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- From: "Wiediger, Alison" <alison.wiediger AT hart.kyschools.us>
- To: "Market Farming" <market-farming AT lists.ibiblio.org>
- Subject: Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish
- Date: Tue, 8 Dec 2009 13:59:54 -0600
We have done exactly that with a spreadsheet. Actually,
the first workbook of the spreadsheet functions as our seed order -
crop, variety, seedsman, pkg size, days-to-maturity, price, etc. Once
entered, it can be updated for the next year, and can be sorted by seedsman for
doing online ordering. Then, the second workbook copies over crop,
variety, DTM, and adds, seed or transplant, date to seed, date actually seeded,
date to transplant, date actually transplanted, number of plants or row feet
needed, size of cell for transplant, figures expected first harvest,
entry for actual first harvest, figures actual DTM and variance from entered
DTM. And some other stuff I can't remember off the top of my head. For a given
crop, say squash, insert lines for how many plantings you will make and copy the
static info into them, then add your planting dates for each
one.
Really cool data! Over time, it will really help us to
fine tune planting dates for OUR PARTICULAR FARM - which of course differs from
catalog dates. Also, it helps us with actually harvest days in fall -
which is very different from summer - even for the same variety. I have to
admit we don't do as good a
job of entering the data during the middle of the busiest season, but it still
helps a lot. It is also a fabulous help when we are seeding all those
transplants in the spring - just sort by seeding date, print it off, and you
have your work list for that day. Ditto transplanting - although weather
often throws a wrench into those!
Give it a try! If I can develop one, you can too - I am
NOT a power spreadsheet user. We will be using the template for the
3rd season this year and the data becomes more valuable with each
season.
Alison Wiediger, Au Naturel Farm From: market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org [mailto:market-farming-bounces AT lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland Sent: Tuesday, December 08, 2009 1:03 PM To: Market Farming Community Farming Subject: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish I'd like to have a calendar (software) that would allow me to enter
varietal names and a small amount of additional info. (like whether hybrid,
organic, etc.) with planting dates and expected days to maturity. My
vision is then that the calendar would automatically generate expected harvest
dates (perhaps with choice of graphic display) and so be a good tool for: 1.
estimating market readiness, 2. projecting holes in cash flow and therefore when
we need to plant various additional crops to fill in gaps and 3. figuring how
far off our maturity times are from stated times to allow better planning in
future.
Does anybody have or know of anything like this? If so, is it
actually worth the data entry time? (I am aware of the adage "Be careful
what you wish for...")
Thanks!
Best wishes,
Karen
Roots Farm
Organic Produce
Fruits, Roots, Vegetables &
Herbs 767-449-3038
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[Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
Roots Farm & Karen Sutherland, 12/08/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish, Erik Lane, 12/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
Wiediger, Alison, 12/08/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish, Beth Spaugh, 12/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
BarbaraJ, 12/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
growbd, 12/08/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish, BarbaraJ, 12/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
Mike Rock, 12/08/2009
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[Market-farming] Row Direction in a High Tunnel,
jay sleichter, 12/08/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Row Direction in a High Tunnel, Beth Spaugh, 12/08/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] Row Direction in a High Tunnel, Wiediger, Alison, 12/09/2009
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[Market-farming] Row Direction in a High Tunnel,
jay sleichter, 12/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
growbd, 12/08/2009
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Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish,
cjmaness AT juno.com, 12/08/2009
- Re: [Market-farming] planting calendar wish, Erik Lane, 12/08/2009
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