DibbleKnow exactly when to plant, in your zone.
Dibble turns your ZIP code into a planting calendar for every crop: when to start seeds, sow, transplant, and harvest, with reminders at the right time.
On a computer? Scan with your iPhone to get the app.Free to download · No account needed · Works in your USDA, Canadian, or Australian zone
Everything you want in a garden planner
A calendar for your zone
Dated tasks for every crop, based on your local frost dates.
Reminders on time
Start, transplant, and harvest nudges, scheduled on your device.
A real crop library
Dozens of vegetables, fruit, herbs, and flowers with how-to notes.
Private by design
No account, no ads, no tracking. It syncs through your iCloud.
Widgets and Apple Watch
Mark tasks done from a Home Screen widget, glance at the Lock Screen, or check today on your wrist.
Set up in under a minute
Enter your ZIP, or use your location
Dibble finds your hardiness zone and frost dates.
Pick what to grow
Choose your crops and Dibble dates every task.
Plant on time
Follow your calendar and get reminders all season.
Dated tasks, not vague advice
Every crop gets real start, sow, transplant, and harvest dates, worked out from your zone's frost dates. No more guessing whether it is too early for tomatoes.
Map every bed, square by square
Lay out raised beds and in-ground rows on a square-foot grid. Drop a crop into a square and Dibble keeps the spacing honest, so you plant the right amount for the space you have.
Spot plant trouble before it spreads
Snap a photo of a struggling leaf and Dibble checks it right on your device, then walks you through the symptoms, organic treatment, and how to prevent it next time. Nothing is uploaded.
More for serious gardeners
Plant disease diagnosis
Photograph a leaf and Dibble names the likely disease or pest and suggests organic fixes, all on your device.
Houseplant care
Keep your indoor plants thriving with a library of common houseplants and watering, feeding, and repotting reminders tuned to each one.
Plant identifier
Point your camera at any plant and Dibble identifies it, right on your device.
Bed layout planner
Drag crops into a square-foot grid and map every bed. Dibble warns you when two crops that don't get along end up side by side.
Multiple gardens
Track a front yard, a community plot, and a greenhouse at once.
Succession and rotation
Stagger sowings and keep families moving between beds.
Harvest and yield tracking
Log what you pick, by weight or count, all season.
Your zone, your plants, your pace
The same planting engine that runs in the app powers this site, so the dates you read here match what you get.
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All guidesHow to Start a Vegetable Garden: A Beginner's Guide
Everything a first-year gardener needs to go from bare soil to a first harvest, in plain steps.
USDA Hardiness Zones: How to Find Yours and Use It
Find your zone, understand what it means, and turn it into planting dates.
First and Last Frost Dates, Explained
The two dates that anchor your whole season, and how to use them.
Plant at the right time this season
Dibble builds your calendar in under a minute. Free to start, no account needed.
Dates are estimates based on hardiness zones and typical frost dates. Your yard has its own microclimate, so use them as a starting point and adjust as you learn your space.