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Staged 2026-09-28. Living revisions and interconnected notes live in the Bosun PKM Garden.

Seed Catalogs and Botanical Inventory Manifests

Managing seed packets, botanical varieties, and garden inventory requires structured cataloging and viability tracking. Arbor structures seed libraries and plant inventories around clean Markdown frontmatter and inventory metadata.

Catalog Invariants

  1. Botanical Taxonomy Standards: Plant varieties serialize into precise binomial nomenclature and cultivar names.
  2. Viability and Germination Logs: Seed stock records packaging dates, germinative rates, and expected storage lifespans.
  3. Source and Provenance Tracking: Seed packets cross-reference supplier nurseries, heirloom origins, and organic certifications.

Structured botanical manifests ensure high germination success and reliable garden planning season after season.


  • Directus Target: arbor-blog
  • Garden Source Reference: MOC - Arbor Gardening Engine, MOC - Fleet Operations, SCG-1001 - Physical Inventory Tracking