How I keep Track of 20+ Different Intensive Beds

Some people have software. I tried. Some have a piece of paper. I tried that too. I also tried all different types of plant labels. Nothing was specific enough yet fast enough. After a while, I designed a system I find very effective.

I have a plain text document in my phone. In it I can use emojis. Very crucial.

I list the bed name and size. Under that heading I list my expected rotation. I.E.:

Bed 1 2x6
1. Broccoli
2. Radish
3. Tomatoes
4. Beets

As the season goes on I use emojis to describe the status.  A seed emoji means it's seeded.  A check mark means it's established. A smiley means I'm happy with the growth, etc. If necessary, I will make a comment.

Like: 2. potatoes 🌰moles 😞☠ rep: basil 🌰🌱

Which means I originally planted potatoes, nut the moles got to them. I was disappointed by the resultant potato growth and after giving it time to recover,  called it crop failure.  I then replanted the area with basil, which has started growing.

By the end of the year,  I have a full record of the happenings of the growing season and can read it quickly and without going to a special place or to specialty equipment to find it.  I also don't need to label the crops in the beds. All my beds are descriptive names too so I can remember what I meant.