You’ve moved to Dayboro. Your old gardening rules don’t apply.
Dayboro isn’t Brisbane. It isn’t Samford. It isn’t the Sunshine Coast. The valley has its own microclimate — colder in winter, wetter in summer, and a frost line most people don’t see coming. Here’s what the site does for you specifically.
What actually helps you
You’re not trying to become a farmer. You just want to not kill things. Five features, in order of how much they’ll save you.
1. The Dayboro Veggie Guide
What to plant, when to plant it, in the specific Dayboro subtropical zone. Not a generic “autumn is for brassicas” list — actual monthly timing for here.
Open the veggie guide2. The Frost Calculator
The Dayboro valley drops below zero 4–8 nights a year. Most new arrivals don’t know that. This tool tells you when frost is likely based on current conditions.
Check the frost risk3. Pest alerts — live, not generic
The pest risk that’s high this week is the one eating your silverbeet right now. Current conditions, current threats, current recommendations.
See today’s pest risk4. Garden Buddy (free)
Your own private planting + harvest tracker. Record what you planted. Log your harvests. See your return per square metre. Free to use — no pressure to subscribe.
Start tracking5. Moon Calendar
Plant by the moon if you like. The moon calendar on this site is calibrated for Dayboro specifically — not a northern-hemisphere rip. Free summary, fuller detail if you subscribe.
Open the moon calendar6. The daily weather email (paid)
Four emails a day — 5AM, 11AM, 3PM, 8PM — with current conditions, what’s coming, and what to do in the garden. 94% of our paying subscribers take this one. $3.95 a month, cancel anytime.
Start a 7-day free trialWhy this isn’t a generic gardening site
Measured against actual recorded temperatures, not marketing claims. The BoM forecast for “Samford” or “Caboolture” isn’t calibrated for the valley floor where most Dayboro houses sit. We measure here, we model here, we show the scorecard every month on the accuracy page.
Two ways in
Free: the Sunday morning Weekly Weather Digest. One email a week, week ahead for your garden, costs you nothing.
Paid: the Daily Weather Essentials email. Four times a day. What most new Dayboro gardeners end up subscribing to. $3.95/month.
Honest note
If you’ve been gardening in Dayboro for 20 years, there’s probably not much here you don’t already know. This site is aimed at people who are still figuring out the valley — not at experienced locals. And if the $3.95 daily email doesn’t earn its keep in your first month, just cancel. We’d rather have you back next season than have you paying for something you’re not opening.