About PlotPlanner
A free garden planning tool built for real home gardeners — not landscapers, not pros. Just people who want to grow more food with less guesswork.
What We Do
PlotPlanner is a free garden planning tool. Enter your ZIP code and we pull your USDA hardiness zone, frost dates, and soil notes. From there, pick zone-matched plants, see cost estimates and yield predictions, and generate a free printable grow guide — all in under a minute.
No account required. No email wall. Just a genuinely useful tool for anyone who wants to grow more food.
What You Get — Free
USDA Zone Lookup
Enter your ZIP and get your hardiness zone, frost dates, and growing season instantly.
Zone-Matched Plants
We only show plants that actually grow where you live — no wasted seeds.
Cost & Yield Estimates
See what your garden will cost and how much it could yield before you plant a thing.
Free Printable Grow Guide
Get a personalized PDF planting calendar you can actually take to the garden.
How We Stay Free
PlotPlanner is completely free with no account required. We keep the lights on through:
- Google AdSense — contextual ads shown on our pages
- Amazon Associates — we earn a small commission when you purchase seeds, soil, or supplies through our links, at no extra cost to you
Our plant recommendations and tool results are never influenced by affiliate relationships. We only link to products we'd actually buy.