Season Review
At a glance
Your season review brings together everything you accomplished in your garden this year. See how your garden grew from the first seedlings through final harvest, celebrate your successes, and discover lessons that will make next year’s garden even better.
Why review your season
- Celebrate what you achieved and how much you learned
- Understand which plants thrived in your garden conditions
- Spot patterns that help you plan better timing and spacing next year
- Turn your experiences into wisdom for future seasons
- Build confidence by seeing how your gardening skills improve over time
What you will discover
- How many different plants you grew and how well each one did
- Your overall success rate and which varieties were your favorites
- The story of your season from planting through harvest
- How your actual garden compared to what you planned
- Weather patterns and how they affected your results
- Insights that help you become a more successful gardener
Step-by-step walkthrough
1. Choose your season
Select the year you want to review from the dropdown menu. The page instantly shows you everything that happened in that growing season, creating a complete picture of your garden’s journey.
2. See your garden’s success story
At the top of the page, you will see your season highlights: how many plants you cared for, which ones rated best, your average success rate, and overall achievements. These numbers tell the story of how your garden performed and give you concrete reasons to be proud of your hard work.
3. Relive your garden’s journey
Scroll through your season timeline to watch your garden grow again. You will see when you planted each seed, when seedlings sprouted, when you harvested your first crops, and all the important moments in between. It is like watching a movie of your garden’s entire season.
4. Compare dreams with reality
See how your actual garden layout compared to your original plan. This view helps you understand what worked perfectly and where you might want to make adjustments next time. Maybe plants needed more space than you expected, or perhaps some varieties grew much larger than anticipated.
5. Learn from each plant
Look through detailed records of every plant you grew. See which varieties produced the best harvests, which ones struggled in your conditions, and what you learned about caring for each type of plant. This information helps you choose better varieties next year and understand what plants work best in your garden.
6. Plan for next year
As you review, take notes about what you want to do differently next season. Maybe you want to start tomatoes earlier, try different lettuce varieties, or give your plants more space. These insights become your personal gardening roadmap for even better results next year.
Making the most of your review
- Look for patterns in what worked well across different plant types
- Note how weather affected your garden and what you learned from it
- Celebrate your successes—each plant that grew well represents skills you developed
- Be kind about what did not work—every gardener faces challenges and learns from them
- Share your results with fellow gardeners to help others learn from your experience
Growing your gardening wisdom
Your season review shows how much you have learned as a gardener. Each season builds on the last, and you will notice yourself making better decisions, solving problems more confidently, and understanding your garden more deeply.
Over time, these reviews become a treasured record of your gardening journey and a valuable resource that makes each new season more successful than the one before.
Ready for next season?
After celebrating this year’s accomplishments, take what you learned and start planning an even better garden next year. Your experience and insights are the foundation for future gardening success.