GardenDraft vs From Seed to Spoon
From Seed to Spoon (now part of Park Seed) is a friendly, beginner-focused mobile app built around a plant database, visual garden planner, and an AI helper, Growbot, that identifies plants and diagnoses problems from photos. The biggest difference is depth: From Seed to Spoon is strongest as a plant tracker / AI care companion, while GardenDraft centers frost-aware bed design, succession, and season records for one free garden.
| GardenDraft | From Seed to Spoon | |
|---|---|---|
| Free tier | 1 garden, 3 beds, no card | Free with limits; Premium for full access |
| Paid price | $4.99/mo or $29.99/yr | $4.99/mo · $24.99/6mo · $46.99/yr |
| Visual bed designer | Drag-and-drop, snap-to-grid, 3D view | Yes — newer visual planner, no 3D |
| Frost-aware dates | NOAA normals by postal code, with override | Planting calendar by zone |
| AI plant ID / diagnosis | Not a focus | Yes — Growbot photo ID + diagnosis |
| Succession planting | Succession chains | Limited |
| Records (journal/harvest/inventory) | Included free | Plant tracking + archive (Premium) |
Where GardenDraft is the stronger pick
- A true visual bed designer with snap-to-grid layout and a 3D view.
- Frost-aware scheduling computed from NOAA data for your exact postal code.
- Succession chains and a deeper record set.
- A free first garden, and a lower annual price ($29.99 vs $46.99).
Where From Seed to Spoon might suit you better
- Growbot's AI plant identification and problem diagnosis from a photo.
- A very beginner-friendly mobile experience with lots of plant-care info and a newer visual planner.
- Tie-ins with Park Seed, including free shipping for yearly subscribers.
The bottom line
If you want AI plant identification, Park Seed tie-ins, and a friendly plant-care companion, From Seed to Spoon is a great fit. If you want to design beds around frost dates, succession, and season records, GardenDraft goes deeper as the planner.
Free on one garden — no credit card. Comparison last reviewed 2026-06-21.
New to planning a garden?
Whichever planner you pick, these free GardenDraft resources help you get started: