The garden app built for Queensland

Most gardening apps are built for Melbourne. Planting Season is different — every feature is designed around the subtropical SEQ climate, so you stop guessing and start growing.

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Sound familiar?

Growing a veggie garden in Queensland
shouldn't be this hard.

Most gardening advice is written for Melbourne. The generic apps don't know your climate. And there's only so many times you can watch a tomato fail before you give up. Planting Season was built to fix all of that.

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"All the guides are for the wrong climate"

Books, YouTube, gardening apps — almost everything is calibrated for temperate climates down south. In SEQ you're planting tomatoes in winter and resting in summer. Generic advice gets it backwards.

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"I never know if it's the right time to plant"

Miss the sowing window by a few weeks and you've wasted the whole season. Most gardeners guess and get it wrong. Planting Season shows you exactly what to plant right now — updated every month.

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"I keep buying seedlings that die"

Seeds and seedlings cost money. When something fails it's demoralising — and usually avoidable. The right timing, the right spacing, the right companions: the app puts all of that in your pocket before you spend a cent.

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"I forget what I've planted and when"

Was that basil planted 4 weeks ago or 8? Which bed needs water today? When should the tomatoes be ready? Trying to track it in your head — or in a notebook that lives inside — means things get missed.

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"Something's eating my plants and I don't know what"

Every veggie has its own set of pests and diseases. Without knowing what to look for, damage escalates before you act. The plant library tells you exactly what threats each plant faces and when to expect them.

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"I don't know if I'm ready for something harder"

Some plants are forgiving. Others punish a beginner. Not knowing where something sits on that scale means beginners take on plants they're not ready for — and then blame themselves when it fails.

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"I grew it — now what do I do with it?"

Growing silverbeet is great, right up until you're staring at a pile of it and have no idea what to cook. The app includes kitchen uses, recipe ideas, and storage guides so the harvest actually gets eaten.

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"My garden is chaos — I have no idea what goes where"

Beds that are too crowded, incompatible plants fighting each other, no plan for what comes after the current season ends. Without a visual layout tool, garden planning stays in your head and never quite works out.

Planting Season gives every Queensland home gardener — beginner or experienced — a clear, confident answer to every one of these questions. In one free app, built specifically for this climate.

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Everything you get for free

No credit card. No time limit. Start growing in seconds.

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Know exactly what to plant this month

The Plant Now shelf shows every crop that's in season right now for South East Queensland — updated automatically each month. No more guessing, no more planting at the wrong time.

  • Filtered for the subtropical SEQ climate (Brisbane, Gold Coast, Sunshine Coast)
  • Tap any card to see full growing details before you commit
  • Filter by category — Leafy, Fruiting, Herbs, Roots and more
  • Drag a plant card directly into your garden to start tracking it
Plant Now shelf showing what's in season this month
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Track every plant from seed to harvest

My Garden keeps tabs on everything you're growing. Each plant shows its current stage, days since planting, and a live progress bar so you always know where you're at.

  • Visual growth stages: Sown → Sprouting → Growing → Harvest
  • Countdown to harvest date for every plant
  • Watering schedule — see which plants need water today
  • Log when you've watered and reset the timer
  • Mark plants as harvested, bolted or dead
My Garden plant tracking view
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100+ plants, packed with everything you need to know

The Plant Library covers over 100 vegetables, fruits, herbs and companion flowers — all with locally relevant growing advice for the subtropics. Each plant goes far beyond the basics.

  • Sowing months, germination time, days to harvest
  • Water needs, sun requirements, spacing and depth
  • Companion planting friends and enemies
  • Common pests and diseases to watch out for
  • Best local seed varieties — where to buy in Australia
  • SEQ-specific growing notes for each plant
  • Health benefits — what each plant does for your body
  • Difficulty rating — know before you sow if it suits your skill level
  • Container growing suitability — works in pots or needs ground?
  • Kitchen uses — how to cook and use what you've grown
  • Storage guide — how long it keeps and the best way to store it
  • Grow-your-own value score — is it actually worth growing vs buying?
Plant Library with 100+ subtropical plants
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See the full year at a glance

The Planting Calendar shows every plant mapped across all 12 months — so you can plan your season ahead and never miss an optimal sowing window.

  • Month-by-month grid for all 100+ plants
  • Colour-coded sowing windows for SEQ
  • Filter by category to cut through the noise
  • Spot upcoming seasons before they arrive
Planting Calendar showing the full year at a glance
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Companion planting, built in

Every plant knows its friends and enemies. The app automatically warns you when incompatible plants end up next to each other in your garden bed — before you make a costly mistake.

  • Companion pairs and conflicts for every plant
  • Automatic conflict warnings in the bed planner
  • Explains why two plants don't get along
  • Helps you plan a garden that works together
Companion planting conflict warning in garden bed
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Your daily garden to-do list, generated for you

The Tasks panel builds a personalised daily checklist based on what you're actually growing — no manual entry required.

  • Watering reminders based on each plant's schedule
  • Harvest alerts when something's ready to pick
  • Warnings when plants have bolted or need attention
  • Tick off tasks as you go through your garden
Daily garden tasks panel
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Works offline. Installs like an app.

Planting Season is a Progressive Web App — it installs straight to your phone or tablet home screen in one tap, with no App Store involved. Then it runs completely offline.

📱 iPhone & iPad
🤖 Android
💻 Desktop
📶 Works offline
🚫 No App Store needed
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Go further with Pro

Unlock the full app with unlimited beds, cloud saving, and the harvest tracker. One-time lifetime licence available.

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Visual garden bed designer

Map out your actual garden with the drag-and-drop Bed Planner. Set the exact dimensions of each bed, drag plants into every square, and see your whole garden laid out at a glance.

  • Create unlimited beds (free plan includes 1)
  • Set bed size in metres — any shape or dimension
  • Drag plants from the shelf straight into the grid
  • Move plants between beds by dragging
  • Companion conflict warnings shown visually in the bed
  • Sun exposure setting per bed
Visual garden bed designer with drag-and-drop plants
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Log your harvests and earn XP

The Harvest Tracker lets you record every pick — how much you grew, in what unit, and which bed it came from. It adds up over a season into something pretty satisfying.

  • Log harvests by weight, count, bunch or litre
  • See your total yield per plant over the season
  • Earn XP for every harvest — level up as you grow
  • Harvest history stored across your whole garden
Harvest tracker and XP level-up
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Your garden syncs across all your devices

Cloud saving keeps your garden backed up automatically. Update from your phone in the garden, check from your tablet on the couch — it's always in sync.

  • Automatic cloud backup every time you make a change
  • Access your garden from any device, any browser
  • Never lose your data if you clear your browser or switch phones
  • Syncs on login with your email address — no password needed
Cloud sync keeping your garden up to date across devices
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Design your whole yard — not just the beds

The Yard Planner lets you lay out your entire backyard to scale. Drag in garden beds, trees, structures, water features and more to plan before you put a single spade in the ground.

  • Set your yard size in metres and zoom to fit
  • Drag and drop garden beds, sheds, paths, fences and water features
  • Place trees and plants from your library directly in the yard
  • Yard plants automatically appear in your My Garden tracker
  • Rotate and resize any element freely
  • Save multiple yard layouts and switch between them
Yard Planner drag-and-drop layout tool
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✨ Pro 🚧 Coming Soon

Specialist modules for the complete backyard

We're building in-depth guides for Beekeeping, Chickens, and Worm Farming — all written specifically for the SEQ subtropical climate. Coming to Pro users first.

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✨ Pro 🚧 Coming Soon

More Australian regions on the way

Planting Season is built for South East Queensland right now — and we're expanding region by region. Next up: NSW, VIC, TAS, ACT, SA, WA, and North Queensland. Pro subscribers get access to every new region as it launches.

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The details

Every other thing worth knowing

The smaller things that add up to a much better experience.

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Built for SEQ specifically

Every sowing window, variety recommendation and growing note is calibrated for the subtropical climate of South East Queensland — not a generic Australian average.

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Germination temperature guides

Each plant shows its ideal soil temperature range for germination, so you know when conditions are right to sow.

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Spacing and depth guidance

Exact planting depth and row spacing for every plant — so you can maximise yield per square metre.

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Pest and disease library

Common pests and diseases listed per plant, so you can identify and act fast when something goes wrong.

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Frost tolerance ratings

Know which plants can handle a cold snap and which need protection — useful for those inland SEQ frosts in June and July.

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Australian seed variety guides

For key plants, we list the best local varieties to grow in SEQ — with where to buy them from Australian suppliers and nurseries.

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Adjust your planted date

Already growing something? Edit the planted date so your stage tracker and harvest countdown are accurate from day one.

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Weekly water needs

Approximate litres per week and watering frequency for every plant — so you can plan irrigation and spot drought stress early.

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Sun requirements

Full sun, part shade or shade — every plant tells you exactly what it needs, and the bed planner flags mismatches.

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Health benefits per plant

Each plant lists its key health benefits — so you can make choices that are good for your body, not just your garden.

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Difficulty ratings

Every plant is rated Beginner, Intermediate or Advanced — so you can start with wins and build up your skills over time.

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Container growing guide

Know at a glance whether a plant thrives in pots, needs to be in the ground, or works either way — perfect for balcony growers.

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Kitchen uses and recipe ideas

From raw to roasted, pesto to pickled — each plant comes with how to use it in the kitchen so nothing goes to waste.

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Harvest storage guides

How long does it keep? Fridge, pantry, or freeze? Every plant tells you the best way to store what you've grown.

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Grow-your-own value score

Is it actually worth growing versus buying at the shops? Each plant gets a value score so you can focus on the ones that save you the most.

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Garden stats at a glance

See how many plants are growing, how many are harvest-ready, and how many need water today — all from the main dashboard.

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Gardener level system

Earn XP every time you harvest, water, or hit a milestone. Level up from Seedling through to Master Grower.

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Customer portal for billing

Manage your subscription, update payment details, or cancel anytime from your personal billing portal — no support request needed.

Ready to grow smarter?

Free to start. Works offline. Built for SEQ.

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