Lunar Planting Guide & Planner
Tim Mahony Reference iPhoneiPadiPod touch
Lunar Planting Guide & Planner is a free Reference app for iPhone and iPad by Tim Mahony. Rated 4.0/5 from 3 ratings. Requires iOS 17.6.
- Rating
- 4.0
- 3 ratings
- Price
- Free
- on the App Store
- Size
- 120 MB
- Age 4+
- Updated
- Oct 23
- 2026 · v8.3
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About Lunar Planting Guide & Planner
For generations, gardeners have followed the moon to guide when to plant, cultivate, and harvest. 'Lunar Planting Guide & Planner' brings that tradition into a modern, practical diary — helping you plan, record, and improve your garden season after season. A Calendar at the Heart At its core is a clear monthly lunar calendar, complete with planting suggestions based on moon phases and your region. You can use it straight away as a simple reference — no setup required. Plan by the Moon For those who want more control, you can customize planting months to suit your climate, garden, or experience. Set reminders so the right moment never passes unnoticed. Growing Tips — Written for Your Garden The moon tells you when. One tap tells you how. Tap any plant and get growing advice built around three things at once: that plant, the month you’re in, and the region you garden in. Sowing depth, spacing, watering, feeding, propagation, and the mistakes worth avoiding — section by section, all framed for where your season actually is right now. Sowing tomatoes in March in Maine is a different job than sowing them in March in Texas, and your tips reflect that. No generic care sheets. Every gardener sees the opening summary for every plant, and each month one plant from your current recommendations is unlocked in full — every tip, free. Subscribers get every tip for every plant. Plant, Track & Learn Log your plantings and harvests in a simple diary. Record quantities, values, notes, and outcomes — turning everyday gardening into a growing body of insight. Grow Smarter Each Season Over time, your planting and harvest history becomes one of the most valuable tools you have. Learn what worked best, refine your timing, and plan future seasons with confidence. Back up your diary to the cloud and restore it on any device — so that history is never lost. As Simple — or as Deep — as You Want Use Lunar Planting Guide as a quick moon-based reference, or dig deeper into a fully featured gardening diary designed to support real gardens over many seasons. Made for Real Gardens • Lunar planting suggestions by moon phase and region • Growing tips specific to plant, month and region • Ready-to-use calendar • Custom planting months per plant • Planting and harvest diary • Quantity and value tracking • Notes and upcoming tasks • Cloud backup & sync • One-touch reminders Whether you’re planting a few herbs or managing a full seasonal garden, 'Lunar Planting Guide & Planner' helps you turn tradition into insight — and experience into better harvests. Regional planting suggestions are available for USA, Canada, Australia, UK, Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cyprus, Fiji, France, Galicia, Germany, Hong Kong, India, Italy, Jamaica, La Palma, Madagascar, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, Puerto Rico, South Africa, Spain, Suriname, Trinidad & Tobago, US Virgin Islands, Uruguay, Venezuela, Northern & Southern Hemisphere (general suggestions) Available in multiple languages, with ongoing updates planned to improve the app and introduce new features. Available languages: English, Spanish (Spain & Latin America), French, Portuguese (Brazil & Portugal), Hindi, Arabic, Chinese (Simplified), Greek New users can use the lunar calendar and add notes for free — plus the opening summary for every plant, and one plant from each month's recommendations unlocked in full. A 14-day free trial unlocks full access, including unlimited planting tips, personalized regions, a customizable plant list, planting diaries, reminders, and advanced planning tools. After the trial, full access is available via subscription (monthly or yearly) or a one-off lifetime purchase. Terms of use: https://lunarplantingguide.com/terms-of-use/
What’s new
Version 8.3 · Updated October 23, 2026
New: Tips for exactly where you garden Planting tips can now be matched to your own town or city, not just your growing region. Add your local area in Settings, or tap the red pin at the top of any tip, and every tip you open is written for your local conditions — your frosts, your rainfall, your seasons. Available to members. Also in this update: • Backup & Sync now brings your region and local area with you to a new device • Small fixes and improvements
App privacy
The developer, Tim Mahony, reported these privacy practices to Apple.
Data Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected and linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Contact Info: Email Address, Name
- User Content: Other User Content
- Identifiers: User ID
Used for: App Functionality
Data Not Linked to You
The following data, which may be collected but is not linked to your identity, may be used for the following purposes:
- Location: Coarse Location
- Usage Data: Product Interaction
- Diagnostics: Crash Data, Performance Data, Other Diagnostic Data
- Identifiers: Device ID
Used for: Analytics, Product Personalization, App Functionality
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