Your Personal
Garden Planting Guide

Your Personalized Garden Planting Guide, Backed by Science

Whether you're a beginner planning your first vegetable garden or an experienced grower looking to maximize your harvest, TheYardwise creates a customized planting guide tailored to your exact location. Our system uses USDA Plant Hardiness Zone data, 30 years of historical weather records from Open-Meteo ERA5 reanalysis, and proven horticultural science to determine exactly what will grow best in your garden.

Know Exactly When to Plant

Stop guessing about planting dates. Our garden planner calculates your last spring frost date and first fall frost date based on 30-year climate averages, then builds a month-by-month planting calendar for every crop you choose. From tomatoes and peppers to lettuce and carrots, you'll know the optimal time to sow seeds indoors, transplant seedlings, and direct-sow root vegetables for your specific USDA zone.

50+ Crops, One Personalized Plan

Choose from over 50 vegetables, herbs, fruits, and flowers — including tomatoes, basil, cucumbers, squash, carrots, lettuce, peppers, beans, peas, and many more. Each recommendation includes spacing requirements, sunlight needs, growing degree day (GDD) thresholds, pest and disease tips, and harvest guidance. Whether you have a small backyard plot, raised beds, or a container garden, we'll help you select varieties that will thrive in your conditions.

How It Works

Simply tell us your city, describe your garden conditions (sunlight, soil type, yard size), and pick the crops you want to grow. In about a minute, you'll get a comprehensive, science-backed garden plan with planting schedules, care instructions, and a personalized growing calendar. No generic advice — every recommendation is calibrated to your local climate and USDA hardiness zone.