When To Plant app for iPhone and iPad
Developer: Growing Interactive
First release : 18 Apr 2012
App size: 56.46 Mb
The When to Plant app from Mother Earth News gives you the best planting times for vegetables, herbs, fruit, cover crops and common companion planting flowers. It uses a database of almost 5,000 weather stations across North America to locate average frost dates for your garden from the nearest station, and calculate the best range of planting dates for each crop
Main features:
Planting dates are calculated using average frost data for your specific ZIP code, which is much more accurate than relying on the USDA Winter Hardiness Zones system
When to Plant can split cool-season crops into separate spring and fall planting ranges for areas that experience long growing seasons and hot summer temperatures
Full growing information for more than 120 vegetables, herbs, fruit, cover crops and companion planting flowers
For each plant, the app includes advice on the best soil type and sun requirements, sowing instructions, troubleshooting tips, and how to harvest
Multiple display options, so you can see plants listed alphabetically or by sowing month, or choose to view just what can be planted right now in your area
Create a favorites list of the plants you commonly grow for quick access to information
Easy access to National Weather Service long-range forecast maps (U.S. only)
Please note: because When to Plant uses averaged frost data to calculate planting times it it not suitable for areas with sub-tropical climates or where frost is not experienced.
Latest reviews of When To Plant app for iPhone and iPad
We moved out of state and have a completely different climate now. Sadly no way to update this on the app :(
My favorite part about this app is that you can sort the crops in multiple ways. Its so nice to be able to see just the list of crops that can be planted now in my exact area. I can already tell that Im going to use this app a lot throughout the growing season.
I can see myself using this app a lot. Only thing Ive found wrong is the temperature and precipitation maps are switched in the weather section. Other than that, amazing info for everyone.
I broke all my app buying rules when I go this. It had not been rated and it costs more than a dollar. Im so glad I did. What a wonderful planting resource. Thanks! In the future I hope you make crop info e-mailable.
I love being able to view planting times by the month, at a glance! Easy app to learn, information on plants is an added bonus!