Will this grow
on my land?
Enter your address. We score 1,086 plants against your sun, soil, and climate — and hand you the matches.
We read public map data for this spot — soil, climate, flood, and parcel records. How we handle your address.
The wrong plant in the wrong place
is an expensive lesson.
Most growers learn the hard way. A fruit tree that never fruits. Garlic that rots underground. Tomatoes killed by a frost that “wasn’t supposed to happen.” The data existed to prevent all of it — it just wasn’t accessible.
“I planted an apple tree from the nursery. It never fruited.”
Standard apple trees require 800–1,200 chill hours. Zone 7b parcels accumulate around 400. The tree leafs out fine — it just never sets fruit. Three years of waiting for nothing.
We flag chill hour mismatches before you buy, and score the varieties that actually fruit at your accumulation.“My garlic bulbs rotted in the ground every year.”
Garlic planted in poorly drained clay doesn’t rot from bad luck. The drainage class made it inevitable from the first fall planting. Three seasons of lost bulbs.
Your drainage class is in your report. We score garlic differently for raised beds versus in-ground — and tell you which is viable.“My tomatoes got one good week, then the first frost hit.”
Indeterminate tomatoes need 120+ frost-free days. Some northern parcels get 89. The seed packet doesn’t tell you that. Your zip code doesn’t either. Your frost dates do.
We score every plant against your actual frost-free days. Early-season and determinate varieties rise to the top automatically.Your land is a stack.
We read every layer.
Tap or hover a layer to learn more
Your land, decoded.
Every score cites the federal dataset behind it. No guesses, no generic advice. Your land, interpreted plant-by-plant across every layer that matters.
- Site data from 20+ federal data products across 14 agencies
- Parcel-specific soil, sun, flood, and contamination intelligence
- 1,086 plant species scored to your exact conditions
- Interactive map layers you can explore
Same street.
Completely different land.
Your yard.
Mapped to the sun.
Aerial elevation, a leaf-on tree-canopy model, and shadow-casting physics. We model every hour of sunlight across your parcel — tree shadows, building shadows, seasonal angle changes — then score each garden bed against the plants that actually thrive in those exact conditions.
Environmental Intelligence
What your nursery won’t tell you.
9 federal contamination databases — each analyzed differently, because each threatens your garden differently.
PFAS
"Forever chemicals" detected at public water utilities under EPA UCMR 5 — service-area-wide exposure, not just neighbors of the sample point.
10K sites nationwideSuperfund
Sites tracked in EPA's Superfund program — from assessment-stage CERCLIS entries to confirmed National Priorities List cleanup sites.
15K sites nationwideToxics Release Inventory
Active industrial facilities reporting chemical releases to air, water, and land.
73K sites nationwide
Ask anything about your land.
A friend with a PhD in soil science — who’s already read your land’s report.
The question every grower asks. Now answered for your actual land.
When you ask “Can I grow dahlias?” the right answer depends on your sun hours, your USDA zone, your frost dates, and your soil pH. Your land’s data is already in the conversation — so we can answer specifically, not generally.
Every response cites where the data came from. “Your pH reads extremely acidic, per SSURGO.” No fabrication. No hedging where the numbers are clear.
Parcel-grounded, not guessing
References your soil pH, drainage, sun hours, and frost dates.
Cites sources, not vibes
Every claim links to a federal dataset — SSURGO, NOAA, FEMA, EPA.
Constructive, never discouraging
If something won’t grow, it says what will — and what to change.
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Garden Builder
Draw beds. Score plants.
Build your garden.
Place beds on your actual parcel map. Each bed gets its own sun exposure score and matched plant recommendations — based on the real conditions at that exact spot on your land.
You could put those sunflowers anywhere in your yard. Our scoring tells you exactly where they’ll thrive.
Per-plant scoring1,086 plants matchedDrag to drawPlay with the conditions of your land.
- Add or remove trees and buildings.
- See the impact on your sun and shade hours.
- See how that widens your compatible plants.
- Like it? Report it as your land and your report re-scores around the new light.
- Felltrace a tree to see your land without its shade
- Add treetrace where a new tree would stand, then set how tall it grows
- Buildtrace a building to see the shade it would cast
- Demolishtrace a building to see your land with it gone
- Rulermeasure a distance on the map
- Add a bedplace a bed on your land
The What if? tool needs a trial or subscription. Free keeps 3 scored reports every 30 days and the public map layers.
Same land. Four completely
different answers.
In-Ground
Full soil scoringFull soil, drainage, and contamination intelligence. pH amendment roadmap. Multi-year soil building trajectory. Every constraint becomes a starting point.
Raised Beds
Amendment optimizerBypasses native soil constraints. Re-scored with imported media. Flood zone and sun exposure still factor. Opens up hundreds more species.
Containers
Soil constraints bypassedFull soil bypass. Climate, sun, and microclimate drive scoring.
Greenhouse
Season extensionFour structure types — cold frames to earth-sheltered walipinis. GDD recalculated with structure gains. Light and drainage constraints applied. Unlocks subtropical and tropical species.
No other tool does this. Most plant finders give you one answer per ZIP code. We give you four answers per parcel — each optimized for how you actually want to grow.Because your backyard
isn’t just yours.
Every plant in our database is tagged for pet toxicity and pollinator value. One toggle filters your entire recommendation list — so your garden feeds bees and keeps your dog safe, without you having to cross-reference anything.
are certified pollinator-friendly
See your land improve
year by year.
Growing is a multi-year project. Your report includes a trajectory showing how targeted amendments and planting strategies change what’s possible over time.
How it compounds
Ground improves year over year, amendment by amendment. Lime shifts pH. Compost builds organic matter. Perennials establish. Each move targets a constraint your report already identified.
Current soil conditions scored.
Lime begins shifting pH toward a broader range of species. Cover crops start building organic matter.
Compost improves drainage. Raised bed scoring expands the varieties that fit.
Established perennials and improved organic matter expand what your land can support.
Understand the data
behind your report.
How to Read Your Soil Report
pH, drainage class, and SSURGO map units — translated into growing decisions.
What Your Hardiness Zone Really Means
Zones are a starting point, not the answer. Microclimates change everything.
Why Sun Hours Matter More Than You Think
We cast the sun across your terrain, buildings, and trees — where to plant, and where to embrace shade.
Simple Pricing
Less than one bag of wrong amendment.
The data's public. We reveal what it means on your land.
Free
No card. No signup needed to look around.
- Browse the federal map layers on any parcel in the US — no account needed
- Browse the full 1,086-plant library
- 3 scored site reports every 30 days, on us — plus a fresh scored plant every day
- Ask Gnorman 5 questions a day once your report is ready
- Draw your own area up to 50 acres
Monthly
Score parcels, plan beds, ask Gnorman — month to month.
Renews automatically at $9.99/mo. Cancel anytime in Settings → Billing.
- Score the next parcel, and the one after that — full site reports on each
- Place garden beds on the map — every bed graded against every plant you grow
- Every federal map layer unlocked on your own scored report
- Ask Gnorman, your growing advisor — 15 questions during a trial, up to 200 questions a month as a subscriber
- Season Planner and Compare Parcels, unlimited — draw, plan and test scenarios right on the platform
- Read every report in full on the platform — PDF export unlocks once you subscribe
- 14 days on us when you sign up — no card, cancel anytime
Annual
Save 50% vs monthly
Renews automatically at $59.99/yr. Cancel anytime in Settings → Billing.
Includes everything in Monthly.
Partner organizations get 50% off year one for their members. Become a partner • Community gardens, urban farms, extension programs: apply for community access
Every piece of ground
has potential.
Enter your address and find out what yours can grow.
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