From little acorns
My wife and I are both keen gardeners and last Christmas, in the interests of the family becoming a little "greener" I bought her an excellent book written by the popular TV gardener Carol Klein. The title - "Grow your own veg journal"
So the other afternon I found myself sitting outside in the garden enjoying a refreshing cuppa and at the same time (note the multi tasking) thumbing through this book.
This book is laid out in quite an innovative way. It's basicaly a calendar of the gardening year that gives you advice month by month on the preparations that you need to make to your garden before planting up, along with seeds/plants that are best planted out at that time.
Whats different?
The difference is that this book has a page for every week for the twleve months of the year. Purpose - so you can log what you did in your garden that week and record weekly harvests as the year goes on. You can note down soil condidition, weather, type of seed, yield and other variables. What a valuable resource for next year.
Now the other day I was talking to a good friend who works in hospitality industry marketing. The people he works for took over this property some time ago. So by now you would think they woud have a good understanding of what worked and didnt work when it came to their business. Alas they have little idea, so its back to basics.
Maybe they should be taking a leaf out of this gardening book?
When do they run their promotions - when do they sow their carrots
How many rooms should I sell at a special rate - How many courgette plants do they need to feed the family?
The smaller the garden the more vital it is to have a plan, to know what has been done in the past. What works and what doesnt work
And you could maybe cut down on your carbon footprint too.
More business gardening tips to follow...................
