Free forever, not a free trial
The free garden planner that starts with dinner.
Most “free” garden planners are 7-day trials with a credit card form. PlotToTable is free to use: tell it what you want to eat and it builds your whole garden plan, layout, plant counts, and planting timeline included. No card, no clock.
What the free plan includes
Goal-first plan builder
Start from 'salsa garden' or 'feed a family of 4', not a blank grid.
Plot layout and plant counts
Beds sized from your crop list, with spacing done for you.
Planting timeline
Sow and transplant dates computed from your ZIP code's frost dates.
Weekly checklist
What to do this week, all season long.
First 3 crops in full detail
Complete growing instructions for your top picks.
Planting calendar by ZIP
Frost dates and monthly sow lists for every US ZIP code.
Plant doctor
Describe or photograph a problem, get a diagnosis.
All calculators
Plant spacing, soil mix, and family pantry calculators.
Want every crop in full detail, phone reminders, and the printable field guide? See what Premium adds, from $59 per year. No pressure; the free plan does not expire.
How it works in 3 minutes
- Pick a goal. Salsa garden, salad bar, feed a family of 4, or cut the grocery bill.
- Enter your ZIP code. The engine pulls your frost dates and builds sow windows for every crop.
- Get the plan. Plot layout, plant counts, planting timeline, and a weekly checklist. Adjust anything; the math updates.
New to gardening? Start with how to plan a vegetable garden step by step or how to start a vegetable garden.
Free plan questions
Is the free garden planner actually free, or is it a trial?+
It is free, not a trial. There is no 7-day clock and no credit card. You build your whole garden plan and keep using it: goal, crop list, plot layout, planting timeline, and the weekly checklist, with your first 3 crops open in full detail.
What does the free plan include?+
The free plan builds your complete garden from your goal: which crops, how many plants, how much space, when to sow each round, plus the planting timeline and a weekly checklist. Your first 3 crops show every detail online. The free planting calendar, plant doctor, and all calculators are included too.
What do I get if I upgrade?+
Premium is $7.99 per month, $59 per year, or $129 once for life. It opens every crop in full detail, unlimited saved plans, the season calendar you can subscribe to in Google or Apple Calendar, sow and harvest reminders, the printable PDF field guide, and saved plant-doctor diagnoses. There is also a $12 one-time plan with no subscription.
Do I need to draw my garden to use it?+
No. PlotToTable is goal-first: you say what you want to eat and for how many people, and it computes the layout and plant counts for you. You never have to drag plants around a grid, though you can adjust anything it proposes.