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UC Master Gardeners of Butte County

How to use the Garden Guide & Three-Year Journal

The Guide is full of information to help you on your gardening journey. Besides a wide range of articles, the weekly journal layout includes information pertinent for that week. The appendix is a helpful reference on planting, insects, and orchards.
 

Tips

  • Use the Guide (and other resources) to note time sensitive tasks such as planting, fertilizing, pruning, and cleanup.
  • Use 1 column per year to record 3 years of observations about what is happening in your yard.
  • Use previous year’s notes as a reference point for tasks, or to document how your yard has changed over time.
  • Use the grid paper at the end of each section to plot your garden.
  • Add information from other sources.
  • Watch our video workshop for more tips!
     

Customize an unbound Garden Guide

We are now offering the Garden Guide in an unbound version, pre-punched to fit into a 3-ring binder. This allows you to adapt and add information per your personal garden style.

Slip in binder for the Garden Guide and Three-Year Journal
Slip the cover into the front of the binder.
Create distinct sections by using tabbed dividers with clear pockets for the divider pages.
Create distinct sections by using tabbed dividers with clear pockets for the divider pages. 
Keep seed packets in the pockets.
Add clear pockets for small items such as brochures and seed packets. 
Create sections for additional materials and research notes.
Create sections for additional materials and research notes.
Use the built-in graph paper for garden plans, or add your own.
Use the build-in graph paper for garden plans or add your own.