rip out or add new pages so i find it works out fine for me.

**veggiechicken** · 06-11-2018, 07:54 PM

I have a 5 Year Diary - I've recorded January events for several years. By February I run out of enthusiasm.

**Nannysally99** · 06-11-2018, 08:04 PM

I use a gardening diary

**veggiechicken** · 06-11-2018, 08:41 PM

Does the "BuJo" tell you what to do when, or record what you've done when?

**B Porcupine** · 06-11-2018, 10:12 PM

Originally posted by veggiechicken View Post

Does the "BuJo" tell you what to do when, or record what you've done when?

Both! I have started to draft up a plan for my journal (you can tailor them to your use & preferences). So after the index pages, I want a monthly Garden Plan (the Forecast, it is called) - an overview of what should happen each month of the year; and then a log by month, and one by day. These are where you list plans, to dos, events, outcomes, etc. Then I am going to add in some "collections": lists of plants and seeds, diseases/pests and how we've coped, sketches of each year's layout...

Yeah, I am making a meal of this (it is planning season!

). But if you are curious, I can post some info I found.

**veggiechicken** · 06-11-2018, 10:34 PM

Its the writing down of the Plan/To do stuff that would puzzle me, especially if it was for the year ahead.
You obviously enjoy keeping a journal so keep us updated on how you get on. - - 'cos I'm curious.

**4Shoes** · 07-11-2018, 08:51 AM

Is it a bit like a Filofax? We all know how Del got on using one of them

I've been using a spreadsheet for planning but fall behind by beginning of Jun. I can see the benefit of a Organiser type book. With planner check list at front, loose leaf pages for sketching and a diary

**bikermike** · 07-11-2018, 09:21 AM

so what is a bullet journal? is it an idea? a physical product? a philosophy?

I just write stuff in the notebook, it's not big enough to really lose things in. There are about two pages at the front I refer back to regularly (plot plan with bed numbers on and planting table which tells me in high-level terms what I've put in where for rotation purposes)

FWIW, I also use the memo feature on my phone (it's easier to type than write on the train, and I'm carrying it anyway). I have about 6 documents in use
- general to-do list (divided into allotment, bikes, cars, general home pages)
- allotment page - for current notes/thoughts
- project pages (eg I built a toy train for the small person, so kept to-do list and thoughts/notes/plans here)
- a shopping list (tool shops/Halfords/garden centre)
- I have just started a 2019 planting plan page (started after seeing discussion as to what follows potatoes on here)

I think with any method, the important thing is that you use it. Unless others need to use it, the precise logic is almost immaterial, provided that you can find things). For me, this seems to boil down to portability and ease of use in the time I don't have.

I use the notebook for recording stuff about the plot as it's nice to do when I come back and generally easier to make notes in the field in it. I use the phone for to-do lists ate as they are more easily editable, and easier to review on the train in the morning

**veggiechicken** · 07-11-2018, 10:01 AM

I looked at some UTube videos last night with examples of "Bujo"s for gardening. All very pretty pretty but I know I'd run out off steam after March.
My Bujo (ugly word) is in my head with the Roots, shoots, fruits and leaves weekly cycle throughout the year. The day of the week governs what I do that day - eg. Monday is Sowing seeds and the date points me to the relevant bed in the garden. Today, 7th its Bed 7. I have a rough plan of each bed with a list of the main things in it (fruit, veg, flower and herbs in each).
I sort my seeds into month of sowing so I'm on the November box now.
I post on the "Picked my first" thread when I............pick the first.

Not very artistic but simple

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