The beginning of spring means it’s time to put your green thumb to work. Whether creating vegetable gardens or flower beds, it’s the best time of year to head outside and get dirty. While growing plants can be hard work, the job has gotten a little easier with the Seed to Spoon app.
I'm an avid gardener, so I'm always looking for ways to make my green thumb a little greener. I tested Seed to Spoon for a full month and in short, it has become my new favorite secret weapon to make planning my garden "good chives only." (Puns not included.)
What is the Seed to Spoon app?
Seed to Spoon is an all-encompassing app that helps you plan your garden. You can pick from thousands of different plants, see live weather reports, and educate yourself on common pests that threaten your garden.
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The "My Garden" section allows you to track everything you wish to about your garden; you can take notes, and even add photos to track your plant's growth progress. The built-in calendar provides data that helps you know when your seeds will sprout and when they’ll be ready for harvesting. It's also color-coded by season, so it's extremely easy to decipher and plan even at a quick glance.
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Part of the philosophy behind the app is growing your own food can lead to a healthier life. That’s why the app also gives ideas for things to grow that help specific health conditions, like anemia, diabetes, and weight loss.
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Have some ideas for new plants to grow, or need to buy more seeds for the new season? Seed to Spoon partners with Park Seed, so you can purchase different varieties right from app with a simple tap.
AI features to grow your gardening skills
Seed to Spoon has been around for a few years, but it recently released a new AI-driven feature called “Growbot” that’s revamped the app experience. Growbot is an AI chatbot that can answer questions and provide customized gardening advice.
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Seed to Spoon cost: Free vs. premium versions
The Seed to Spoon app is free from Apple and Google, with an optional paid subscription for enhanced features. The premium version costs either $6.49/month, $34.99 for six months (10% off), or $60.99/year (21% off).
For most average gardeners, the free app and its functionality are perfect. It’s easy to use, has plenty of options and features, and doesn’t take up a lot of storage space. You get 10 different kinds of plants in your garden tracker and three questions a day to Growbot.
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On the other hand, some of its best features are locked behind the premium subscription. These enhancements include unlimited plant logging and GrowBot questions, access to all of the app's curated garden plans, and free seed shipping.
If you only grow a few types of vegetables and herbs, the free Seed to Spoon version could be perfect for you. I found that it satisfied my needs; I'm relatively experienced with digging in my backyard dirt, and my plot is smaller, so I don't need to track more than 10 plants, and I certainly didn't need to ask more than three daily questions.
Master gardeners who plant more than 10 types of plants or new gardeners who have a lot of questions might be best served by a paid subscription. For under $50/year for the annual subscription, that's a pretty good deal, considering the cost savings you're already getting simply by growing your own food.
Recap: Did I like the Seed to Spoon app?
I loved the Seed to Spoon app. It was easy to use and I found it helpful for keeping up with my gardening routine. One thing I've always struggled with is calculating when my plants should sprout or be ready for harvest. When you're dealing with different kinds of plants or multiple varieties of the same vegetable, it can be difficult to remember all that information. With Seed to Spoon, I don't need to worry about it.
There were some areas of the app I thought could be improved. For example, I save seeds each year for some varieties of heirloom plants. I find this is one of the most rewarding parts of gardening as it's sustainable and cheaper than buying new seeds. The app does have some of this information for a few heirloom varieties of plants, but it's difficult to find and the directions are incomplete. Even Growbot was not very helpful with this and failed to give reliable answers.
Still, none of this was a dealbreaker. Saving seeds is an advanced gardener tactic and most people simply buy new seeds each year. For a new or average gardener, Seed to Spoon has everything they need to get their planting started right.
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