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Vegetable garden planner for New Zealand

Bia plans your vege garden with sowing dates worked out for New Zealand, town by town, from Whangārei to Invercargill, and reminds you of every job through the season.

Towns covered
Whangārei to Invercargill
Seasons
Southern hemisphere
Reminders
For every job
Free for
2 months

Free for 2 months, then $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year.

Dates for New Zealand, not Europe

Seed packets and most apps are written for the northern hemisphere. Bia works from your town’s own climate, so spring sowing lands in September to November.

Dates for New Zealand, not Europe
Dates for New Zealand, not Europe

Frost or no frost

Much of the north rarely frosts, so Bia goes by warmth there. Further south, it works from your frost dates.

Frost or no frost
Frost or no frost

A reminder for every job

Sowing, planting out, watering in a dry spell and covering before a cold night.

A reminder for every job
A reminder for every job

Get these dates as reminders

Bia works out what to sow, plant out and harvest, and when, for your own plot, and reminds you on the day. Free for 2 months.

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Questions

Does Bia work in New Zealand?

Yes. New Zealand is one of the four countries Bia covers, with dates for towns from Northland to Southland.

Will it plan a small vege patch?

Yes. Draw the beds, pots and planters you actually have, whether that’s a big vege garden or a couple of raised beds by the back door.

Is Bia free?

Bia is free for 2 months, then $2.99 a month or $24.99 a year.