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Hey, similar interest here. I'm a programmer, my wife is a (proffessionnal) vegetable grower. At first glance I can tell the site is really helpful, but here a

by ahub 6y ago

Hey, similar interest here. I'm a programmer, my wife is a (proffessionnal) vegetable grower. At first glance I can tell the site is really helpful, but here are things I'd like to see too, in addition to other comments : - where does the data come from ? - more specific about different cultivars - i18n. I think most permaculture websites are very focused on english-speaking people at the moment. Being open to other language would definetly be an edge. (Related : you can refer to the latin name of the plant which is usually common accross language) About the planting & planning software, there is a very good open source one [1] used by proffessionals here in France. So maybe you could partner with it instead of trying to reinvent the wheel ! That said, congratulation for your work so far, all the best for the rest ! [1] : https://framagit.org/ah/qrop https://framagit.org/ah/qrop

oever 6y ago
qrop looks nice. Thanks for the pointer.
roboben 6y ago
Thanks for your comment! And I agree 100% with you. This is a community-driven (wiki-style) database, so we are happy of anyone to contribute. I am a native German speaker and added some German names but definitely would need help fro the french names. This is partly one reason why I started the website: All the info you find is very specific for the US, mostly California and doesn't help much anywhere else. Also all plants recommended are native to the US and not to other areas. The idea is, if a lot of people contribute, we can get to a state where you can see what others grow successfully on your area. Love to hear your thoughts on this!
clairity 6y ago
> "Related : you can refer to the latin name of the plant which is usually common accross language" that might be true of romance languages and close analogues (even then, its veracity is dubious), and ignores the billions of people who have other cultural roots (e.g., africans, asians). americans, for instance, generally wouldn't know the latin names for plants.

by ahub 6y ago

oever 6y ago

qrop looks nice. Thanks for the pointer.

roboben 6y ago

Thanks for your comment! And I agree 100% with you. This is a community-driven (wiki-style) database, so we are happy of anyone to contribute. I am a native German speaker and added some German names but definitely would need help fro the french names. This is partly one reason why I started the website: All the info you find is very specific for the US, mostly California and doesn't help much anywhere else. Also all plants recommended are native to the US and not to other areas. The idea is, if a lot of people contribute, we can get to a state where you can see what others grow successfully on your area. Love to hear your thoughts on this!

clairity 6y ago

> "Related : you can refer to the latin name of the plant which is usually common accross language" that might be true of romance languages and close analogues (even then, its veracity is dubious), and ignores the billions of people who have other cultural roots (e.g., africans, asians). americans, for instance, generally wouldn't know the latin names for plants.