A few months ago I posted here about a garden planner I'd built for myself. At the time it was mainly for annual veg – the post mentioned tomato varieties and sowing schedules because that was the focus.
Since then I've expanded it quite a bit to handle permanent plants as well – fruit trees, roses, berry bushes, perennials. Basically anything that sticks around year after year.
The problem I kept running into was that I'd plant something, a year or two would go by, and I'd completely forget when I planted it, what I fed it last spring, or when I last pruned. I have 2 apple trees, a pear, a cherry, a plum, a mulberry, plus roses and soft fruit here in Hertfordshire, and trying to keep track of it all in spreadsheets alongside the veg planning just wasn't working.
So now the planner lets you track individual plants with their own care history and seasonal reminders – pruning roses in late winter, feeding schedules, that sort of thing. I've been using it for a few months and it's made things much easier to manage.
Here's the link if you want to check it out: https://leaftide.com/permanent-plants
If anyone has specific things they struggle to keep track of for their perennials, I'd be interested to hear – still actively adding features based on what people actually need.
by jpbragatti
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