Farmbrite works with farmers and ranchers all around the world. We see a huge diversity of wildlife and plantings from farmers in different climates and regions, and provide a My Crops dictionary with many preloaded crop types. We can't account for every variety of every crop everywhere though, so of course you can make your own crop types too! You'll be able to name them and define their characteristics, and then work with them just like any other crop in the system.
To get started with this, you might review the main article for Creating a New Crop Type. This can help you get the foundation for how this process works and what you'll define.
In our example for this article, we'll define a unique type of pepper that has specific characteristics and needs. We simply click the button to Add New Crop type from the main My Crops page, and then type in the name. You can create custom types or varieties, it is up to you and both are available. Just type whatever you want into the fields.
On the next page, you'll define all of the custom planting characteristics for the crop type. This includes things like its spacing, start method, days to maturity, harvest window, and more. Looking for more fields here for your unique crop? Build a custom field to track the data you need! This data will be used to automatically calculate fields on your plantings, like how many will fit in a grow location, when you can expect a harvest to be ready, and how much you might expect to yield from the planting.
Once saved, you can then create plantings of this crop type and start working with it.
