Garden Tracker lets you size and plan your garden plot, plant your vegetables, and then track their progress.
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When you first use Garden Tracker, you will see a window with a list labeled Gardens on the left and a green area on the right. The Gardens list is where your gardens can be selected, and the green area shows the grid of plants for the currently selected garden.
To add a garden, click the + button at the top left in the toolbar. Then enter the name of your new garden and the number of rows and columns, and press the Add button.
After adding the garden, a grid of brown squares is shown on the right side of the window in the green area. Each brown square is where a plant can be planted.
To delete one or more gardens, select the gardens in the list on the left, then press the gear button and select Delete from the menu.
To plant a vegetable, fruit, herb, flower, grain, or hardscape, position the mouse over a brown square, and then click and drag it across all squares where you want to plant. Then right-click to bring up the planting menu. If you have a trackpad, click on it with two fingers.
On the planting menu, click Plant to select a plant for the selected squares. Then click the desired plant from the list, and click on the Plant Seed or Plant Seedling button at the bottom. Planting by seedling subtracts 15 days from the time to harvest for vegetables and fruits.
When you right-click on squares where plants have been planted, a menu will appear that lets you plant, water, fertilize, treat, harvest, dig up, or record the current plants in the selected squares. After you record this information in your gardens, you will be able to see the days since the action occurred in the grid itself by pressing the button with an image of a square with numbers in it (second from the right in the toolbar).
The Days Till Harvest shows how many days till harvest in orange. These depend on the plants characteristics and whether it was planted by seed or seedling. If it was planted by seedling, 15 days will be subtracted from the days to harvest for vegetables and fruits.
Click the button at the far right of the toolbar and then click History to see and change the history of the selected squares. If more than one square is selected, you can change the values by checking the box beside the value you want to change.
You can also add notes on a per-square basis.
In the Key Events, only planted dates, move in and move out dates, and dates where the plant is dug up are recorded.
To see the estimated yield of a garden, click the button at the far right of the toolbar and then click Yield. The number of squares and expected weight of the vegetables and fruits will be shown.
Note: yields are rough estimates only.
If you change your mind about the dimensions of a garden, or want to add notes to it, you can do so by clicking on the gear icon in the toolbar.
Press the Save button when you are done with your changes for the garden.
Garden Tracker is pre-loaded with many popular vegetables and includes growing info for each, however you are able to add any number of your own plants or unique varieties or edit the data on any item, including the image. You can do this by clicking on the Window menu, then Plants. Edit a plant by selecting it on the left, and then press the Edit button. Click on the field you want to change on the right, and then press the Save button to save it. You can revert to the previous settings by clicking the Cancel button or by selecting a different plant on the left.
You can quickly duplicate an entry in your plant database which will greatly speed up creating multiple varieties of the same vegetable. For example, to add a new type of tomato, bring up the Plants window, and click the Duplicate button. Then you can click on the various fields on the right to change the characteristics or picture of the new plant.
To mark one of your plants as a favorite, press the heart button on the far bottom right of the window.
To filter the plants by name or by plant type, use the search box or the menu beside it. Press the heart button to only show your favorites.
To see Carbon:Nitrogen ratios for common compostable materials, click on the Window menu, and then Compost.
To see common pests and diseases, click on the Window menu, and then Pests. When the Pests window is open, you can scroll up and down to see the pests and diseases. Clicking the right arrow button on the right side of each pest or disease will popup a window that shows where the pest or disease is found and how to control it.
To see the USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map and table, click on the Window menu, and then Zones.
To change zones, click on the button at the bottom of the Zones window.
Click the Garden Tracker menu, then Preferences to change the preferences described below.
| If checked, the units of measurement will be in metric instead of inches and Fahrenheit. | |
| The first field to display in the list of plants. | |
| The second field to display in the list of plants. | |
| If set to Southern, then the Spring and Fall seasons will be swapped in the plant season section. |
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