My Gardening Journal

CLASSIFICATION: Agrarian Logbook AUTHORS: Sarah & Colin Simon (@themintgardener) FORMAT: 52-Week Planner | Hardcover TOOLS: Dot Grid Schematics | Sun Data Logs ROLE: The Garden Architect

A garden is not a happy accident. It is a slow-motion construction project that requires strategy, data, and ruthless organization.

This logbook is your project manager. It rejects the "wait and see" approach of the amateur in favor of a rigorous, 52-week planning cycle. It serves as a central repository for the critical intelligence of your landscape—recording bloom times, sun exposure, and the inevitable failures that teach you more than your successes.

It features dot-grid pages for architectural schematics, ensuring that your beds are laid out with the precision of a blueprint rather than the chaos of a whim.

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THE CURATOR'S NOTES

• The 52-Week Discipline: Nature does not take time off; neither should you. The weekly planner forces you to stay ahead of the season, prompting you to prune, sow, and harvest on schedule rather than in a panic.
• The Knowledge Base: Includes 50 pages of comprehensive agronomy—from hardiness zones to pest defense protocols. It is a reference manual built into your diary.
• Schematic Design: The dot grids are critical. They allow you to draw scaled plans of your raised beds or landscape architecture. You are not doodling; you are drafting.
• Data Logging: The sun tracking charts turn observation into data. By mapping the light, you stop guessing where to put the tomatoes and start knowing.