Australian veg gardening that actually knows where you live.
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Live prices from Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and IGA. A planting calendar that knows the difference between Brisbane and Hobart. A photo pest ID built around Australian species — Queensland Fruit Fly included (launching Q3 2026). Built in Dayboro, Queensland.
Garden Buddy, by the numbers
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Live veg price tracker
Daily prices for 76+ vegetables across Woolworths, Coles, Aldi and IGA. See what is up, what is down, and what is worth growing instead.
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What to plant this month
Enter your postcode, get the right calendar for your zone. Subtropical Brisbane, cool-temperate Hobart and everywhere in between.
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Growing guides
104 crops × 7 Australian climate zones. Real planting windows, not “spring/summer” generic advice borrowed from the UK.
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Free email signup
Weekly pest alert tied to your zone and the monthly Australian veg price report. No card, no spam, unsubscribe any time.
Get it free →Pick your climate zone
Australia has seven growing zones. Pick yours and get the planting calendar that matches.
Tropical
Darwin, Cairns, Top End. Wet and dry seasons.
Subtropical
Brisbane, Gold Coast, Byron. Mild winters, humid summers.
Warm temperate
Sydney, Perth coast, Adelaide hills.
Mediterranean
Perth, Adelaide, dry summers and wet winters.
Cool temperate
Melbourne, Hobart, Canberra. Four real seasons.
Cold / Highland
Tasmanian highlands, Alpine NSW, Snowy. Frost-prone.
Arid / Semi-arid
Alice Springs, Broken Hill, inland. Hot and dry.
Why we built this
I live in Dayboro, a small town an hour north-west of Brisbane. Subtropical. Frost-free most winters, but the summers are brutal. Every gardening app I downloaded was built somewhere else — the UK, California, Ontario. None of them knew my seasons, none of them knew my pests, and none of them could tell me if my tomatoes were worth more in the ground or at Woolworths.
So we built Garden Buddy. Real Australian zones. Real supermarket prices, scraped every day. A photo pest ID that runs on our own server in Australia, not sent overseas to OpenAI. The Queensland Fruit Fly module exists because my neighbour’s stone fruit got wiped out and no app in the world warned him.
It is not revolutionary. It is just honest, local, and built for the climate we actually garden in.
How Garden Buddy compares
Side-by-side with the two most popular garden planners in Australia.
| Feature | Garden Buddy AU | GrowVeg | Gardenate |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australian climate zones (all 7) | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Live supermarket prices, daily | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Queensland Fruit Fly management | ✓ | ✗ | ✗ |
| Personal garden journal | ✓ | ✓ | ✗ |
| Photo pest ID (private, on-server) | ✓ Q3 2026 | ✗ | ✗ |
| Free tier | ✓ | ✗ | ✓ |
| Price (annual) | $29–59 | US$35 | Free |
◆ Most expensive in the trolley right now
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Common questions
Is Garden Buddy actually Australian?
Yes. Run from Dayboro, Queensland. Hosted on Australian servers. The photo pest ID runs on hardware we own in Australia — it never gets sent to OpenAI, Google, or anyone overseas. The ABN is 86 081 237 087 (Dutch Digital Dynamics Pty Ltd, GST registered).
Do I have to pay?
No. The price tracker, monthly price report, growing guides, planting calendar, and weekly pest alert email are all free. The paid plans ($29 or $59 per year) add personal features — garden journal, photo pest ID, alerts on your watchlist. Most people don’t need them.
Will you email me spam?
No. You only receive what you signed up for. The weekly pest email is opt-in. The monthly price report is opt-in. We don’t sell your address, we don’t send marketing for other products, and every email has a one-click unsubscribe.
Is my photo pest ID private?
Yes. Photos are processed on our own server in Australia. They are not sent to OpenAI, Google Vision, or any third party. They are kept only long enough to give you the result, then deleted — unless you choose to save them in your garden journal.
What happens if I cancel?
Access continues until the end of your paid period. After that you drop back to the free tier — your journal entries and photos are kept unless you ask us to delete them. No hidden auto-renewal traps. Cancel from your account page, no phone calls required.
Is this covered by Australian consumer law?
Yes. 30-day refund on annual plans, no questions asked. The business is registered in Australia (ABN 86 081 237 087), GST registered, and bound by the Australian Consumer Law. If anything goes wrong, you have the usual statutory protections.
Start free, no card needed
Sign up, pick your zone, get the monthly price report and weekly pest alert. Upgrade later only if you want to.