GrowVeg Garden Planner
Free trial onlyVeg-bed planner with crop rotation, companion planting, and emailed sow reminders
Free tier & pricing
Free for a 7-day trial with no payment details required, and you can create and print one plan to keep; after that, full access (saving, reminders, journal) costs $35/year auto-renewing, with multi-year and gift options also sold.
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The short answer
GrowVeg is the original Growing Interactive vegetable garden planner that also powers the Almanac and Mother Earth News versions. You drag crops onto beds, and it handles spacing, crop families, rotation, and a personalized planting chart with email reminders. Like its siblings, it's trial-then-subscription with no permanent free plan.
The facts
- Pricing
- $35/yr · Free trial only
- Free tier
- No
- Runs in browser
- Yes
- Platforms
- Web, Windows, macOS, iOS
- 2D / 3D
- Basic 3D
- Learning curve
- Easy
- Export formats
- PDF, PNG
The catch
- Browser only — no offline app.
- The paid plan is annual billing only.
Pros & cons
Pros
- Strong crop-rotation and crop-family logic with on-screen spacing warnings
- Personalized planting chart plus twice-monthly email sow/plant reminders
- Independently verified user reviews via Feefo
- Companion iPad app (Garden Plan Pro) syncs with the web plan
Cons
- No free tier beyond the 7-day trial
- Annual subscription model, browser-based core
- Edible-garden focus, not ornamental or hardscape design
- Up to 5 plans/year unless you upgrade an annual account
Best for
Allotment and vegetable growers who want rotation tracking and timing reminders.
Not for
Anyone wanting a free tool or full-yard ornamental landscape design.
Alternatives to GrowVeg Garden Planner
Almanac Garden Planner
Free trial onlyFree for a 7-day trial with no credit card required, and you can print and keep that first plan forever; after 7 days continued access (saving, editing, reminders) requires a subscription that starts at $35/year auto-renewing.
VegPlotter
Free, with limitsThe free tier is permanent and genuinely usable: unlimited garden layouts of any size plus up to 20 plantings per planning year with rotation warnings and task lists; only unlimited plantings, custom plants, the photo journal, and sharing require Essentials ($24.99/yr) or Advanced ($39.99/yr).
GARDENA myGarden Planner
Truly freeThe whole planner is free with no subscription: draw and save unlimited garden layouts and download a sprinkler plan; the only commercial angle is that the auto-generated irrigation shopping list recommends GARDENA's own sprinkler products.
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GrowVeg Garden Planner: questions, answered
Is GrowVeg Garden Planner free?
Not really — GrowVeg Garden Planner offers a free trial rather than a lasting free tier. Free for a 7-day trial with no payment details required, and you can create and print one plan to keep; after that, full access (saving, reminders, journal) costs $35/year auto-renewing, with multi-year and gift options also sold. After the trial it costs $35/yr.
What platforms does GrowVeg Garden Planner run on?
GrowVeg Garden Planner is available on Web, Windows, macOS, iOS. It runs in any web browser with nothing to install.
What file formats can you export from GrowVeg Garden Planner?
GrowVeg Garden Planner exports to PDF, PNG. It does not export CAD (DWG/DXF) formats, so it is not aimed at construction documents.
Does GrowVeg Garden Planner do 3D and photorealistic renders?
GrowVeg Garden Planner supports 3D with basic 3d render quality. For fully photorealistic output you may want a heavier tool.
Is GrowVeg Garden Planner easy to learn?
Easy to pick up. Allotment and vegetable growers who want rotation tracking and timing reminders.
What are the best alternatives to GrowVeg Garden Planner?
Popular GrowVeg Garden Planner alternatives include Almanac Garden Planner, VegPlotter and GARDENA myGarden Planner. Compare their free tiers, platforms and export formats on the GrowVeg Garden Planner alternatives page.