Pay once, own it
One payment of $49, versus about $35 every year for a typical online garden planner
Garden planner software you pay for once
Design your beds, sow at the right time, care for your crops and weigh every harvest. No subscription, no cloud and no monthly fees. It works offline on your own computer.
$49 once. No subscription.
Why gardeners choose Storm Garden
Private by design
Your garden records stay on your device. No cloud, no tracking, no online account
Works offline in your browser
Works offline. Open it in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox
Try it with demo data
Comes with a demo garden and an illustrated starter guide
Everything in one app
Bed layouts, sowing calendar, tasks, watering and harvests in one offline app.
Plan
- A bed layout planner: paint plants onto a square grid with live companion planting and crop rotation checks
- A sowing planner with 12 months of sow indoors, sow outdoors, transplant and harvest windows, built from your frost dates
- Climate presets for the US, Canada, the UK and Ireland, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and more, or your own dates
- 53 plants included, plus your own varieties
Grow
- Plantings that follow each crop from seed to harvest, with succession sowing
- Repeating care tasks and a calendar
- Rain-aware watering that suggests skipping after good rain
- A pest and disease log with an organic treatment guide
- A journal with photos and a weather log
Harvest and Records
- Harvest weight, quality and value, compared with what you spent
- Expenses and an annual budget
- A seed bank with stock, packed year and viability alerts
- Goals that track themselves, and season reports
Printables and Calendar
- Season report, weekly task checklist, 12-month sowing calendar, seed inventory, harvest log, seed shopping list, journal and bed layouts
- Add tasks, sowing dates, expected harvests and frost dates to Google Calendar, Outlook or Apple Calendar
Design every bed, square by square
Paint plants onto a grid with live companion planting and crop rotation checks.
- Good companions. Checked as you plant.
- Crop rotation. Warns before you repeat.
Sow at the right time
Twelve months of sowing, transplant and harvest windows from your own frost dates.
- 53 plants included. Add your own varieties.
- Your frost dates. Worldwide climate presets.
Water smarter, not more
Schedules for every bed that suggest skipping a watering after good rain.
- Rain skip. After good rain.
- Water used. Gallons or litres.
Weigh every harvest
Log weight, quality and use, and see what your garden is really worth.
- Produce value. Versus what you spent.
- Quality ratings. Learn what grows best.
Print it, or put it on your phone
Task checklists, a sowing calendar, seed lists and a shopping list, plus calendar reminders.
- 7 printables. Print or save as PDF.
- Calendar export. Google, Outlook, Apple.
Pay once, not every month
Own your software. No renewals, no price rises and no lock-out.
Typical garden planner subscription
$35 /year
- Pay again every season
- Plans locked when you stop paying
- Needs an internet connection
- Your garden records live online
Storm Garden
$49 once
- Unlimited beds and seasons
- No subscription, ever
- Data stays on your computer
- Starter guide included
Subscription pricing based on published plans of popular online garden planners, November 2026.
Security and backups
Password plus PIN lock, auto-lock when idle, and a recovery key
One-click backup and restore, light and dark mode
Metric or imperial units and 11 currencies
How it works
Download the files after purchase
Double-click to open the app in your browser
Explore the demo garden or start fresh with your first bed
Frequently asked questions
Do I need to install anything?
The Storm Garden Planner file (HTML) and an illustrated Starter Guide, delivered instantly. There is nothing to install and no sign-up.
Does it sync between devices?
Data is saved in the browser on the computer you use. It does not sync between devices. Export a backup regularly from Settings. To move to another computer, copy the file and restore your backup there.
What does it run on?
Works on Windows, Mac and Chromebook in Chrome, Edge, Safari or Firefox. It also opens on phones and tablets.
Is there a subscription?
No. You pay $49 once and the app is yours to keep. There are no monthly fees and no online account.
I own the earlier version. Will my data carry over?
Open the new file in the same browser and your whole garden is there, ready to go.
Can I get a refund?
Because it is a digital download, returns aren't accepted. Message us with any questions before or after you buy.
Plan your best season with Storm Garden
$49 once. No subscription.