In addition to Jane's fields, I use these: seed data: source (including seed exchange, seed donor and collection data) number of seeds (I count up to about 50, after that it's "lots") comments (if they're distinctive - eg I just sowed two species of Watsonia, with seeds like the little chips of wood you get when you sharpen a pencil with a knife - one pink, one lavender) treatment (soaking, temperature regimes, smoke etc) date sown date germinated foliage dates I change the font for plants I want but don't have yet refererence (who inspired my desire -lecturer, book, someone's pbs posting,website etc) Not done yet but soon I hope: maps. My garden map book is falling apart so I am going to do the replacement on the computer. Then I'll have all beds numbered instead of my current descriptions, eg "between leaning arbutus and Rhodo macabeanum". -- Diane Whitehead Victoria, British Columbia, Canada maritime zone 8 cool mediterranean climate (dry summer, rainy winter - 68 cm annually) sandy soil