On Sun, 6 Apr 2003 11:58:23 +1200, Kelvyn wrote:

Can anyone suggest a freeware garden journal/diary ? Have done a thorough
search but have come up with nothing so far....

Get a regular ol' paper notebook and a pencil, and keep them handy.
Date a page when you begin to write -- what you planted, what variety,
where you bought the seeds, that day's weather -- whatever. Keep it
up, noting when seeds germinated, which ones eventually failed, garden
prep, transplanting experieces, on to first harvest and satisfaction.

Paper easily accomodates both a raw factual record, and notes about an
interesting caterpillar or beetle you found and could or could not
identify, as well as comments of visitors and passers-by. The pencil,
BTW, requires no electrical connections, and the paper can be stuffed
in a pocket or bag. It is arranged so there's no guilt about blank
days or weeks. You can even turn back and make rude remarks in red
about some "never fail" plant that did, indeed, fail. Or another that
was a spectacular success. Ain't no computer application that can
match a written record.