About Patch
A clearer starting point for Australian gardens.
Patch helps home gardeners answer a deceptively difficult question: what can I plant here, right now?
Find my planting plan →Why it exists
Gardening advice should feel useful, not overwhelming.
Australia contains tropical, subtropical, temperate, Mediterranean, semi-arid, arid and cool-growing conditions. A single national planting list can therefore be badly timed for many gardeners.
Patch starts with a postcode or current location, matches it to a broad climate, then shows food plants and beautiful plants that are normally suitable for the selected month.
The project is operated by Hotchn Enterprises and is being expanded using feedback from Australian gardeners.
Practical
Useful at the garden bed
Planting methods, timing, sunlight, spacing and care are presented in a form that can be checked quickly.
Transparent
Clear about limitations
Patch explains that weather, altitude, soil, microclimates and exact varieties can change the best date.
Personal
Built around your patch
Save plants on your device, email a guide and receive optional monthly reminders for your postcode.
Growing
Improved with feedback
Request a missing plant, report a problem or suggest the next useful feature through the private feedback form.
Trust the process
How recommendations are prepared
Read the Patch methodology and source policy to understand climate matching, planting windows, safety notes and how information is reviewed.
Patch provides general gardening guidance, not professional horticultural, medical or veterinary advice.Help shape Patch.
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