This is a ‘use it, don’t use it’, convenience page. I use this tagging & ID system to label anything that grows here, or rather, anything requiring tracking, logging or data capturing (via my FarmOS instance). As long as you can print or write this ID on a label, or convert 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.

It is imperative to use all 5 characters and a appended (by dash) identity phrase 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

Use each character, in this sequence, to build your item identifier.

Character 1 – Type

Expresses the type. Add more if needed.

Character 2 – Location

Expresses the location of the item, even though it may seem obvious. Useful when reading labels ‘away from the item’.

Character 3 – Source

Use this to show where the item came from, or Z if unknown

Character 4 – Level of Care Required

This field adds or removes urgency of care for this item, but looking at the integer.

Character 5 – Intended Purpose

This exposes the purpose of the item upon first view.

Character 6 and 7 – dash and id number or name.

This adds a level of distinction between similiar items.