No sign-up needed to read this. Here is exactly what Green Mind asks, what it does with the answers, and what you work from afterwards.
01
Your conditions
Start with a ZIP code and how much sun the space gets. That fixes your frost dates, your planting windows, and which weather guardrails apply — before any advice gets written.
SPACE TYPES YOU CAN PICK FROM
Pots, patio, or balcony
A few raised beds or a small plot
An open in-ground plot or larger yard
02
Your goal
A garden built to feed a household year-round is not the same garden as one built to fix a struggling bed. The plan branches on what you actually want.
GOALS THE PLAN BRANCHES ON
Build a new garden from scratch
Produce crops year-round in my existing garden
Increase my yields and variety
Fix problems in a garden that's struggling
03
Your plan
You get a month-by-month Zone 9 plan: what to plant now, what to start indoors, what is ready to harvest, and what to watch for. Every month has its own, because on the Gulf Coast they genuinely differ.
WHAT EACH MONTH TELLS YOU
Plant now
Start indoors
Harvest
Watch closely
04
Your tasks
The plan turns into a short weekly list. When the forecast argues with the list — a wet week, a heat run — a guardrail says so rather than letting you water on schedule anyway.
WHAT YOU WORK FROM
Weekly task list
Weather guardrails
Journal and photo log
05
Your progress
Completed tasks build a streak and a garden health score, and milestones like a first harvest get recorded. It is a quiet way to see whether the season is adding up.
HOW PROGRESS SHOWS UP
Task streak
Garden health score
Seasonal badges
What you end up with
A month you can act on.
This is the same plan data the app runs on — pick any month to see how the guidance and the imagery move together.
EXAMPLE PLAN
Galveston County, TX · Produce crops year-round in my existing garden
PICK A MONTH
August
Fall gardening begins while summer is still loud. Protect young transplants and move gradually.
THIS WEEK’S TOP THREE
Transplant fall tomatoes with afternoon shade
Start brassica trays
Keep seed trays off hot concrete
The guidance and the picture change together — every month has its own.
Ready when you are
Three questions, then your first plan.
Every onboarding question is optional and editable later. Nothing is locked in by answering.
Planting windows, weather guardrails, and local services are tuned for humid coastal USDA Zone 9 and currently serve Galveston County, Texas first. Guidance is organic and environmentally responsible by policy — Green Mind never recommends restricted-use products or anything requiring an applicator’s license.