This is a reference page for my tagging & ID system. I use this to label anything that grows here, and requires tracking, logging or data capturing (via FarmOS). As long as you can print or write your ID on a label, or print it into a QR Code, you can use this on garden beds, crop rows, trees, container plants and anything else in the poly-tunnel or nursery. It works because it is simple, but feel free to adapt to your needs. More information in this post.
Use all 5 characters and a dashed identity number/name at the end.
Examples
Pet grass in a pot, sowed from seed with medium care requirements to be used as a seed producer with ID 1
GCS5P-1
A hardy tree occuring in the wild, being tracked and used for animal feed – called Jimmy.
TWN2A-Jimmy
One of a few rows of many, uncountable radishes in the field, intended for sale and grown from seed
GFS4S-row2
Characters
Character 1 – Type
| Tree | T |
| Herbaceous/Grass | G |
| Shrub | S |
| Climber | C |
| Creeper | R |
| Unknown | Z |
Character 2 – Location
| Wild | W |
| Bed | B |
| Row/Field | F |
| Container/Pot | C |
| Hydroponic/Aquaponic | H |
| Open/Inexact |
O |
Character 3 – Source
| Unknown | Z |
| Purchased | P |
| From Seed (self grown) | S |
| Transplanted (self grown) | T |
| Natural (naturally ocurring) | N |
Character 4 – Level of Care Required
| None (hardy, independent) | 0 |
| ~ 1 – 8 (between 1 and 8, according to your scale) | 1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8 |
| Kid gloves, Fragile, Monitoring needed | 9 |
Character 5 – Intended Purpose
| Unspecified | Z |
| Animal Feed | A |
| Human Food/Medicinal | H |
| Seed Producer | P |
| Sale | S |
| Pioneer/Protector | Q |
Character 6 and 7 – dash and id number or name.
| a literal dash/minus character | – |
| unique number or name (this is useful, later…) | avo1 | moomin |
