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, and when to transplant or direct sow outdoors. 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.

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.