Settings Hub

At a glance

The Settings Hub helps you customize Leaftide to work perfectly for your garden. Set your location for accurate weather timing, add your favorite plant varieties, organize your supplies, and manage your garden data all in one place.

When to use it

  • You want to set up your garden location for better planting recommendations
  • You need to add specific plant varieties you like to grow
  • You want to organize your fertilizers, suppliers, and garden supplies
  • You need to update your climate settings or frost dates
  • You want to clean up old garden records or manage your data

Key tasks

  • Set your garden location and climate in Garden Settings for accurate planting timing
  • Add your favorite plant varieties in My Varieties to personalize your planning
  • Organize your garden supplies with My Fertilizers and My Suppliers
  • Create custom plant categories to organize varieties by family or use
  • Clean up old or test plantings in Data Management

Step-by-step walkthrough

1. Set your garden location

Start with Garden Settings to establish your location. This provides accurate frost dates, growing season length, and planting timing for your specific area. Click on the map or search for your town to set coordinates automatically.

2. Add your plant varieties

Use My Varieties to add the specific plants and seeds you plan to grow. This helps with tracking performance year after year and makes planning much faster. You can add details like suppliers, planting notes, and growing preferences.

3. Organize your supplies

Set up My Fertilizers with the products you actually use, and My Suppliers with your favorite seed companies and garden centers. This saves time when planning and caring for your plants.

4. Customize your categories

Create Plant Categories that match how you think about your garden. Group plants by family, growing requirements, or garden use to make planning and organization easier.

5. Manage your data

Use Data Management to clean up old plantings, remove test data, or archive past seasons. This keeps your garden records organized and makes planning more efficient.

Why these settings matter

Location settings give you:

  • Accurate frost dates for your specific area
  • Better planting timing recommendations
  • Seasonal planning that matches your climate
  • Daylight calculations for optimal growth timing

Personal varieties help you:

  • Track performance of your favorite plants year after year
  • Remember which suppliers and varieties work best
  • Plan faster with your tried-and-true selections
  • Build a personal garden knowledge base

Organized supplies make it easy to:

  • Quickly add familiar products to care routines
  • Track costs and suppliers for budget planning
  • Maintain consistent feeding schedules
  • Plan purchases before you need them

Tips for success

  • Set your location first – it improves all other planning features
  • Add varieties as you buy seeds or plants to build your catalog gradually
  • Use categories that match how you actually think about your garden
  • Clean up data at the end of each season to keep records fresh

Getting help

  • Settings not saving? Check your internet connection and try again
  • Location not working? Try searching for a nearby larger city
  • Need to start over? Use Data Management to remove test entries
  • Ready to plan? Your settings automatically work with Garden Resources and the Plot Designer
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