2024 - the Garden Balance Sheet

I’ll be starting from scratch. Anything I’ve already got in the garden or kitchen/ store cupboard/ freezer will not count. If it’s not grown or purchased in 2024 it won’t count. I will include what ever money I make from my plants and flower sales. As it’s come from the garden and it’ll go back into the garden.

You will need to be adding to your 2024 income well into 2025 in that case but you would be recording the income accruing to 2024 effort.

I think I'll be using the swings and roundabouts method and counting all the onions/garlic/potatoes/tomatoes... I have in store - as they are used. Any that are composted wont be counted. What is in store at the end of 24 will go into 25. Some things, if I have a good year, keep for longer than 12 months - dried beans, tomatoes and soft fruit.

I don’t think I’ll still be recording 2024 income in 2025. Because it’ll be recorded as it comes out of the garden. Irrelevant of what it’s used for ( eaten fresh, frozen, turned into Jared /dried , given away) . You don’t pay a supermarket when you open your jar of chutney or start that new bag of frozen peas . I might  do a separate column with the monetary difference if things get turned into chutney or some other way of storing. But that might get a bit confusing & complicated. As for the plants & flowers I’ll (hopefully) sell from the barrow. They are only available during late spring, summer & early autumn. Barrow gets blown over if it’s left out to late in the year . As I found out     . And I don’t grow anything over winter especially at the moment with no tunnels   (I miss them so much ) .
clear as mud as always