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RE: Planting Schedule Posters & Software

Kurt,
I would be VERY interested.  I too have a large garden and find myself
stewing over bits of graph paper trying to figure out what I have
planted where and when and what needs to go in next.  Way to confusing
for me.  I have tried a "landscape" type software but it just doesn't
cut it for veggie gardens.  I also find that most garden/plant software
are geared towards planting in the Northern Hemisphere and one where I
can enter my climate info would be great....
GO FOR IT!
Shona
God Zone (New Zealand)

> -----Original Message-----
> From:	Kurt McCullum [SMTP:kdmccullum@bigfoot.com]
> Sent:	Wednesday, February 11, 1998 5:33 AM
> To:	sqft@lists.umsl.edu
> Subject:	Re: Planting Schedule Posters & Software
> 
> That's a tall order for any developer. My software is designed to be a
> garden journal, not a seed planner. Although there is a program call
> 'The
> Seeds Program' by CyberNiche software which has the ability to create
> a
> planting schedule. I have never used it so I cannot make any comments
> as to
> its capabilities.
> The idea of having a virtual representation of your beds is something
> I
> started working on and then dropped the idea because it didn't tie in
> well
> with the garden journal software I wrote. If there is enough interest
> then
> I'll pick it up again.
> Frost Dates, Companion Planting tips are just ideas on the planning
> table
> right now.
> The ability to enter specific plant data is already in my software.
> Each
> seed can have up to 32 pages of data entered into the notes section
> along
> with days to germination, days to harvest and days to seed in the
> designated
> fields. This is where I store all of the historical data about the
> heirloom
> seeds I grow.
> Expected yields and yield tracking are a bit tricky because yields
> will vary
> from location to location. No two sites are the same. The only way to
> calculate this is to have an expected yield field which would give the
> yield
> by each plant (or by each square).
> 
> So if the square foot community wants specific software, I'm
> listening.
> 
> Kurt McCullum
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: A.G. Pitsilos <agp@FAST.NET>
> To: sqft@lists.umsl.edu <sqft@lists.umsl.edu>
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 6:14 AM
> Subject: Planting Schedule Posters & Software
> 
> 
> >You know those outdoor planting schedule for spring and summer crops
> and
> >planting schedule for a continuous harvest tables in the book? If
> that
> >table were available as a poster or even better as one of those dry
> >erase type posters. That way I could plan my seed starting a little
> >easier.
> >
> >Also, will someone please create Square Foot Software. I have a
> pretty
> >large square foot garden 4 4'x35' beds plus 8 4'x4' squares. I would
> pay
> >$$ for software that would:
> >
> >Allow me to layout my garden so I had a virtual representation of my
> >beds.
> >Fill each sqare foot with plants - automatically spaced properly.
> >Tell me how many plants I will need given how I have filled the
> garden.
> >Imput Frost Free and First Frost Dates and give me planting and
> >transplanting dates.
> >Input Specific data from my plant varieties to give me days to
> harvest.
> >Keep track of fertilization schedules by plant variety
> >
> >Additional features
> >
> >Companion Planting tips
> >Expected yields given what is planted
> >Yield Tracking
> >3 year tracking of what was planted where
> >Reverse planning - I need 25 pounds of radishes weekly starting on
> this
> >date...when do I plant, will that work with the frost free date for
> my
> >area. etc.
> >
> >I would be thrilled with a basic version and a more advanced version
> for
> >market or restaurant gardeners!! I'm toying with the idea of trying
> to
> >at least subsidize the purchase of some 1000w grow lights and selling
> >the results to restaurants or selling heirloom seedlings. I've got
> lots
> >of space to start seeds (18'x75') indoors.
> >
> >Any software developers out there?
> >
> >
> >
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