How does Garden Buddy AU work?

Garden Buddy AU works in 5 steps: (1) look up vegetable prices free on /prices/; (2) enter your postcode for your climate zone; (3) read your zone's growing guides with planting months and tips; (4) plant and get weekly pest alerts; (5) track your harvest and compare savings against supermarket prices. The system remembers your crops year-on-year to improve advice.

Can I track my garden with Garden Buddy AU?

Yes, with a Starter or Pro plan . The personal garden journal lets you record every plant you put in the ground, track growth stages, log care activities, and record harvests. You'll build multi-year history to see what actually works in your climate zone, and get a personalised Monday digest with watering reminders and pest windows for your specific crops.

What features are coming to Garden Buddy AU?

Upcoming features include: photo pest ID (Q3 2026) to snap pests and get treatment options ranked by organic preference; Queensland Fruit Fly tracker with zone-specific pressure calendars and bait timing; and succession planting scheduler to avoid harvest gluts. Garden journal and Starter tier launch May–June 2026.

What Garden Buddy AU Does

Q: Is Garden Buddy AU free?

Garden Buddy AU has a free tier forever with no credit card required. You get live daily vegetable prices for 76+ crops, 728 zone-specific growing guides, monthly planting calendars, and weekly pest alerts. Paid plans (Starter $29/yr, Pro $59/yr) unlock personal garden tracking, harvest ROI, and advanced features like photo pest ID and Queensland Fruit Fly tracking.

Q: Where does Garden Buddy AU get vegetable prices from?

Garden Buddy AU scrapes live prices daily at 10am AEST from four Australian retailers: Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, and IGA. Data is normalised for per-kilogram pricing and unit conversion, with 107,000+ records retained over 9 months. You see the full price history, trends, and seasonal patterns,completely free, updated by noon each day.

Everything you need to grow better vegetables in your climate zone. Free price tracker, 700+ growing guides, weekly pest alerts, and optional personal garden journal with harvest ROI.

Free forever (no credit card)

These features work completely free and don’t require a login.

Live Vegetable Prices

Updated daily from Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, and IGA. See the cheapest store for 76 vegetables, plus 12-month historical trends showing seasonal patterns.

View live prices →

700+ Growing Guides

Complete planting calendars for 100+ crops across all 7 Australian climate zones. Subtropical, Tropical, Warm & Cool Temperate, Mediterranean, Arid, and Cold Highland.

Browse guides →

Plant Now Tool

Enter your postcode once. Get zone-specific recommendations for what to plant this month, with varieties suited to your climate and frost dates.

Try Plant Now →

Australian Pest Database

34+ Australian garden pests with identification, treatment options (chemical and organic), prevention tips, and seasonal pressure calendars for your zone.

See pest guide →

Weekly Pest Alerts

Free email every Monday with this week’s pest pressure for your climate zone, plus what to plant and what to harvest.

Sign up to opt in (free).

Per-Veggie Detail Pages

Deep dives into 100+ crops: planting months, companion plants, days to maturity, pest watch list, how to harvest, and grow vs buy savings.

Example: Tomato in Brisbane →

Paid plans

Everything above, plus personal features for tracking your garden and learning what actually works in your climate.

Starter

$29/year or $3.99/month

Monthly plan cancellable anytime.

✓ All free features
✓ Garden journal (add beds & plants)
✓ Care logs (watering, feeding, mulch)
✓ Harvest tracking
✓ Monthly activity digest
✗ Photo pest ID (Pro only)
✗ QLD Fruit Fly tracker (Pro only)

Choose Starter

Pro

$59/year or $7.99/month

Monthly plan cancellable anytime. Best value for serious growers.

✓ All Starter features
✓ Photo Pest ID (20 IDs/month)
✓ QLD Fruit Fly tracker
✓ 12-month price trends per veggie
✓ Succession planting suggestions
✓ Harvest ROI calculator
✓ Priority support email

Choose Pro

Common questions

Is Garden Buddy AU free?

Garden Buddy AU has a free tier forever with no credit card required. You get live daily vegetable prices, 700+ zone-specific growing guides, monthly planting calendars, and weekly pest alerts. Paid plans ($29–$59/yr) unlock personal garden tracking, harvest ROI, and advanced features like photo pest ID.

Where do the vegetable prices come from?

Garden Buddy AU monitors publicly listed prices daily at 10am AEST from four Australian retailers: Woolworths, Coles, Aldi, and IGA. Data is normalised for per-kilogram pricing and unit conversion, with 12 months of history retained. You see the full price history, trends, and seasonal patterns, completely free, updated by noon each day.

How often is the growing guide updated?

Growing guides and planting calendars are generated from Australian climate data and pest pressure analysis. They’re regenerated weekly as pest pressure changes, but the core planting month tables are stable across seasons. Each guide covers the specific zone, Tropical, Subtropical, Warm Temperate, Cool Temperate, Mediterranean, Arid, or Cold Highland.

Can I export my garden data?

Yes. Starter and Pro members can export harvest history as CSV (complete list of what you grew, when, and how much). ROI reports can also be downloaded. There is no bulk garden export yet, but it’s on the roadmap for Q3 2026.

What’s coming next?

Upcoming in Q3 2026: photo pest ID ranking treatments by organic preference; QLD Fruit Fly pressure calendar with bait timing; and succession planting scheduler to avoid harvest gluts. Regular updates based on user feedback, email us your ideas.

Ready to grow better?

Start free today. No credit card, no setup needed. Check prices, read your zone guide, and get planting recommendations in seconds.

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