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Have you read Terry's tutorial? http://davesgarden.com/community/forums/t/251387/
I'm not good at it either, mostly because I don't do it consistently. I know I understood it once at least, because there's a lot of organized information in mine - but I don't remember exactly what I did to get it in there. The journal feature, for me at least, is a little like another language, or math, once you get it, you get it, but it's easy to get rusty when you're away from it. Hope this helps - oh, also, read other people's journals. When you find one you like, ask the person how they did it, especially if they're a DG friend. x, Carrie
Hi everyone, I figured mine out and havin fun putting all my garden plans and plants in journals, its a big organizer. Think outlining ,
Name your journal, say Fruit,
then you'll need to add categories like apples, peaches, pears, cherries, etc.
Then you'll want to add subcategories , say on the Apple, add McIntosh, Jonathan, Winesaps, etc. Its about breaking down each subject and adding more detail. Then when you need to look up something real fast, your facts are there in outlined form.
You can add all kinds of info and pictures . Even have a journal on the pest that attack your apples , etc.
I even have one journal on the critters on our homestead.
You can journal on projects as well , the sky's the limit.
Yep its like math , once you got it its very easy to do and fun
But I know what you mean. I can NEVER figure out how to do percents, or how to convert percents into fractions. I'll have it all on a piece of paper but I won't be able to figure out what numbers to punch in! On the other hand, it's very easy for me to figure out the area of any polygon. I don't know why, but I guess I was paying attention in geometry that day. LOL
