Label Seeds You Collected and Connect Them to Garden Photos

Pair one envelope with a photo

Choose one envelope of seeds you have already collected and link a photo of its front to a photo of the plant you collected them from. Record the plant name and harvest date you confirmed; mark uncertain details as estimates or leave them blank.

Do not identify a variety, predict germination, or determine safe use from one photo or an envelope label. Consult a reliable source specific to the plant for collection methods and storage conditions.

Write enough to recognize it later

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   Choose one envelope and its related photo, and mark them with the same identifier.

2. 2

   Record the name and harvest date you personally confirmed.

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   If someone else told you the name, keep it separate and note who told you.

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   Leave blanks for anything unknown or not shown in the photo.

An example that separates different kinds of information

Here is a fictional editorial example: “Envelope A · seeds I collected October 3 · plant name still being checked.” Place a photo of the garden from the day you collected the seeds beside it.

If a neighbor told you a name, note “name provided by a neighbor” separately. Do not treat an unverified variety as confirmed.

Tell similar envelopes apart

Give each envelope a different identifier, such as A or B, and use the same identifier on its photo. If you move an envelope or change its contents, check what actually changed before updating the note.

Connect the photos in Pogaem

Add photos and notes to your personal Pogaem calendar on the actual dates to find both the day you collected the seeds and the later day you looked at the envelope. The app does not identify seeds or guarantee germination.