I have a simple way to do it, as I'm only a hobbyist at this. I use two numbers and a letter. The first number is the year the cross was made, the second number is the number assigned to the cross and then A, B, C etc. for those of that cross that I keep. I make a master list of the crosses made and the number that I assign to the crosses for that year. I record the number of seeds planted, number of seedlings that I plant and mark them in the garden when I plant them. When I assign a number I take a picture of it and print it out and catalog it with it's number and location in the garden. So far I don't have that many that have gotten a number. Just the ones that I want to use to make crosses. I think we all have to design the system that works for us. It's fun, and necessary to come up with something that allows you to keep track of them.
