Plantings
A planting is a crop in a specific growing space. It links a variety (what you are growing) to an asset (where you are growing it), and tracks the crop through its lifecycle from seed to harvest.
The list
Planting cards show variety, status, and location; the sown date and harvest window live on the planting’s page and as optional table columns. A planting whose harvest window has opened gets a “Ready to pick” badge and a soft highlight, so what’s ready now stands out. The lifecycle has eight states: Planned, Sown, Transplanted, Active, Dormant, Harvested, Failed, and Removed.
Creating a planting
- Go to Plantings in the sidebar.
- Tap New planting.
- Search for the variety by crop name — GardenOS has 445+ varieties with days-to-maturity data.
- Select the asset it is growing in.
- Set the planting date — when you sowed or transplanted.
- Set the status to match where the crop is right now.
- Save.
Status lifecycle
Plantings move through these statuses in order:
| Status | Meaning |
|---|---|
| Seeded | Sown but not yet germinated |
| Germinated | Seedling is up |
| Transplanted | Moved from seed tray to final growing space |
| Growing | Established and growing |
| Producing | Actively producing harvestable food |
| Harvested | Crop is done; final harvest taken |
| Failed | Did not make it |
Tap Advance status on any planting’s detail page to move it forward. You can also jump directly to any status.
Harvest window
When a variety has days-to-maturity data and a planting date is set, GardenOS estimates the harvest window automatically. You will see this on the planting detail page and in the AI proposals when a crop is approaching or in the harvest window.
The planting list
The Plantings page shows all plantings for the current garden, with search, sortable columns, and a Filter & Sort button. It opens a drawer holding the sort order (sown date, harvest window, status) and the filters: Status (Planned, Active, Harvested, Failed), Location (any bed or container in this garden), and Sown date. Tick several values in a field to match any of them (OR); across fields they all apply (AND); and each value shows how many plantings it would match. Tap Show items to apply. Active filters also show as removable chips below the toolbar, so you can see what is filtered and drop one without reopening the drawer. Plantings opens showing everything by default. You can switch between a cards view and a table view; your choice sticks per page on this device, and a Roomy/Compact density toggle in the cards view controls how much each card shows. In the table view, a Columns button lets you choose which columns show and reorder them, also saved per page. From the global view, you can see plantings across all your gardens, filtered by garden or status.
Tap Edit at the top to change rows in place; it works in both views. In the table view the location, sow date, and status become editable cells while sorting and filters stay active; in the card view each card’s location, status, and sown date become inline fields. Each change saves on its own. Tap a planting to open its full detail page.
Tips
- Keep status up to date. The AI proposals use planting status as a key signal — a planting marked “Seeded” gets different suggestions than one marked “Producing.”
- Log a harvest observation when you pick. It builds your yield history and improves future suggestions.
- Use the variety search — varieties in the catalog carry growing data. If your variety is not found, you can still create the planting without one and fill in notes manually.