Bed MemoryA vegetable garden log by bed
The most useful garden log for planning is short: each bed, each season, what grew there. Extension guides suggest keeping one for 3 to 4 years so you can rotate crops.
The free log on our home page keeps this in your browser and warns when a family returns too soon. Try a one-bed check below.
Check one bed
This check keeps nothing. The bed log on the home page keeps your beds in this browser.
What to write down
- The bed's name, the way you call it
- The year and season
- The crop, and with it the plant family
- Anything that went wrong: a disease, a pest, a failed crop
A worked example
Your log says the fence bed grew tomatoes last year and bush beans the year before. This spring you plan peppers. The log shows a nightshade there last year, so peppers go elsewhere.
Paper or browser
The free log keeps your beds in this browser on this device; save your garden file to keep a copy. If you prefer paper, see the printable logbook.
Questions gardeners ask next
What should a garden log include?
At least each bed, each season and what grew there. Planting and harvest dates and notes on problems help too.
How many years of garden records should I keep?
At least 3 to 4 years, the length of a typical rotation.
Is the log free?
Yes. It needs no sign-up, and your beds stay in your browser.