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Category(s): Lifestyle, Reference

Average User Rating: 2.5

Number of Users Rating: 211

Current Version's Average User Rating: 3.0

Current Version's Number of Users Rating: 454

Description: Grow Your Own - from the RHS

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This release includes:
* Minor fixes
* An optional Add-on, for "u00a31.79, including an additional 16 plants (taking the total to 36), step-by-step what-to-do-when content and location-aware weather alerts.
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The updated iPhone application from the Royal Horticultural Society - Grow Your Own - is designed to help you choose and grow fruit and vegetables - however much space or time you have. The base application, which is free, covers the 20 most popular varieties of fruit and veg. Within the application itself you can buy an add-on (for "u00a31.79) to extend the content (an extra 16 plants) and functionality of the app.

The basic FREE app includes:
"ttools to help you choose vegetables and fruit for your garden based on your level of expertise, and your available space and time
"taccess to expert RHS advice about your chosen fruit/veg, what to do and when, view varieties that we recommend and learn about common problems you might encounter such as diseases and pests and what to do about them
"tlinks to the RHS plants site to buy quality RHS plants
"taccess to the RHS Grow Your Own forum, to ask questions, advice and chat to fellow gardeners
*"tcontent covering 20 fruit and veg - apple, blackcurrant, blueberry, cabbage, carrot, courgette, french bean, garlic, leek, lettuce, onion, pear, pepper, potato, radish, raspberry, runner bean, salad leaves, strawberry and tomato

The "u00a31.79 ADD ON includes:
an extra 16 fuit and veg - broad beans, peas, parsnips, sweetcorn, pumpkins, beetroot, cauliflowers, cucumbers, spinach, asparagus, calabrese, plums, gooseberries, blackberries, rhubarb and brussels sprouts.
* calendar alerts to remind you what to do and when to do it, to care for the plants you have added to "u2018My Garden'
* location-aware frost warnings to help you protect your plants
* location-aware watering reminders and drought alerts

Soon, we'll release additional add-ons of new content, that will be available in the app, again, for a small fee.

This app is initially intended for less experienced or less confident gardeners but will be a valuable resource for all because it gives you the chance to access horticultural advice from the UK's leading gardening organisation whilst you are out and about in your garden with your iPhone.

If you have any feedback or suggestions for what you'd like to see in future, do get in touch at iphone@rhs.org.uk

Many thanks to all those who've given feedback so far.