Previewing Container Patio Garden Zone 9a · Phoenix, AZ Create this garden free →
2 overdue tasks Missed windows are flagged so nothing falls through the cracks.
Container Patio Garden — Zone 9a, Phoenix, AZ

You have 1 task on your plate today.

now
/
hi / lo
wind
precip
alerts
7-Day Forecast
Disease Monitoring
All clear — your plants look good right now
Monitoring 0 conditions across your garden
Everything looks good. Here is what we are watching:
Today’s Tasks
Water Leaf Lettuce Mix
Container Patio Garden
CRITICAL WINDOW — maintain consistent moisture.
Uneven watering during this phase causes tip burn, bitter flavor, and premature bolting in leafy crops; hollow centers and splitting in root crops; loose heads in brassicas.
Quality problems from this window can't be reversed once they start.
Target 1—1.5" per week, deeply and evenly.
Why this date
Flowering/fruiting phase — every 1 week, Jan 1 through Dec 2. Based on 1—1.5"/week requirement.
Window passed — here’s your next move
You still have ~62 frost-free days. A fast-maturing variety planted this week can reach harvest before first frost. SoilStack suggests a replacement below.
My Events Today
Pick up soil amendments
My Event
Start second round of lettuce seeds indoors
My Event Container Patio Garden
View Full Calendar
My Garden
Container Patio Garden
Container · Outdoor
8 plants
Full
View plants →
Season Insights
End-of-season recap
Patio Princess Container Patio Garden 91% watered
Harvest Aug 18 · +2d late (GDD) Warm season — +8% GDD vs avg
GDD harvest estimate was accurate to 2 days
Heat units tracked across 94 days from transplant. Zone 9a accumulated 641 GDD vs 593 typical — a warmer-than-average season.
Excellent watering consistency
91% of scheduled waterings completed. Only 2 missed windows all season. No measurable yield impact detected.
Earlier transplant recommended next year
Season compression was detectable in final 3 weeks. Planting 7 days earlier would avoid the late-August GDD slowdown in Phoenix, AZ.
Genovese Basil Container Patio Garden 63% watered
Harvest Sep 4 · +11d late (est.) Cool finish
3 high-consequence windows missed mid-season
Skipped tasks scored 6–7/10 impact — transplant timing and a critical feeding window. Harvest shifted 11 days. Prioritize July tasks next season.
Cool August stalled ripening
GDD accumulation slowed in the final 3 weeks of the season. Not something you could have controlled — just useful context for next year’s timing.
Recent Activity
Rain forecast 0.8” — watering skipped for Patio Princess. NWS 80% chance through tonight.
Feeding completed — Patio Princess. Calcium boost applied. Blossom end rot risk flagged last week.
Genovese Basil showing lower-leaf yellowing — marked as struggling. Triage: possible nitrogen deficiency.
Watering completed — Genovese Basil. Soil moisture looked good before scheduled task.
June 2026
Planting
Watering
Feeding
Harvest
My Events
My Garden
Container Patio Garden
Container · Zone 9a · Full
8 plants
2 recipes
View plants →
Succession Planner

Projected harvest dates across your garden. Use this to plan what goes in when space opens up.

Container Patio Garden
Patio Princess 65–75 days
Aug 14
Ready soon
Shishito 45–55 days
Aug 29
~28d
Genovese Basil 70–85 days
Sep 18
~48d
Journal

Every completed task is logged automatically with weather context. Add your own notes anytime. Here’s what a real journal looks like after a season:

Summer 2026
Monsoon restart — second tomato planting started indoors. Will transplant late July after the heat wave breaks. Standard low-desert two-season approach.
108°F
Extreme heat alert — 5 days above 110°F forecast. Moved containers to afternoon shade and installed 40% shade cloth over the patio. Fruit set has stopped on tomatoes.
112°F
Spring 2026
First Patio Princess harvest — mid-May timing on the spring crop, exactly the low-desert window. Heat hadn’t shut fruit set down yet.
88°F
Winter 2026
Patio Princess transplanted into the 15-gallon container. Phoenix last frost was Feb 7 — two weeks of buffer before transplant.
72°F
My Plants
Patio Princess ×2
Tomato · Cherry · Container Patio Garden
Tomato
From Seed 65–70d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Shishito ×3
Pepper · Thin Walled · Container Patio Garden
Pepper
From Seed 60–65d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Genovese Basil ×2
Herb · Annual Culinary · Container Patio Garden
Herb
From Seed 60–70d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Chives ×2
Herb · Herbaceous Perennial · Container Patio Garden
Herb
From Seed 60–75d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Leaf Lettuce Mix ×3
Green · Lettuce Loose Leaf · Container Patio Garden
Green
From Seed 45–55d
Sun: Partial
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Green Onion / Scallion ×6
Vegetable · Allium · Container Patio Garden
Vegetable
From Seed 60–90d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Cherry Belle Radish ×8
Root Veg · Radish · Container Patio Garden
Root Veg
From Seed 21–30d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Sweet Alyssum ×4
Flower · Companion Annual · Container Patio Garden
Flower
From Seed 40–55d
Sun: Full sun
Watering & feeding days:
Sign up to set your schedule
1.4 lbs Great
0.9 lbs Good
2.1 lbs Great
Sign up to log your own harvests and track yield over seasons.
Seed Inventory

Track what seeds you own. SoilStack will tell you what’s plantable now based on your zone, frost dates, and bed dimensions.

Patio Princess
3 packets · purchased Oct 2025
Plantable now Zone 9a
Shishito
1 packet · 250 seeds · purchased Mar 2026
Plantable now Zone 9a
Genovese Basil
2 packets · purchased Jun 2025
Plant in 3 weeks Too cold now
Winter Squash
1 packet · 30 seeds · purchased Jun 2025
Not yet — 8 weeks After frost-free
Seed-to-Bed: 2 seeds are plantable now in Zone 9a
From what you own, Patio Princess and Shishito are ready to go. Tap to auto-fill your available beds.
Recipes
Root Drench
Every 2-3 weeks · Soil drench · Container Patio Garden
Water 1 gallon
Seaweed extract Label rate
Silica concentrate Label rate
Cal mag Label rate
Water soil first if dry. Apply at base of plant, avoiding foliage. Water in lightly after.
Cal-Mag starts at FLOWERING only - too early causes issues
Foliar calcium does NOT prevent blossom end rot
Mix ingredients in order listed
Clemson HGIC UGA Extension Doc Bud's High Brix
Aerated Compost Tea
Monthly · Soil drench · Container Patio Garden
Water 5 gallons
Compost or castings 2 cups
Unsulfured molasses 2 tbsp
Brew 24-48 hours with aquarium pump for aeration. Use within 4 hours of turning off pump. Apply as soil drench.
Use non-chlorinated water (let tap water sit 24h or use rainwater)
Must use within 4 hours of brewing - microbes die quickly
Do NOT use on hot days above 90°F
Oregon State University Extension KIS Organics Dr. Elaine Ingham
Settings
Location
ZIP Code
Used to determine your USDA hardiness zone
USDA Zone
Auto-detected from ZIP code
Zone 9a
Your Pace

Choose how hands-on you want to be. This changes what you see and how much detail you get. You can switch anytime.

Just the essentials — we'll tell you what matters most and keep things simple.

The full picture — planting, watering, plant food, and harvest timing.

Everything — full nutrient programs, detailed timing, and the complete data behind every recommendation.

My Products

Your custom rates ripple through every recipe that uses these products.

General Purpose Fertilizer (N)
Used in: Vegetative Boost, Seedling Start
oz/gal
Cal-Mag Supplement
Used in: Fruiting Support, Calcium Boost
oz/gal
Using: General Hydroponics CaliMagic ✓ Custom rate
Account
Name
Email
Soil Calculator

Add a row for each bed or container. Totals update as you type.

Length (ft) Width (ft) Depth (in) Cu ft
Task completed