Digging into the Harvest Landscape Calculator iPhone App
February 23, 2012
Did you know that Harvest developed a Landscape Calculator iPhone app to help calculate how much mulch, compost, soil or stone you will need for your next landscaping project? And it is free! To use it, simply enter the depth on the handy slider rule, add in the area of the project and poof! It gives you guidelines on how much bagged or bulk products you will need.
This app is designed to make your next garden project more cost and time efficient by helping you estimate the coorect amount of organic products necessary for your different landscape and gardening projects.
In addition, the landscape calculator app shows handy conversions for filling planters pots and hanging baskets! Perhaps the coolest page is the tips, which gives quick-reference guidelines on how to apply compost to different landscapes, from flowerbeds to lawns to trees to overall topsoil maintenance. Plus, because we know gardening is about stimulating the senses as it is about the science, we included more than 150 garden-inspired quotes stir the budding soul in any season.
Imagine you are at the garden center, with a new pot and plant in hand. You are excited to find the prettiest flat of African Violets you have ever seen. You want it to thrive, and are not sure how much soil you will need to amend the flower bed outside your back door. Ta-da! Skip the search to find someone to help you (and provide an answer) or getting out the pen and paper. The Harvest Landscape App assists you immediately by providing guidelines on how much soil or compost you will need to make your garden thrive.
Or imagine you are building a garden box for some spring and summer veggies. You are excited, got the lumber and are ready to go. The only problem is that after reading online, you are still unsure how much soil, mulch or compost you will need. Websites offer varying advice, and it is overwhelming to sift through all the information. Or hey, perhaps you are just busy and need an answer fast! Here come’s our handy Harvest Landscape App to save the day. Simply whip out the app, plug in your garden box area and depth and viola – you can place an order for soil right away.
Or picture this: you are lounging and want some inspiring garden quotes for your Facebook status page this spring. Flip through at your leisure. There are many reasons to enjoy digging into this app. We believe it can make your landscape and gardening projects easier and more fun!
Download it for your ipad or iphone here.
by Erin Munning











