Garden Plotter - Welcome

Create a userid and password, or retrieve your userid or password if you have forgotten them.

Store your preferences, such as your average first and last frost date and the number of people for whom you are gardening. You may also view a list of the plants you have selected to grow, and delete any whcih no longer interested you from your preferred plants list. To add plants to your preferred plants list, please use the search or browse options.

Browse the plant database.

Search for a specific plant.

Create a Timeline showing when to sow seeds indoors, when to transplant or direct sow outdoors, and when to expect your harvest to begin. Note that these calculations will be based on frost dates so they are subject to error. Please use your common sense and adjust according to your local conditions during the particular year.

Calculate how much of each item to plant for your family's needs. Note that these calculations are based on national averages so your results may vary greatly. For example, apples and canteloupes perform very differently in Florida and Vermont!

Calculate how much space your desired garden will require. Note that these calculations are based on national averages so your results may vary greatly. For example, the soil and rainfall in Idaho are very different to that found in Nevada.

Discussion forum for discussing errors in the data, bugs in the website, enhancement suggestions, gardening tips, and more.

Add a plant group to the database, such as "Corn, sweet" or "Tomato". To add a specific variety, such as "Country Gentleman" corn or "Mortgage Lifter" tomato, use the Add Cultivar option.

Add a specific variety, such as "Country Gentleman" corn or "Mortgage Lifter" tomato to the database.

Welcome to Garden Plotter, your one stop for garden planning and information.

Garden Plotter members contribute information which can be easily shared and utilized by others. Thanks to Garden Plotter, you have the knowledge and experience of the entire community at your fingertips!

Using the menu on the left, you can browse through our database of plants or use Garden Plotter's search tool to find plants that meet your specific needs.

!!NEW!! Now you can use the browse option to select plants you are interested in growing, then let the Garden Plotter create a planting schedule for you.

Soon you will be able to use Garden Plotter's Quantity and Space calculators to figure out how many tomatoes or beans you'll need to plant to feed your family and how much space you'll need.

The Garden Plotter has several enhancements planned, including a discussion forum and information on pests and diseases.

Note: Garden Plotter has recently been rehosted. We apologize for the temporary outage. The new host uses newer software, which caused a lot of errors initially but they are mostly cleaned up. If you notice any errors, warnings, or funky behavior, please let us know!! Use the "Contact Us" link at the bottomof any page.