Guides for growers
Written for people running 15 to 100 acres themselves. No signup, no email — just the operational detail we kept having to explain one grower at a time.
When Farm Spreadsheets Stop Working: The 5 Breaking Points for Commercial Growers
Five places orchard spreadsheets break — entry on a phone, photos and voice, isolated sheets, finding anything, and comparing seasons. Written by a grower.
Pairs with The free orchard record-keeping workbookRead the guideHow to Keep Orchard Records: A Practical Guide for Fruit Growers
How to keep orchard records that stay comparable across seasons: naming blocks, what to log for every job, harvest by variety, costs, and the year-end review.
Pairs with The free orchard record-keeping workbookRead the guideMore guides on the way
We write these from the questions growers actually send us. If there is something you keep having to work out the hard way, tell us.
Suggest a guideWant the spreadsheet rather than the theory?
Both guides pair with the same free workbook — one file, consistent block names, sheets that already agree with each other. There are single-purpose spreadsheets too: harvest and yield tracking, expenses by block, and a spray diary.