SOW - A Planting Companion

Name: SOW - A Planting Companion
Rating: 2.7 (53 reviews)
Author: Alabama Cooperative Extension System

Lifestyle

Free · Designed for iPad

53 Ratings
Ages

4+
Years
Category

Lifestyle
Developer

Alabama Cooperative Extension System
Language

EN
English
Size

54.7
MB

The “SOW – A Planting Companion” app is designed to tell you the optimum time to plant crops in your home garden. Choose your location and start planting. Tap the photo of a crop to see more information: • Estimated days to harvest • Estimated yield per plant • Spacing between plants • Planting depth below ground level • Suggested varieties • Special notes as needed The Alabama Cooperative Extension System, University of Kentucky, and North Carolina A&T State University Extension have partnered to provide crop and planting information for growing zones 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b, 8a, 8b, and 9a. If you would like to see your state/zone in this app, contact Alabama Extension at acesapp@auburn.edu.

Ratings & Reviews

2.7

out of 5

53 Ratings

I want to love this app...but
02/06/2021

HistoryNerd43
I really do want to love it. But I don’t have access to add crops that aren’t “recommended” such as pineberry, for example, or even the herbs that I plant. Also, the app keeps “forgetting” that I’ve previously logged in, so therefore, any crops planted are gone. I have to keep a hard copy to remember when they were planted. Please help by fixing these issues so I can give it the five stars I want to.

Developer Response
We are in the process of releasing a MAJOR update to this app. Will fix the major bugs, add additional states, multiple gardens and a journal function for harvested crops. Thank you!
I want to love this app...but
02/06/2021

HistoryNerd43

I really do want to love it. But I don’t have access to add crops that aren’t “recommended” such as pineberry, for example, or even the herbs that I plant. Also, the app keeps “forgetting” that I’ve previously logged in, so therefore, any crops planted are gone. I have to keep a hard copy to remember when they were planted. Please help by fixing these issues so I can give it the five stars I want to.
Developer Response 04/27/2021
We are in the process of releasing a MAJOR update to this app. Will fix the major bugs, add additional states, multiple gardens and a journal function for harvested crops. Thank you!
Gardener
02/28/2017

Mary DuBose
I have thoroughly enjoyed using the SOW app for planting dates for my vegetable garden!! It can be used throughout Alabama for determining planting dates of both vegetables and fruits by simply selecting your county. This app uses science instead if old sayings. I have recommended it to several people and will continue to do. It also has other useful aides like asking an expert, gardening basics, and an app tutorial.
Gardener
02/28/2017

Mary DuBose

I have thoroughly enjoyed using the SOW app for planting dates for my vegetable garden!! It can be used throughout Alabama for determining planting dates of both vegetables and fruits by simply selecting your county. This app uses science instead if old sayings. I have recommended it to several people and will continue to do. It also has other useful aides like asking an expert, gardening basics, and an app tutorial.
Needs improvement but will use as a reference.
03/15/2020

RHFarmStead
Need to be able to add notes to crops already planted . Also alerts and notifications on upcoming harvest dates or when to fertilize or even when new crops become available . would be good. Also won’t let me add some crops to my garden crashes occasionally.

Developer Response
We are in the process of releasing a MAJOR update to this app. Will fix the major bugs, add additional states, multiple gardens and a journal function for harvested crops. Thank you!
Needs improvement but will use as a reference.
03/15/2020

RHFarmStead

Need to be able to add notes to crops already planted . Also alerts and notifications on upcoming harvest dates or when to fertilize or even when new crops become available . would be good. Also won’t let me add some crops to my garden crashes occasionally.
Developer Response 04/27/2021
We are in the process of releasing a MAJOR update to this app. Will fix the major bugs, add additional states, multiple gardens and a journal function for harvested crops. Thank you!
Not as impressed as I could be!
01/06/2023

Heydarcy
After I put tons of work into adding all of the plants that I’m putting into my garden with hopes of being able to follow the harvesting calendar in the app, multiple times now Ive had to go back in and restart because the app has completely reset, and I’ve lost all of the data.
Not as impressed as I could be!
01/06/2023

Heydarcy

After I put tons of work into adding all of the plants that I’m putting into my garden with hopes of being able to follow the harvesting calendar in the app, multiple times now Ive had to go back in and restart because the app has completely reset, and I’ve lost all of the data.

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