Recording a Planting

This is the moment everything connects. You're putting a seed (or seedling) into a bed — and in Libre Grow, that means linking a seed lot to a planting activity to a new plant element in a bed.

Step by Step

1. Create the Planting Activity

• Title: "Planted Roma Tomatoes — Bed A" (be specific)
• Category: Implementation
• Date: The actual planting date

2. Link Inputs

• Seed lot (or purchased seedling) as input — role: "Input (used/observed)"
• Bed as input — this is where you're planting

3. Create Output Elements

• Click "Create new element" on the activity view
• Label: "Roma Tomato — Bed A" (or however you want to identify the plant)
• Type: Plant
• Role: Output (created/produced)
• Organism: Roma Tomato (or the full variety name)

4. Record Details

• Notes: Spacing, planting depth, weather conditions, how many planted
• Photos: A photo of the planted bed

5. Write a Journal Entry

Why did you choose this variety? What are you hoping for? Any concerns?

View the Lineage

After saving, go to the plant element page and click Lineage. You should see:

Roma Tomato — Bed A (plant)
  ← Planting activity (today)
    ← inputs: Seed Lot "Roma 2025", Bed A
      ← Bed A created by: No-Dig Bed Setup
        ← Bed A designed by: Zone Planning
          ← Garden assessed by: Site Assessment

Four weeks of activities, connected in one chain. That's your garden's story so far.

What Comes Next

From here, the cycle continues:

• Monitor: Record observations (growth, health, pest pressure, brix readings)
• Harvest: Log what you picked and how much
• Save seeds: Close the loop by saving seeds from your best plants
• Amend: Apply compost, record the amendment activity
• Compare: Next season, repeat and see what changed

Each of these is just another activity with inputs and outputs. The provenance chain grows with every entry.