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General discussion / Re: Announcing new features and program updates to Ideas Genie Pro 6

« Last post by Palustris on Yesterday at 03:02:03 PM »

Sounds very interesting and useful. Being able to document trays of seedlings from birth to flowering will be very helpful. Count me in.

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General discussion / Re: Announcing new features and program updates to Ideas Genie Pro 6

« Last post by ideasguy on November 22, 2024, 08:35:29 PM »

Robert (Roba on the forum) has been rigorously testing as I developed the features in response to his new challenges.

The updates have not been published yet for general download using the Check for Updates programin Ideas Genie - but will be available after the final testing by -You!
I'm currently working on the User Guide to explain.

If you'd like to be one of the first to try these latest updates, or indeed if you don't have Ideas Genie, please send me an email.
I will send you download links and instructions to help you get started.

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General discussion / Re: Announcing new features and program updates to Ideas Genie Pro 6

« Last post by ideasguy on November 22, 2024, 07:52:03 PM »

Here are some of the new features:

• Ive added all the Bonsai Genie programs into Ideas Genie.
  These are to allow you to work with the delights you sow or grow in Pots and Containers
• The program Specimens-GA629 has been reworked extensively to allow users to work with Pots and Containers.
• Extended ability - you can record the fill details of individual pots or containers (as before) but now you can have multiple pots/containers  of the same type.
  e.g you have/buy 10 trays for sowing a variety of seed, you have/buy 100 small pots for potting up a variety of seedlings, or 50 medium size pots to pot them on.
• Record photos of your beautiful display of plants in your containers.
• Record events in the growing process - when seed are sown, when they are potted up, potted on, planted in the garden.
• When Tasks heve been created for specimens e.g. Sow Seed, Pot on, Plant Out, the latest updates have been programmed to integrate events recorded in Specimens-GA629 with those Tasks and record them as Complete.
• Record the plants you select to fill, empty (e.g. when expired at end of summer) and then refill your pots and containers next year, keeping a history of the previous fill.
• Since history of each fill is recorded, you can look back on your containers from previous years - what plants you put in them with as many photos as you wish.
  e.g. Take a photo after planting your specimens in containers. You can lasso the images identifying the plants used and the planting arrangement - easier to see when just planted.
• Record details of your pots and containers collection:
  quantity (per container), size, material, origin etc and photos of each pot/container
  As you know, pots for Bonsai specimens can be expensive.

You need the Ideas Genie Pro 6 for these latest updates.
If you have an older version you can upgrade here:
http://www.ideasgenie.com/IGProUpgrade/igproupgrade.html

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General discussion / Announcing new features and program updates to Ideas Genie Pro 6

« Last post by ideasguy on November 22, 2024, 07:45:52 PM »

Its been a while, but after working on Bank Genie for so long, Ive been very busy adding new features to
Ideas Genie Pro 6 for almost a year now.

Roba from Belgium is an ardent user and has presented me with numerous challenges!
In response, I have added additional features.
If you grow plants from seed in the greenhouse, grow plants in containers each summer, plant what you have grown out in the garden, then you will find the new features very useful.

For a description of the new features, please login to the forum (to show youve been here!) and see my follow up posting in this topic.

NOTE: You need Ideas Genie Pro 6 for these latest updates.
If you have an older version you can upgrade by clicking here:
Upgrade to latest version

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My Garden / Re: November garden

« Last post by Palustris on November 16, 2024, 08:21:07 AM »

The lane alongside our property is ankle deep in leaves, but there is so much unpleasant litter, dog mess etc. in them that I would not collect them. Mind I have already filled our 6 by6 by 6 heap and two ton bags and started on the third with just the ones that fall on the garden.
One is supposed to leave the ones on the soil, but to me 6 inches deep layers do not help the plants, especially when they are sheltering hundreds of slugs. Worms are supposed to take them down into the soil, but not here.
We have not had much rain but the leaves are still dry enough to blow into piles. Hard work otherwise.

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My Garden / Re: November garden

« Last post by ideasguy on November 15, 2024, 07:38:35 PM »

I thought I was the only one who bothered to compost them!
I was lucky one year to see council workers gathering and bagging them for removal. They agreed to let me fill the car with the bags.
After a couple of years I spread them around my azaleas. Big bags but small volume when composted! 
I have a lot to gather up around here. Not much rain but still so wet at present from dew and mizzle so not a pleasant job. 
I have a vacuum/blower but it doesn't work too good when leaves are wet!

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My Garden / Re: November garden

« Last post by Palustris on November 15, 2024, 11:40:30 AM »

Definitely compost the leaves. I have about a ton of last year's leaf mould waiting to be used.

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My Garden / Re: November garden

« Last post by ideasguy on November 15, 2024, 10:33:39 AM »

Thanks for sharing Eric!
You have some lovely plants giving a good display yet!
Do you compost the leaves?

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My Garden / November garden

« Last post by Palustris on November 14, 2024, 04:25:45 PM »

Still some colour, but mostly from the leaves.
https://imgur.com/a/IkVCnbM

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My Garden / Re: October colour

« Last post by ideasguy on October 17, 2024, 05:19:29 PM »

Looking good in October Eric! Thank you for taking the time to share these!