# Sowstead — Your UK growing journal

> Your UK growing journal (iPhone/iPad app by Thiago Henrique C Gouvea.)

- Source: https://appshunter.io/ios/app/sowstead/id6811424080 (this page in markdown: same URL + `.md`)
- Developer: [Thiago Henrique C Gouvea](https://appshunter.io/developer/6799150503)
- Category: Utilities, Education
- Price: Free
- Age rating: 4+
- Requires: iOS 26.2 · 32 MB
- Languages: American English
- Released: 2026-10-17
- Data updated: 2026-10-25

## What is Sowstead?

Meet Sowstead, your gardening companion designed for UK growing conditions. Plan your growing season, discover what to plant and when, and keep track of your garden from the first seed to the final harvest.

Discover What to Grow
Explore 61 crops and varieties with seasonal sowing and planting guides, beautiful botanical illustrations and detailed growth stages. Learn about companion planting, feeding, storage, nutrition, common pests, diseases and beneficial wildlife.

Plan Your Growing Season
Stay organised with a monthly planting calendar. Schedule sowing and planting dates, view upcoming tasks and adjust your plans as your garden grows. Optional reminders help you stay on track.

Organise Your Garden
Manage your vegetable beds, greenhouse and pots in My Plot. Track individual plantings, choose varieties and keep everything organised in one place.

Keep a Gardening Journal
Capture your gardening journey with photos, notes, growth milestones and harvest records. Build a personal history of your garden, season after season.

Your Garden, Today
Get seasonal growing suggestions, check on your plants and see what needs attention. Optional local weather forecasts help you plan around changing conditions.

Private, Offline and Simple
No account required. Your crop catalogue, garden plans and journal work offline, with your information stored on your device. Weather features require an internet connection and location permission.

Grow with Confidence
Built around UK growing seasons, Sowstead provides practical guidance to help beginners and experienced gardeners plan, plant and enjoy their gardens.

Every garden is different. Local weather, soil and growing conditions may affect planting times, so use Sowstead's guidance alongside your own observations.

Plan your season. Grow your garden. Record your journey.

## Is Sowstead safe?

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## Is Sowstead legit?

Sowstead appears legitimate, with a few gaps. The AppsHunter Legitimacy Score for Sowstead is 65 out of 100 points across 7 verification signals from App Store and developer data.


## Version history (last 2 releases)

### 1.0.1 — 2026-10-25

What’s New in Version 1.0.1

Plan your growing year with Sowstead.

• Browse the new crop calendar, save future planting dates and see planned crops on each day.  
• Choose local reminders for the day before a planned planting.  
• Explore richer crop guides with difficulty, neighbours, nutrition, feeding, storage, pests, diseases and beneficial wildlife.  
• View botanical pest illustrations and swipe through five illustrated growth stages.  
• Find clearer summaries in My Plot and quicker filters and entry creation in Journal.  
• Includes calendar, reminder and accessibility improvements.

### 1.0 — 2026-09-21

No release notes.

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