Free Garden Journal Template (Excel)
What's in the garden journal template
One tab, Garden Journal, holds up to 150 plants: name, type (Vegetable/Herb/Flower/Fruit/Other), season, date planted, location or bed, days to harvest, status, and a notes field.
Estimated harvest date calculates automatically the moment you enter a planting date and a days-to-harvest number - no manual date math needed as your bed list grows.
The summary below the table rolls up vegetables logged, spring plantings, and how many entries are marked Harvested versus Failed - handy for a year-over-year comparison as your journal fills in.
One workbook for planting calendar and journal, not two
Etsy's popular garden-tracker listings and free printable guides usually split planting calendar and plant-by-plant journal into separate sheets or products you maintain independently.
Here, one row carries a plant from planting date through estimated harvest date to final status - so the planting calendar and the results log are the same table, not two things to keep in sync by hand.
Days to harvest: your input, not a fixed formula
Days-to-harvest varies by variety, zone and weather, so this template doesn't guess it for you - enter the number from your seed packet or variety guide, and the estimated harvest date follows from your planting date.
Season is likewise a dropdown you set yourself rather than one calculated automatically from the date, so it stays accurate whatever hemisphere or climate zone you garden in.
How to use it
- Log each plant with its type, season, planting date, location and days to harvest.
- Estimated harvest date calculates automatically from planting date plus days to harvest.
- Update status as plants grow, and check the summary below the table for type, season and harvest rollups.
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Frequently asked questions
Does it calculate the estimated harvest date automatically?
Yes. Enter a planting date and days to harvest (from your seed packet or variety guide), and estimated harvest date calculates as the sum of the two.
Does it know my planting zone or frost dates?
No. Days to harvest and season are entries you provide yourself - the template doesn't look up zone or frost-date data automatically.
How many plants can it hold?
Up to 150 rows on the Garden Journal sheet.
Can I compare harvests year over year?
Yes, log each season's plantings as new rows and use the Season and Status rollups in the summary to compare across years.
Can I use this in Google Sheets?
Yes. Upload the downloaded file to Google Drive, then open it and choose File > Save as Google Sheets.