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Step-by-Step Guide to Adding Custom Crops in Seedtime

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1. Introduction (0:00-0:06)

This guide covers how to add custom crops, categories, and varieties in Seed Time, available for upgraded accounts.

- This guide covers how to add custom crops, categories, and varieties in Seed Time, available for upgraded accounts.

2. Creating a Custom Crop Category (0:12-0:43)

Type the name of your crop in the search bar.

- If the crop isn’t in the built-in list, you can create a custom category.

Click Create [Crop Name] (e.g., "Create Garlic") to add the crop to your custom list.

- Keep it for future use.
- Delete it later if needed by selecting the crop and choosing delete.

1. Type the name of your crop in the search bar.
 - If the crop isn’t in the built-in list, you can create a custom category.
2. Click Create [Crop Name] (e.g., "Create Garlic") to add the crop to your custom list.
3. Manage your custom crop:
 - Keep it for future use.
 - Delete it later if needed by selecting the crop and choosing delete.

3. Adding a Custom Variety (0:46-1:06)

Select the custom crop (or built-in crop) where you want to add a variety.

Enter the variety name (e.g., "Elephant") in the variety field.

Confirm the addition by selecting it from the dropdown under custom varieties.

1. Select the custom crop (or built-in crop) where you want to add a variety.
2. Enter the variety name (e.g., "Elephant") in the variety field.
3. Confirm the addition by selecting it from the dropdown under custom varieties.

4. Scheduling a Custom Crop (1:11-2:17)

Review the red-highlighted fields indicating required inputs.

- Select Direct Seed if the crop will be seeded directly into the ground.
- Select Transplant if the crop will be transplanted later.

- For overwintered crops like garlic, select a fall/winter planting date, such as two weeks before the first frost.

- Keep necessary tasks like bed preparation.
- Delete unnecessary tasks, such as cultivating, if not required.

Define the days to maturity (e.g., 200 days for garlic).

- Add a harvest window (e.g., 14 days) for flexibility.

1. Review the red-highlighted fields indicating required inputs.
2. Choose a task series template:
 - Select Direct Seed if the crop will be seeded directly into the ground.
 - Select Transplant if the crop will be transplanted later.
3. Set the seeding date:
 - For overwintered crops like garlic, select a fall/winter planting date, such as two weeks before the first frost.
4. Adjust tasks as needed:
 - Keep necessary tasks like bed preparation.
 - Delete unnecessary tasks, such as cultivating, if not required.
5. Define the days to maturity (e.g., 200 days for garlic).
 - Add a harvest window (e.g., 14 days) for flexibility.

5. Assigning Plant Spacing (2:20-2:32)

After scheduling, enter the plant spacing in the layout tab (e.g., 6 inches for garlic).

Customize the crop’s appearance by adjusting its color for better visual organization.

1. After scheduling, enter the plant spacing in the layout tab (e.g., 6 inches for garlic).
2. Customize the crop’s appearance by adjusting its color for better visual organization.

6. Finalizing and Adjusting the Schedule (2:32-2:58)

Click Schedule to add the crop to your calendar.

If necessary, unlock the task series to adjust specific tasks:

- For example, move the harvest date to reflect a more accurate timing (e.g., bump garlic’s harvest to June).

1. Click Schedule to add the crop to your calendar.
2. If necessary, unlock the task series to adjust specific tasks:
 - For example, move the harvest date to reflect a more accurate timing (e.g., bump garlic’s harvest to June).

7. Adding Multiple Entries for the Same Crop (2:58-3:24)

Add additional crops (e.g., another garlic planting).

Seed Time will remember the settings (e.g., variety, spacing, and task timings) for quicker scheduling.

1. Add additional crops (e.g., another garlic planting).
2. Seed Time will remember the settings (e.g., variety, spacing, and task timings) for quicker scheduling.

Using this process, you can create custom crop categories, varieties, and schedules tailored to your garden.

Enjoy the flexibility and precision that custom crops bring to your garden planning in Seed Time.

- Using this process, you can create custom crop categories, varieties, and schedules tailored to your garden.
- Enjoy the flexibility and precision that custom crops bring to your garden planning in Seed Time.