Now that it's a new year we're all in need of a fresh calendar for the grow room. Even though the final harvest date of a plant will be determined by signs of maturity and user preference, there is always a need to count out days.
Myself I label each plant with the date it was placed into the flower room, and the projected date of harvest. By writing the estimated date of harvest, I won't be needing to reference the calendar again as the plant approaches ripeness.
Counting out days was always a hassle. Then I discovered the business calendars which in addition to the day's date, have the days of the year numbered consecutively from 1 to 365 in the upper corner of each day's square. Great, no more counting out each day or adding up weeks. But the best solution is having all twelve months in view so there is no turning pages. Just note the day's number, then add 60 or whatever, and shift your view to see where that places you on the calendar.
For example, today is 1, if I was placing plants into sixty days of 12/12 then I'd harvest on day 60, which is March first.
(red herring forecast; yeah you can argue it's really day 61).
These yearly calendars are sold under the name of Yearly Wall Calendar, or Organizer, or Planner. The big supplier seems to be a company called AT-A-GLANCE. You should be able to find them in most office supply stores.
What I used this last year was the AT A GLANCE Reversible Vertical/Horizontal Erasable Yearly Wall Planner. It came in a variety of sizes from 12" x 16" to up to 32" x 48". I chose the smaller size as it was easily handheld, but my old eyes found the small numbers difficult to read. I'll go with a wall mounted version this year.
You can find different yearly planners to suit your needs. Maybe you want something big that you can write notes on for each day. You can get that cheap in plain paper. Just be sure that your yearly planner-calendar-organizer has the numbered days, 1-365. It sure made my life easier.
Myself I label each plant with the date it was placed into the flower room, and the projected date of harvest. By writing the estimated date of harvest, I won't be needing to reference the calendar again as the plant approaches ripeness.
Counting out days was always a hassle. Then I discovered the business calendars which in addition to the day's date, have the days of the year numbered consecutively from 1 to 365 in the upper corner of each day's square. Great, no more counting out each day or adding up weeks. But the best solution is having all twelve months in view so there is no turning pages. Just note the day's number, then add 60 or whatever, and shift your view to see where that places you on the calendar.
For example, today is 1, if I was placing plants into sixty days of 12/12 then I'd harvest on day 60, which is March first.
(red herring forecast; yeah you can argue it's really day 61).
These yearly calendars are sold under the name of Yearly Wall Calendar, or Organizer, or Planner. The big supplier seems to be a company called AT-A-GLANCE. You should be able to find them in most office supply stores.
What I used this last year was the AT A GLANCE Reversible Vertical/Horizontal Erasable Yearly Wall Planner. It came in a variety of sizes from 12" x 16" to up to 32" x 48". I chose the smaller size as it was easily handheld, but my old eyes found the small numbers difficult to read. I'll go with a wall mounted version this year.
You can find different yearly planners to suit your needs. Maybe you want something big that you can write notes on for each day. You can get that cheap in plain paper. Just be sure that your yearly planner-calendar-organizer has the numbered days, 1-365. It sure made my life easier.
