How fast do I get my plan?

Three steps, three minutes. Type your location, measure your bed, click the veg you like. I do the rest.

Free: one bed, full annual plan, PDF export — free and no account needed. Pro (multiple beds + weather + garden calendar + push & email reminders): €4.90/month or €39/year. Premium (with AI coach Stachi): €9.90/month or €79/year.

Does it work for a balcony planter?

Yes. From a 40×20 cm balcony box to a 3×1 m raised bed — same three steps, same outcome.

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Not for your first plan — creating one works without signing in. You'll need an account once you want multiple beds, your plan on multiple devices, or weather reminders.

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Herbs · Perennial

Bee balm

Lamiaceae

Plant spacing: 45 cm
USDA zones: 3a–9a
Frost-sensitive: no
Growth duration: 14 weeks

Which beds suit?

Sun (prefers): full sunAlso okay:partial shade
Soil (prefers): loamyAlso okay:raised-bed mix
Drainage (prefers): normal

Seed & start

Perennial

Plant once, returns every year.

Stachi's tip

Bee balm is mint's wild cousin, but tamer in habit. Red, pink or purple flowers draw hummingbird moths. Leaves are aromatic like bergamot, giving you the Earl Grey flavour straight from the garden. Cut back after flowering and it grows bushier.

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The plant's year: sowing, transplanting, harvest

Sowing

Transplanting

Harvest

Good neighbours

Tomato

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Avoid these neighbours

No known conflicts.

Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Good pre-cultures

Stachi has no specific pre-cultures recorded.

Sources

LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion

Where these figures come from

Timing: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Spacing: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Companion planting: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Crop rotation: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.
Yield: Limited evidence. This value is not backed by a specialist source — treat it as a pointer.

Sources: LLM-Baseline-2026-05-27 Phase 7 expansion

Related plants

Tomato

Products mentioned in this post

Plantura organic tomato seed set (10 varieties)Open-pollinated, good germination — robust for raised beds.
Organic tomato seed set, 14 varieties
Organic heirloom tomato seed set (Demeter, 12 varieties)
Organic vegetable seed set, 10 varietiesCucumber, tomato, beetroot, broccoli, carrot, chard & more.