There's often discussion on the best way to map and label things. I made a map in the Google Draw application that I think is nice, a lot of little things in the program that made this easy to make. I've been using spreadsheets, I like this a lot more though the spreadsheets allow for more information to be listed.
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Orchyard Mapping
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Great minds think alike!I also used Google Draw to map out my yard. I haven't updated my map since the early summer, so it's currently a little outdated. I almost went the Visio route, but I decided I didn't need anything that fancy. Google Draw seems sufficient.
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I did something similar a few years ago. I scanned the lot survey from when we bought the house and drew the planting, sprinklers, ect on top of that. I'll have to look at moving it to google draw, as the tool I used is no longer easy to install it is hard to maintain now.Andy - Zone 6a Lat 39.9º N, Altitude 5390' Westminster CO ⚘ Scion List
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I've been racking my head on where I want to plant things. I will definitely have to look into this program. It might just save me my last few hairs on my head! Thanks for posting this.Edward - Edgewater, Florida (Zone 9b)
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That gives me some hope. Our new house is .39 of an acre. I was really hoping for more, but I had to compromise. Happy wife happy life.... I'm pretty shaded as well in the backyard. I'm going to cut down all the trees as soon as I can. I hope I can get some fruit trees going and have a productive back yard
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Originally posted by eboone View PostI was just looking at Google maps-my house and lot are nicely detailed on it. Wonder if I can copy from that to Google Draw? On my phone now, will need to wait to get to a real comp to check
Yes you can use google maps. The way I did it was by taking a screenshot of my house on google maps, and then pasting that onto google draw.
If you haven't done a screenshot in a while, usually there is a key on your keyboard labeled "print screen" or something similar. Pressing shift key along with that key will copy whatever is on the screen to your memory. Your keyboard may have a different layout though.Houston, TX Zone 9a
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Clearly, I'm going to have to redraw my map. The engineer in me is ashamed that my diagram isn't scaled or colored like everyone else's.Johnny
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Finally got around to doing this. Everything that is light purple is proposed future plantings. The privet plantings will be removed in time. The greenhouse shown is a future project when I can afford it.
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Are all you guys using google draw to make the these maps? I'm thinking I am going to try my hand at one.
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Ok, I finally had time to sit down and play around with some drawing programs. The total lot size is .39. This still isn't as detailed or scaled as some of yours, but I think I did ok... Keep in mind that outside of my lot drawing my neighbors all still have a lot of trees and some areas are a little more shaded then others. That back strip seems to be where I get a good amount sun. Also the unlabeled circles are theoretically for other undetermined fruiting plants, vines or trees. I'm trying to stick with trees that I don't have to spray and are good for NJ, but any suggestions for good backyard fruit trees that will do well in NJ are appreciated.You may only view thumbnails in this gallery. This gallery has 1 photos.1 Photo
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Thanks Kelby, this will make my midnight ninja raid much easier
I always struggle more with what fig goes where. Do you group duplicates or space them to see how different amounts of sun affect them, etc.Youtube: PA Figs eBay: tdepoala
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