Several years ago I decided to quit starting plants (ornamental and edible) indoors from seed. It was always a great way to appease my impatience for spring's arrival, but a seedling massacre occurred every May, as my attention was diverted to the many garden tasks outdoors needing completion. Inevitably, I'd forget to water, or take [...]
Spreadsheets in Gardening
Using spreadsheets in garden planning: Part 4
January 21, 2007 – Posted in: Acquisitions, Design, How-to, Recommended Links, Seeds and Seed Starting, Series, Spreadsheets in Gardening, WishlistIn part 3 I showed how to put the finishing touches on a spreadsheet that calculated the potential cost of a plant order in progress. But because of its tabular format, a spreadsheet is often used in situations where a lot of information needs to be organized, even if no calculations are made. Below are [...]
Using spreadsheets in garden planning: Part 3
January 20, 2007 – Posted in: Acquisitions, How-to, Series, Spreadsheets in Gardening, WishlistIn our last part we had finished entering data and were getting ready to sum up. Actually it's best to create this autosumming Subtotal before you enter much data. That way, you have a good idea how much your wishlist is costing you as you go along. The first thing you need to do is [...]
Using spreadsheets in garden planning: Part 2
January 17, 2007 – Posted in: How-to, Seeds and Seed Starting, Series, Spreadsheets in Gardening, WishlistIn part 1 we logged into Google Spreadsheets and got things set up. Now let's get this thing to do some work for us. We're going to teach this worksheet to multiply the price of a plant by the number of plants we want to give us the total price. The end result will make [...]
Using spreadsheets in garden planning: Part 1
January 16, 2007 – Posted in: How-to, Recommended Links, Seeds and Seed Starting, Series, Spreadsheets in Gardening, WishlistI mentioned in a recent post that I use a spreadsheet to plan my garden purchases. Others have mentioned using a spreadsheet to track their seed sowing. But that doesn't help you much if you don't know a spreadsheet from a tablecloth, so let's start right there: a spreadsheet is a computer program that arranges [...]
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