Seed Sowing Calendar
Plan a growing year on one page using the sowing times that apply where you garden, rather than a calendar printed for somebody else's climate.
GG-01 1 page
Growing results and crops · GR-01
Seed Stock and Viability Record
A free printable seed inventory — name, variety, supplier, packet year, sow-by date, germination test result, quantity remaining and where each packet is kept.
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One page. Choose your paper size — both versions are laid out identically, so neither one gets shrunk to fit.
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What this sheet is for
Know what is already in the seed box, and whether it still comes up, before you spend January ordering another copy of it.
Who it is for
Vegetable gardeners, allotment holders, smallholders and seed savers keeping a seed box across more than one season.
How to use it
- Empty the box once and write in every packet: name, variety, supplier and year.
- Copy the sow-by date from the packet — it is the packet's figure, not a general rule.
- Test anything you are unsure of: count out a sample, count how many germinate, and record both numbers and the date.
- Write the quantity remaining before you order, and order against the gaps.
What is on the sheet
One page, top to bottom:
Printed under the title: Everything in the seed box on one page — where it came from, how old it is, how much is left and whether it still germinates. Fill it in before you order, not after.
The packet is the source. No sowing dates and no viability lifespans are printed on this sheet. How long seed stays worth sowing depends on the species and on how it has been stored, and the packet in your hand is the source for its own sow-by date. If you want a germination figure, count out a sample, count how many come up, and write both numbers down — that result is about your seed and your storage, which is what makes it worth having.
Write-on lines: Seed box or store · Where it is kept · Checked by · Date
Table, 13 rows: Seed · Variety · Supplier · Packet year · Sow by · Test date · Germ % · Qty left · Stored where
Questions
How long does seed stay viable?
It depends on the species and on how it has been kept — cool, dry and dark storage changes the answer a great deal, and different crops behave very differently. No lifespans are printed on this sheet for that reason. The packet gives its own sow-by date, and a germination test on your own seed beats any general figure.
What germination percentage is worth recording?
Whatever you measured. The useful part is the comparison: the same variety tested two seasons running, or two packets of the same crop from different years, tells you something about your storage that a printed table cannot.
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