# Vegetable Garden Planner software reccomendations please

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**Created:** [January 2, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-garden-planner-software-reccomendations-please/608108 "2012-01-02T03:13:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![China\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/779978/32.png) [@China\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/China_Guy)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 3:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-garden-planner-software-reccomendations-please/608108/1 "2012-01-02T03:13:14Z")

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Title pretty much says it all. Is there any good (and preferably free) gardening software?

What I want is a tool that helps me plan out planting dates, how long to harvest, when to sprout, preferred fertilizer, how much watering, how much sun/shade needed, etc. And bonus points if it is Seattle weather specific, since the is a pretty short growing season.

Thanks in advance

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**Author:** ![Motorgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e36b37/32.png) [@Motorgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Motorgirl)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-garden-planner-software-reccomendations-please/608108/2 "2012-01-02T16:31:13Z")

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If you come up short on software recommendations I can recommend a book:

[Week by Week Vegetable Gardener’s Handbook](http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1603426949/ref=oh_o06_s00_i03_details)

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**Author:** ![papergirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/aca169/32.png) [@papergirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/papergirl)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/vegetable-garden-planner-software-reccomendations-please/608108/3 "2012-01-02T18:25:02Z")

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You might check out the one at Mother Earth News. [Vegetable Garden Planner – Mother Earth News](http://www.motherearthnews.com/garden-planner/vegetable-garden-planner.aspx)  
I only played around with it very briefly, but I’ve heard good reviews. It costs a bit ($25 a year, I think) but there’s a free no-credit-care-required 30 day trial.