Make Growing Your Own Food Easier and More Fun with Free New HOMEGROWN iPhone App from Bonnie Plants

UNION SPRINGS, Ala., April 7, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- Bonnie Plants marks the beginning of gardening season today with the launch of their iOS app, HOMEGROWN with Bonnie Plants. The app, now available for free on the iTunes App Store, provides you with a simple, intuitive way to record, share, and improve your food-growing skills, whether you've been gardening for years or are about to plant your very first tomato.

HOMEGROWN is the ultimate resource for home gardeners and urban farmers alike. The app is like having a personal gardening mentor right at your fingertips, thanks to these helpful features:

• Notes - Track your garden's progress through the season, including planting, watering, feeding, pests, and harvesting.
• Reminders - Set notifications so you never forget an essential garden task.
• Photos - Create a visual history of everything you grow.
• My Garden/Catalog - Browse info on more than 250 veggies & herbs, then create a personalized list.
• Choosers - Use the Tomato and Pepper Choosers to find just the right varieties to grow.
• Weather - See current and predicted weather for your locale, including rainfall.
• Learn to Grow - Access a series of guides that provide the basics for success.
• Sharing - Quickly and easily share triumphs, challenges, and lessons learned with friends and family on social channels.
• Hands-Free - Go nearly hands-free in the garden with the dictation feature.

"We created the HOMEGROWN with Bonnie Plants app to encourage more people to start growing their own food by providing what is, essentially, a gardening expert right at their fingertips," Product Manager, Byron Ford said. "It offers beginner gardeners a valuable tool for both planning and planting, while giving seasoned growers an easy, efficient way to track their garden's history."

Click here download HOMEGROWN with Bonnie Plants from the iTunes App Store: https://itunes.apple.com/us/app/homegrown-with-bonnie-plants/id958646256?mt=8

For more information about the app, visit bonnieplants.com/app.

About Bonnie Plants
Headquartered in Union Springs, Alabama, Bonnie Plants grows more than 250 varieties of quality vegetable and herb plants for gardeners across the country, with nearly 70 growing stations serving 48 states. Established in 1918 by Bonnie and Livingston Paulk, the company has remained in touch with its roots and is led by their grandson, Stan Cope. Bonnie Plants provides a wide variety of vegetable and herb plants in biodegradable, plantable pots, preventing transplant shock and saving more than a hundred million plastic pots from landfills each year. Bonnie is committed to sustainable gardening practices, and providing high quality, vigorous plants, available at garden retailers across the country. For more information, please visit bonnieplants.com.

Contact:
Nancy Briscoe
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914-309-0404

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