“It was inevitable. The computer age has slipped under the potting shed door and elevated even the humble gardening diary into an audiovisual tour de force. The technology of silicon chips has transformed the notes once jotted in a tattered notebook into databases adorned with fancy fonts and color photographs. Seedling growth is tracked on a graph, cultivation notes pop up with a keystroke and even garden design often begins in front of a monitor.

            Programmers seem to realize that gardeners would rather work the soil than dig through a maze of cryptic files, so most garden-related software is easy to use. Many companies offer a money-back trial period, so you can test-drive a program for its user-friendliness and suitability to your needs. Visit www.gardeners-shop.com  for a look at more than a dozen software programs that cover everything from cataloging seeds to journaling to pest management

The Gardeners Journal, from Marco Software (www.gardeners-shop.com/GardenersJournal, features a wizard that creates colorful web pages from us entries with minimal fuss. It organizes notes and observations as well as fertilizing schedules, weather comparisons and personal seed and plant lists into a searchable database that makes it easy to look up how well the corn grew in 1998 or when to feed the garden.”

Santa Barbara NewsPress

From the U.K. Guardian

"You can even find special-interest diaries on the web. Marco software, for example, offers diaries for gardeners, wine lovers and photographers."

"Incredibly Useful Download."

 Internet Life Magazine Page 84 February 2000 Issue

 

"Gardener's Journal is a record keeper for your day-to-day gardening activities. It has three main sections: Journal, Seeds, and Plants. In the Journal, you can select weather and moon graphics, enter temperature and rainfall details, and add your comments and activities. You can also add voice annotations or video clips. The Journal displays entries from the same day in previous years, so you can track activities over time. In the Seeds and Plants sections, you can record details of all your plantings. You'll find a search facility for finding specific entries; a reports section for producing weather summaries, journal logs, and seed/plant reports; and even a Web page generator that will turn your monthly activity log into pre-made Web pages."  

Monday 18 January 1999

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This is not really a product review. But an article about Marco Software. Just to prove that we are real and have been around for quite awhile.