An update for Skippy’s Vegetable Planting Calendar IPhone app will be out in the next few days. It will fix bugs including saving input frost dates and crops. Also vegetable planting information is updated. if you purchase the app now, you can use the update at no extra cost. Also anyone with the app already will be notified to download the update (no cost).
The Vegetable Planting App is here HERE. I’ll be using this app to start my onions and celery this week. Be sure to email me any comments or suggestions you have regarding the app.
Our Flower & Herb Planting App can be purchased through the same link above.
Showing posts with label make your own planting calendar. Show all posts
Showing posts with label make your own planting calendar. Show all posts
Monday, February 12, 2018
Thursday, February 23, 2017
it's time to plant onions!
I sowed my first seeds of the season. A tray with several types of onions, leeks, and celeriac. My planting calendar said it was time.
I couldn't find my leftover plant labels from last year, so I cut up a plastic tofu container. I'll get better labels before I need to mark the rows outside.
I'll start up a post soon with a list of the onion varieties I planted. I'll continue fill in this list as I plant more seeds. Next on my planting schedule are cabbages and escarole, but that's not for another two weeks. Until then I'll just watch my onions germinate. (That usually takes 7-10 days.)
I couldn't find my leftover plant labels from last year, so I cut up a plastic tofu container. I'll get better labels before I need to mark the rows outside.
I'll start up a post soon with a list of the onion varieties I planted. I'll continue fill in this list as I plant more seeds. Next on my planting schedule are cabbages and escarole, but that's not for another two weeks. Until then I'll just watch my onions germinate. (That usually takes 7-10 days.)
Saturday, February 20, 2016
getting ready to plant onions and celeriac
Yeah! It's time to begin planting indoors. This weekend I'll clean some of my old planting pots and trays and get out the seed packets and potting soil. So fun to get my hands into soil again.
I used to plant onion sets instead of seeds, but onions grow bigger and are less disease prone from seed. It's a stress on the plant to hold it as a little bulb then get it growing again. its really easy to grow onions from seed. Only two tricks, get the right variety for your area - in the north, grow long day onions. I like Pontiac, White Wing and Red Wing from Johnny's Seeds, but there are many long day varieties. The other trick is to start them early, 11 weeks before your last frost. Count bhack from your frost date, or download my calendar app.
Onion seedlings like to grow fairly dense. Scatter the seeds about a half inch apart in a small tray, like a saved lettuce container. I'll use smaller pots so I can grow fewer amounts of more varieties. And I like to have some small pots to give away. you can still fit a lot of onion seedlings in a small pot.
I used to plant onion sets instead of seeds, but onions grow bigger and are less disease prone from seed. It's a stress on the plant to hold it as a little bulb then get it growing again. its really easy to grow onions from seed. Only two tricks, get the right variety for your area - in the north, grow long day onions. I like Pontiac, White Wing and Red Wing from Johnny's Seeds, but there are many long day varieties. The other trick is to start them early, 11 weeks before your last frost. Count bhack from your frost date, or download my calendar app.
Onion seedlings like to grow fairly dense. Scatter the seeds about a half inch apart in a small tray, like a saved lettuce container. I'll use smaller pots so I can grow fewer amounts of more varieties. And I like to have some small pots to give away. you can still fit a lot of onion seedlings in a small pot.
Sunday, February 14, 2016
it's time to start planting!
The first event on my planting calendar is winter sowing. Many flowers need a cold period and winter sowing in plastic milk bottles is an easy way to start these seeds.
I used Skippy's Flower and Herb Calendar App to make my sowing calendar. I have a large new bed at the front of my vegetable garden that I want to fill with flowers for my bees (and me) this year. So, I'm looking forward to starting lots of flower and herb seeds.
Today I planted seeds in four bottles: Anise hyssop, wild NE asters, a bee mix, and a butterfly mix.
I collected my plastic milk bottles from Starbucks. I was a bit disappointed because I asked at the counter if they had empty milk bottle they could give me and I was told "no". But I since I saw them using lots of them, I went around back to their dumpster. Lot's of empty gallon bottles there. (I wonder why they weren't recycling them?) I pulled out four, a bit smushed and scattered with coffee grounds. There was even a nice paper bag to transport them. (Other places I've found plastic bottles are my Town recycling center, and curbside bins on recycling day).
Directions for winter sowing in plastic milk bottles are in the app. Also on my previous winter sowing posts.
I used Skippy's Flower and Herb Calendar App to make my sowing calendar. I have a large new bed at the front of my vegetable garden that I want to fill with flowers for my bees (and me) this year. So, I'm looking forward to starting lots of flower and herb seeds.
Today I planted seeds in four bottles: Anise hyssop, wild NE asters, a bee mix, and a butterfly mix.
I collected my plastic milk bottles from Starbucks. I was a bit disappointed because I asked at the counter if they had empty milk bottle they could give me and I was told "no". But I since I saw them using lots of them, I went around back to their dumpster. Lot's of empty gallon bottles there. (I wonder why they weren't recycling them?) I pulled out four, a bit smushed and scattered with coffee grounds. There was even a nice paper bag to transport them. (Other places I've found plastic bottles are my Town recycling center, and curbside bins on recycling day).
Directions for winter sowing in plastic milk bottles are in the app. Also on my previous winter sowing posts.
Friday, January 29, 2016
app update - reminder bug
Now that our Flower & Herb Calendar App is out, my programmer Amelia and I are working on our next App update. We'll update the Vegetable Calendar App to fix the reminders function, which has bugs for users of iOS 9+, and iOS7 or 6 (e.g. iPhone 4 users). We expect to get this update out in about a week. Thanks to the users who let us know about this bug.
And thanks again for using our apps! Let us know any other questions or suggestions for the apps.
And thanks again for using our apps! Let us know any other questions or suggestions for the apps.
Saturday, January 23, 2016
new app! --- flowers and herbs
Our new app is out! A planting calendar for Flowers and Herbs. $1.99 at the apple Store. 60 varieties with sowing times and methods. The calendar starts soon with winter sowing of varieties that need cold stratification.
Apple store link: Skippy's Flower & Herb App
Apple store link: Skippy's Flower & Herb App
Thursday, January 07, 2016
get ready to plant seeds!
We have an update out for Skippy's Vegetable Planting Calendar app. It now has 50 vegetables to select from.
If you haven't tried the app, it's very easy to use. Select from Spring, Fall, or Winter planting season (or all three), enter your frost date, select the crops you plan to grow, and the app creates your personalized calendar. Your planting tasks will be listed by the week. It includes sowing, transplanting, and succession planting dates.
It's a cute little tool to have handy on your mobile device for only $1.99. I do all my seed planting with it. And, I added a like button on my side bar. Please LIKE the app if you've used it!
If you haven't tried the app, it's very easy to use. Select from Spring, Fall, or Winter planting season (or all three), enter your frost date, select the crops you plan to grow, and the app creates your personalized calendar. Your planting tasks will be listed by the week. It includes sowing, transplanting, and succession planting dates.
It's a cute little tool to have handy on your mobile device for only $1.99. I do all my seed planting with it. And, I added a like button on my side bar. Please LIKE the app if you've used it!
Wednesday, December 16, 2015
app reviews please :-)
We could really use some reviews of our seed planting app. For any one who used it last year, could you give it a brief review? Here's the preview link: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/skippys-garden-spring-planting/id970091991?mt=8. Click "Open in iTunes" and then click "Reviews". Thanks!
Here are reviews a few gardeners left for us last year, but they didn't post them to the Apple Store.
"Thanks for the nifty app! " - MIchaeldg
"Love the simplicity... Very easy to use... very useful" - Mayhew
"It is a wonderful app....I will be able to carry it with me to the garden without printing out my garden plan. I especially love the transplanting calendar because most books and seed packet instructions do not tell you when to transplant. - Nancy
BTW - We are making a bunch of upgrades this month for release in January - just in time for 2016 seed planting! Let us know what upgrades you would like.
Here are reviews a few gardeners left for us last year, but they didn't post them to the Apple Store.
"Thanks for the nifty app! " - MIchaeldg
"Love the simplicity... Very easy to use... very useful" - Mayhew
"It is a wonderful app....I will be able to carry it with me to the garden without printing out my garden plan. I especially love the transplanting calendar because most books and seed packet instructions do not tell you when to transplant. - Nancy
BTW - We are making a bunch of upgrades this month for release in January - just in time for 2016 seed planting! Let us know what upgrades you would like.
Monday, April 06, 2015
planting calendars
I expect our full season planting calendar app will be out in the next day or two. It's being reviewed by Apple now. All of our apps are listed and explained at www.skippysgarden.com or at the link at the upper right of this blog. Purchasers of the spring app will receive a free upgrade to the full season version. The full season calendar price will be $1.99. The next thing we're working on is the android versions.
Thursday, March 26, 2015
more garden calendars
We are working on several new garden calendar apps. I listed them at our new site: skippysgarden.com
Sunday, March 15, 2015
Skippy's Spring Calendar App
ITS TIME TO PLANT SEEDS!
Make it easy with Skippy's Spring Calendar - a NEW mobile app for seed planting
App is based on the calendar I created in 2009 that's used by over 10,000 gardeners a year, including agriculture schools, community gardens and home gardeners.
It allows you to create YOUR PERSONAL CALENDAR, including sowing dates for indoor and direct planting, transplanting dates and succession sowing dates.
App is:
- written by gardeners
- tested by gardeners
- actively supported ... leave your comments here
- and, easy to use
There are no adds or product placements in the app
And, its green-friendly - no printing because its on your mobile device
The app has 3 steps:
1- enter the date of your last frost
2- select the crops you want to plant
3- view your calendar, either by week or the whole season
When you come back to the app, it will open automatically to your tasks for the current week
The app was written by me and coded by Amelia, a gardener at my community garden.
Here's Amelia's blog, ameliafannin.com, and here's her programming website, ameliafannin.github.io.
Make it easy with Skippy's Spring Calendar - a NEW mobile app for seed planting
App is based on the calendar I created in 2009 that's used by over 10,000 gardeners a year, including agriculture schools, community gardens and home gardeners.
It allows you to create YOUR PERSONAL CALENDAR, including sowing dates for indoor and direct planting, transplanting dates and succession sowing dates.
App is:
- written by gardeners
- tested by gardeners
- actively supported ... leave your comments here
- and, easy to use
There are no adds or product placements in the app
And, its green-friendly - no printing because its on your mobile device
The app has 3 steps:
1- enter the date of your last frost
2- select the crops you want to plant
3- view your calendar, either by week or the whole season
When you come back to the app, it will open automatically to your tasks for the current week
Reviews:AVAILABLE NOW for $1.99 at the Apple Store. (link to app site at Apple Store)
"Thanks for the nifty app! " - MIchaeldg
"Love the simplicity... Very easy to use... very useful" - Mayhew
"It is a wonderful app....I will be able to carry it with me to the garden without printing out my garden plan. I especially love the transplanting calendar because most books and seed packet instructions do not tell you when to transplant. - Nancy
The app was written by me and coded by Amelia, a gardener at my community garden.
Here's Amelia's blog, ameliafannin.com, and here's her programming website, ameliafannin.github.io.
Saturday, March 14, 2015
Skippy's spring calendar app - first update
We have a new update to Skippy's Calendar App coming out soon. It's based on feedback from our beta-testers. If you have the App, you'll see a prompt for the update on your Apple Store icon when the update comes out. If you don't have the app, you should get it! Here it is.
What's new in the update: "This update improves the vegetable picker, allows the persistence of your settings, and adds a reminder function for iOS8."
We'll continue to support and update this calendar app so if you have ANY suggestions, PLEASE leave a comment anywhere on this blog. THANKS!
What's new in the update: "This update improves the vegetable picker, allows the persistence of your settings, and adds a reminder function for iOS8."
We'll continue to support and update this calendar app so if you have ANY suggestions, PLEASE leave a comment anywhere on this blog. THANKS!
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