# Dibble: Planting Calendar — Garden planner & plant care > Personalized garden planting calendar and plant care assistant. (iPhone/iPad app by Handler Labs LLC.) - Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dibble-planting-calendar/id6788356547 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`) - Developer: [Handler Labs LLC](https://appshunter.io/developer/6788356549) - Category: Lifestyle, Reference - Price: Free with in-app purchases - Rating: 5.00/5 from 3 App Store ratings · 2 written reviews indexed - Age rating: 4+ - Requires: iOS 17.0 · 9 MB - Languages: American English, French (France), European Spanish - Released: 2026-07-31 - Data updated: 2026-09-09 - Monetization: freemium - User reviews in markdown: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dibble-planting-calendar/id6788356547/reviews.md ## What is Dibble? Dibble is a planting calendar built around your actual garden. No account needed, and your data stays on your devices. Enter your ZIP or postal code. Dibble reads your hardiness zone and local frost dates and works out exactly when to start seeds indoors, direct sow, transplant and harvest each crop. Then it reminds you at the right time, all season. PERSONALIZED PLANTING CALENDAR • Your zone, your frost dates and a per-crop calendar in seconds • 78 crops: vegetables, herbs, flowers, berries and fruit trees, from tomatoes and garlic to dahlias and strawberries • Start-indoors, sow, transplant and harvest windows for your location • With Premium, the calendar adapts when this year's frost runs early or late, and shows you the evidence • Works across the United States, Canada, Australia and New Zealand SEASONAL REMINDERS • "Start tomatoes indoors now," "time to transplant," "first frost approaching" • Mark a task done straight from the notification • Scheduled on your device, with no account AT A GLANCE • Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets with today's tasks, tickable without opening the app • On frost nights, a Live Activity keeps the warning on your Lock Screen until morning • Today's tasks on your Apple Watch • Find any crop or planting from iPhone search GARDEN JOURNAL • Note what you planted and how it is doing, with photos • Build a history that makes next year easier • Garden Wrapped, a recap of everything you grew this season ASK DIBBLE Quick answers to planting questions, worked out on your device from your own garden and zone. GROW DEEPER (Premium) Try the camera first: three plant, pest or disease identifications a season are free. • Adaptive calendar: your dates shift with this year's actual weather, not just the 30-year average • Bed layout planner, square-foot style, with companion-planting warnings • Succession planting and crop rotation • Varieties and labels • Harvest and yield tracking, plus a seed inventory with a packet scanner • Perennials and fruit trees followed across years • Houseplant care, with watering, feeding and repotting reminders • Multiple gardens • Live frost and rain alerts for your location • Diagnose plant diseases and pests from a photo, with organic fixes, entirely on your device • Identify plants from a photo, entirely on your device IN THE OFF SEASON Dibble switches to planning mode with a countdown to your last frost, so winter is for ordering seeds and mapping next year's beds. YOUR DATA IS YOURS Export your whole garden as JSON or CSV whenever you like, and restore a backup onto any device. PRIVATE BY DESIGN Your garden data never leaves your devices. Dibble is local-first: everything lives on your device and syncs only through your own iCloud. No account, no ad-tracking, no servers holding your data. Plant and disease identification run entirely on-device, so your photos are never uploaded. Free includes the full personalized calendar, reminders, the complete crop library, journal, widgets and the Apple Watch app. Premium unlocks the adaptive calendar, layout, succession, varieties, harvest tracking, perennials, houseplants, multiple gardens, photo pest and disease ID and frost alerts, as a monthly or yearly plan (with a 7-day free trial) or a one-time Lifetime unlock. Planting dates are estimates based on your zone and typical local frost dates. Results vary by microclimate and weather, so always verify with your local cooperative extension before planting. Terms of Use (EULA): https://dibblegarden.com/terms/ Privacy Policy: https://dibblegarden.com/privacy/ ## Key features - Personalized planting calendar by ZIP code - Seasonal planting and harvest reminders - Garden journal with photos - Home and Lock Screen widgets - Plant and disease identification - Bed layout planner - Houseplant care reminders ## Pricing and in-app purchases Base price: Free. **Subscriptions** | Subscription | Price | Period | | --- | --- | --- | | Premium Monthly | $4.99 | per month | | Premium Yearly | $29.99 | per year | **One-time purchases** | Purchase | Price | Type | | --- | --- | --- | | Dibble Lifetime | $69.99 | one-time | ## Recent user reviews (2 of 2) All indexed reviews: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/dibble-planting-calendar/id6788356547/reviews.md ### 5/5 — Finally, a gardening app that makes sense!! *2026-08-08* I’ve tried several gardening apps, but Dibble is the first one that I’ve found quite useful for planning my garden. I really like that it takes your location and growing zone into account and turns that information into an actual planting calendar, rather than giving you vague advice about when you might want to plant something. Usually, I end up uninstalling gardening apps; but this one has everything I’ve been looking for! ### 5/5 — Love having everything in one place!!! *2026-08-03* I honestly didn’t realize how much I was overthinking planting times until I started using Dibble. You just put in your location, and it tells you when to start seeds, transplant, and harvest for each crop. It’s made planning my garden so much easier. I also love having my planting schedule, garden layout, and notes all in one place instead of bouncing between different apps. The app is clean, easy to use, and the free version has way more than I expected. Definitely worth downloading if you’re planning a garden this season. ## Frequently asked questions about Dibble ### What is Dibble? Dibble is a gardening app that generates a personalized planting calendar based on your location's hardiness zone and frost dates. It provides timely reminders for planting, transplanting, and harvesting, and includes a garden journal to document your gardening journey. ### How does Dibble personalize my planting calendar? Dibble uses your ZIP or postal code to determine your hardiness zone and local frost dates. It then calculates optimal planting windows for 78 different crops, including vegetables, herbs, flowers, and fruit trees. ### Does Dibble have ads? No, Dibble is ad-free. The app is designed with privacy in mind, and your garden data never leaves your devices. Plant and disease identification also run entirely on-device. ### What are the premium features in Dibble? Dibble Premium unlocks advanced features such as a bed layout planner with companion planting warnings, succession planting, crop rotation, harvest and yield tracking, houseplant care reminders, multiple garden management, and live frost/rain alerts. ### How much does Dibble Premium cost? Dibble Premium offers a monthly subscription for $4.99, a yearly subscription for $29.99 with a 7-day free trial, or a one-time Lifetime unlock. The free version includes the core planting calendar, reminders, and journal. ### What devices does Dibble support? Dibble is available on iPhone and Apple Watch. It also offers Home Screen and Lock Screen widgets for quick access to today's tasks and frost warnings. ### Can I export my garden data from Dibble? Yes, you can export your entire garden data as JSON or CSV files whenever you wish. This allows you to back up your information or use it in other applications. ### How often is Dibble updated? Dibble was last updated on August 12, 2026, with version 1.0.1. The app is designed to be reliable and is actively maintained by Handler Labs LLC. ## Version history (last 5 releases) ### 1.2.0 — 2026-09-07 A new icon, and a taste of Premium for everyone. • Try the camera for free: three plant, pest or disease identifications a season, on your device, before deciding on Premium. A photo Dibble cannot place does not count. • One free frost warning a season. When a frost is in your local forecast, Dibble tells you the evening before, no location permission needed. • A new app icon: the seedling against a harvest sun. • If you let Premium lapse, a welcome-back price may be waiting for you. • The rating prompt now waits for a good moment, like a logged harvest, and asks less often. Fixes: the Garden screen now opens the right Premium page for the feature you tapped. ### 1.1.2 — 2026-09-06 Stability fixes, from a pass over restoring a backup and adding photos. • Restoring a backup is now properly checked. A file that had been edited or damaged could carry values Dibble could not draw, and one of them could close the app when you opened a bed. Anything out of range is now brought back to a sensible value instead. • Adding a photo handles unusual image files without stalling. • Logging a harvest with Siri keeps the same limits as the app. • Searching the plant list is snappier with very long text. Nothing you have already saved is changed by this update. ### 1.1.1 — 2026-09-04 A correctness release, from a pass over every place you type something into Dibble. • Postal codes are now properly checked. Before, a code Dibble did not recognize quietly fell back to a default zone, so a typo could hand you a confident planting calendar built on the wrong frost dates. Dibble now tells you the code did not match instead of guessing. • Names, varieties, notes and codes have sensible length limits, and a field holding only spaces no longer leaves a blank row where a name should be. • Exported CSV files are safe to open in any spreadsheet. • Small fixes to the feedback form. If you entered a postal code that Dibble did not recognize, it is worth opening Settings and tapping Update next to your code to confirm your zone is right. ### 1.1.0 — 2026-09-02 Two big additions for Premium gardeners: • Adaptive calendar: when your area's freezes run early or late this year, your planting dates shift with them, and Dibble shows you the evidence behind every adjustment. • Pest ID: point the camera at a chewed leaf and Dibble names the culprit, entirely on your device, with organic treatments and prevention tips. Also: the paywall now lists everything Premium actually includes, and small fixes throughout. ### 1.0.3 — 2026-08-30 New: report a bug or suggest a feature, right from Settings. Your report goes out with the details we need to fix it fast, and a person reads every one. ## More apps by Handler Labs LLC - [Homeschoolio Planner & Tracker](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homeschoolio-planner-and-tracker/id6796393590) - [HomeAlmanac: Home Maintenance](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/homealmanac-home-maintenance/id6797925009) - [Slackwater: Tides & Fishing](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/slackwater-tides-and-fishing/id6803591258) - [Endleaf: Bookshelf & Book Log](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/endleaf-bookshelf-and-book-log/id6803689403) - [Seatful: Wedding Seating Chart](https://appshunter.io/ios/app/seatful-wedding-seating-chart/id6804075038) All apps by Handler Labs LLC: https://appshunter.io/developer/6788356549 ## Related topics [plant calendar](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/plant-calendar) · [siembra labs](https://appshunter.io/ios/topics/siembra-labs) --- *Data collected daily from the US App Store and indexed by [AppsHunter](https://appshunter.io/). User reviews are verbatim App Store reviews. Ratings, prices and chart positions refresh continuously; this snapshot is from 2026-09-09.*