Garden Planner [Phones]
How to use the Garden Planner on your phone
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Getting Started [Phone]
How to start using the Garden Planner on an iPhone or Android phone
- Start using the Garden Planner on your smartphoneHow to get started using the Garden Planner and Journal on an iPhone or Android phone
- How to view a plant's growing information [Phone]How to find all you need to know to grow each plant using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to create a new plan [Phone]How to create a new plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Adding plants to your plan [Phone]How to select plants and add rows and blocks of plants on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to add garden beds to your plan [Phone]How to draw your garden beds on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Drawing in-ground beds [Phone]How to indicate the position of in-ground beds (as opposed to raised beds) on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to draw multiple beds in one plan [Phone]Planning all your growing areas in one place using an iPhone or Android phone
- Adding Garden Objects to your plan [Phone]How to add and use raised beds, greenhouses, fences and other 'garden objects' using an iPhone or Android phone
- Adding Shapes to your plan [Phone]How to add and use shapes (rectangles, circles, triangle and the line tool) using an iPhone or Android phone
- Adding Text to your plan [Phone]How to use the Text tool to write on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to save your plan [Phone]How to save your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Zooming in or out of your plan [Phone]How to get a closer or wider view of your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to plan a garden that is not rectangular [Phone]How to plan an odd-shaped garden or irregular-shaped plot, on an iPhone or Android phone
- How to rotate items [Phone]Rotating shapes, objects, and rows of plants on your plan on an iPhone or Android phone
- How to use the plant filters [Phone]Filtering the plant selector to show only plants that meet your needs on an iPhone or Android phone
- Assign favorite plants [Phone]How to mark plants as favorites to make them quicker to find in the plant selector on an iPhone or Android phone
- Find and sort your plans [Phone]How to locate your plans in the mobile Garden Planner on an iPhone or Android phone
- How to lock layers on your plan [Phone]How to fade out specific elements of your plan and make them non-selectable on an iPhone or Android phone
- Creating a Follow-on plan [Phone]How to reuse your plan's layout to create next year's plan on an iPhone or Android phone
- Companion Planting [Phone]Finding companion plants for plants on your plan on an iPhone or Android phone. Bad companion advice.
- Choosing a new Sample Plan [Phone]How to find and use our templates to try out different layouts for your garden on an iPhone or Android phone
- When to plant [Phone]How to use the Garden Planner to find recommended growing dates for your location on an iPhone or Android phone.
- How to view harvest totals [Phone]How to view harvest reports and total yields for the year on an iPhone or Android phone
- How to find, customize or add your own variety [Phone]How to select plant varieties and customize an unlisted variety using an iPhone or Android phone
- Turn off or resize plant labels [Phone]How to adjust the size of plant labels, or turn them off altogether using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to resize your plan [Phone]How to make the planning grid bigger or smaller using an iPhone or Android phone.
- Layer Priority and Locking [Phone]How to send items to the front or back and lock items to prevent editing
- Adding a background image [Phone]Import an aerial photo or detailed plan of your garden to help with planning using in iPhone or Android phone
- Copy and paste [Phone]How to copy and paste items on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Deleting an item [Phone]How to delete a plant, object or shape on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to snap items to your plan's gridlines [Phone]How to use the Snap to Grid function to 'snap' items to the nearest gridline for accurate positioning using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to group items to move, copy or rotate together [Phone]How to group items to move, copy or rotate them all together using an iPhone or Android phone
- Show or hide gridlines [Phone]Turn grid lines on or off on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Turn rulers off or on [Phone]Toggling rulers using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to rename your plan [Phone]Changing the title of your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Deleting a plan [Phone]Remove a plan from your account using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to make blue 'handles' on items smallerHow to toggle Touch Mode on and off using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to rotate your whole plan [Phone]Rotate your whole plan 90 or 180 degrees with its planting history using your iPhone or Android phone
- Adding a compass to your plan [Phone]Add a compass to work out where sun and shade are likely to fall in your garden using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to plan your container garden [Phone]How to use the Garden Planner to plan your pot-grown plants using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to add irrigation to your plan [Phone]How to find irrigation components to add to your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Using season extenders on your plan [Phone]Adding cold frames, greenhouses, row covers etc to your plan to extend your growing season using an iPhone or Android phone
- Setting coordinates of Garden Objects and Shapes [Phone]How to set the exact position and dimensions of Garden Objects and Shapes on your plan for maximum accuracy using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to edit plant spacings [Phone]Customizing your own planting distances using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to turn plant labels on or off [Phone]Show or hide plant labels on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Adding notes to plants [Phone]How to add notes to plants on your plan using an iPhone or Android phone
- Creating unique notes for a plant or variety [Phone]Set a note for a specific instance of a plant on your plan (useful for Succession Planting) using an iPhone or Android phone
- Resize or turn off colored plant backgrounds [Phone]How to adjust or turn off the colored plant backgrounds using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to set a plant's exact coordinates on your plan [Phone]Using the Position setting for maximum accuracy using an iPhone or Android phone
- Creating custom plants [Phone]Editing plant icons to represent unlisted plants using an iPhone or Android phone
- Custom sow, plant and harvest times [Phones]Customizing plant icons to set your own growing dates using an iPhone or Android
- How to edit or hide plant labels [Phone]How to change how plant labels are displayed on your plan using your phone
- Setting up Crop Rotation [Phone]How the Garden Planner helps with crop rotation using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to filter the plant selector by crop family [Phone]How to view and choose crops belonging to a particular plant family for crop rotation on an iPhone or Android phone
- Planning your succession planting [Phone]Set in-ground dates for your plants so you can see what's growing and when throughout the year using an iPhone or Android phone
- Creating a follow-on plan for fall [Phone]How to create a whole new plan for your autumn garden using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to turn crop rotation warnings on or off [Phone]How to add or remove a linked plan from a plan's crop rotation history using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to show plants that can be sown or planted in the autumn [Phone]Using the plant filters to show only plants that can be sown or planted in the fall, using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to copy your plan [Phone]Two ways to create a duplicate plan for trying out different layouts using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to add the Garden Planner to your iPad's home screenCreating a Shortcut to the Garden Planner on your iPad
- How to close the chat window on your smartphoneHow to minimize the chat box when you've finished talking to us using an iPhone or Android phone
- How to add the Garden Planner to your phone's home screen (iPhone and Android)Create a shortcut to the Garden Planner on your smartphone