Darn! I jjust checked out the dates and I can't make it. I am a Girl Scout Leader and it is cookie season. We have a booth sale that Saturday that I am in charge of.

I love Plantstep and like Spunky I back my records up with a notebook and a cardfile. I usually spent my evenings doing records.
I need to learn to back up on a CD cause a recent virus ate all my files. I was able to get back some of my pictures by going through the DG files one by one till I found some of my photos. Some that I know I put on DG I couldn't find still it was great not to loose everything altogether.

MollyD

Hi all!

Laura, I have found a way to use Plantstep to print out a detailed list of new purchases only. You have to complete the "location" field for the new plants, and I use "none" for the plants I haven't received yet. Then I go to Reports - type "none" in the location box, and click Garden Map. This produces a list with photos, plant characteristics, hybridizer and year. I just used my list today to try to figure out what I'm going to plant where.

Lisa

I will have to try that, sounds very useful. Of course, I will have to enter all the other in locations first. LOL I have not gotten around to doing that yet.

That is a great idea. I'm always learning something new about this program. It just does so much! Now, if I can just remember it all.
I think we need a hints and tips forum for plantstep.

Joy

Joy, feel free to start a thread here in the record keeping forum for Plantstep.

Anyone can start a thread within a forum.

Thanks Jules. I think I will.

Joy

I only have 128 varieties to keep track of. I made an Excel spreadsheet with information from the AHS website. I turned the spreadsheet into an html document which is part of my DL website. I have the website backed up on a CD and an external drive and on a server. I use metal markers, but no map except in my head. A huge tree fell on one of my beds in December. I'm sure all my markers are squashed under it. Can't stress about it until my DH gets that monster removed. Then I can have my fit!

The Plantstep program sounds interesting. I wonder if it's available for Macintosh.

Got the following info from http://www.plantstep.com/

FLOWER SOFTWARE 2010 FEATURES
Separate sections for Daylily, Lillium, Rose, Iris, Hosta, Perennial, Tree & Shrub, Wildflower, Herb and Vegetable
Add Multiple pictures for each plant in your garden
Print Catalog for Dayily, Rose, Iris, Hosta and Perennial
Daylily hybridizer assistant. Plan your crosses and track your seedlings
Bloom History page in Daylily, Rose, Iris and Hosta sections
Track all the awards your plants have received
Track care instructions and notes for each plant.
Track who you bought your plants from and sold your plants to
Preview and Print reports of your plants
Add pictures to your photo album
Keep track of your garden in the diary
Record your Fertilizer schedules
Runs under Windows XP, Vista and Windows7 only. (Some Macs can run Windows programs)

Not sure if that helps.

You can go here: http://www.plantstep.com/suppo... to ask Kent a question.

I think I'll need to purchase that program. It will definitely help me!

I'm getting that impression.

It doesn't look like it will work on my Mac. Oh well, I'll keep doing what I've always done. Thanks for the information.

a mac user told me there is a program that lets mac users run it on their computers. I'm a pc person so I can't tell you specifically how or what but there is a way. From what she said it was a free program she used to do this.

MollyD

I'll look for it. Thanks

I use Plantstep and have works database as a back-up.
I also have an external drive that is set for automatic back-up when I add files.

I didn't know you could set it up to automatically back up files? I'm using Carbonite online because I didn't want to have to remember to back up all the time. I could have saved myself some money had I known. Oh well, Carbonite isn't really all that expensive I guess.

I use an external drive and an online backup.

Goodness, Kathy. Why two backups?

I don't keep my pics on my computer, just on the external. And the cloud backs em up.

On-site and off-site back ups can be a good idea. Fire or flood are just two of the reasons for an off-site back-up.