Grow your own

With the spring season in full swing, it’s the best time for you to get growing.

From fruits and veggies to flowers, gardening can be an exciting prospect.

However, gardening can be a minefield of facts if you’re not naturally green-fingered.

Luckily, we’ve found the best apps for you to dive into to get up to scratch with your gardening knowledge. So, it’s time to grab your gloves and get digging!

● All apps available to download on Google Play and Apple App Store

1. RHS Grow App

Whether you’re a gardening beginner or a seasoned professional, the Royal Horticultural Society is on a mission to get the UK growing more.

By downloading the RHS Grow App, you can easily identify the plants in your garden by taking a photo of them in the app – the RHS database will quickly find you a matching profile of the plant, as well as a tailored guide on how to easily care for it.

You can even log all your current plants into the app’s tracking system and access care tips for them.

Plus, follow the easy in-app guides to find out how to prune, train and propagate them, too.

2. Moon and Garden

When it comes to sowing your seeds, your yearly calendar suddenly becomes a lifeline for your plants.

But luckily, the Moon and Garden app makes timing your plant care so much easier.

Load up the app to access a new type of calendar – one that tracks the phases of the moon.

Offering advice according to the lunar cycle, the calendar shows you the best days to sow, prune and harvest your plants.

3. Plantix

Noticing discolouration or spotting on your plant’s leaves, but don’t know why? Then look no further than the Plantix app for your answers.

Home to a database of over 90 different plant diseases, Plantix can spot the symptoms of your plant’s health problem just by you taking a photo of it.

After identifying the problem, Plantix will provide personalised treatment for your plant, too.