Crops
The Grow tab is your crop reference library. It contains a built-in database of common vegetables, herbs, and fruits with growing information, plus any custom crops you have added.
Browsing
Crops are listed alphabetically. Use the search bar to filter by crop name or plant family (e.g. search "Solanaceae" to find all nightshades).
Crop details
Tap any crop to see its full profile:
| Field | What it means |
|---|---|
| Family | Plant family — used for companion planting and rotation |
| Days to maturity | Approximate days from sowing to first harvest |
| Spacing | Recommended distance between plants in cm |
| Sow months | Best months to sow in your climate |
| Frost hardy | Whether the crop tolerates frost |
| Min. soil temperature | Minimum soil temp for germination |
| Sun requirement | Full sun, partial shade, or shade |
| Nutrient demand | How much NPK the crop needs (low / medium / high) |
The detail page also shows:
- Companion planting — crops that benefit or conflict with this one
- Your plantings — past and current plantings of this crop in your garden
Custom crops
Your garden may include varieties that are not in the built-in library. To add a custom crop:
- Go to the Grow tab
- Tap Add custom crop at the bottom of the list (or from the Add Planting screen in the Planner)
- Enter the crop name
- Tap Add
The crop is added to your library. To fill in growing details, tap the custom crop and tap Edit. You can set:
- Plant family
- Days to maturity
- Spacing (cm)
- Watering interval (days)
- Frost hardiness
- Notes
Custom crops appear alongside the built-in ones in all screens.
No watering interval set? The app defaults to a 2-day watering reminder for any crop without an interval. If you don't want a crop to trigger watering reminders, set a very long interval (e.g. 999 days) rather than leaving the field blank.
Editing a crop
You can edit custom crops at any time. Built-in crops cannot be edited, but you can add your own notes by creating a journal entry and linking it to a planting of that crop.
Companion planting
Every crop belongs to a plant family. The app uses family-level companion planting rules to determine which crops help or harm each other. Some individual crops also have specific overrides (for example, basil is a good companion for tomato within the nightshade family).
Companion information is shown:
- On the crop detail page
- As chips on the Add Planting screen when you are choosing a crop for a bed that already has plantings
- As a summary banner on the bed detail screen