What happens when you point an AI assistant at a gardening problem and say “build me a website”?                  

 You get SowTimes.co.uk (https://sowtimes.co.uk) — a free, ad-free planting calendar that tells UK and USA         

 gardeners exactly what to plant, when to plant it, and where to buy the seeds.                                                         

 I built the entire thing using OpenClaw, an AI assistant that runs locally on my Mac mini. No agency. No          

 developer. Just me and an AI having a conversation.                                                                   

 The Problem                                                                                                                                   

 Every February, gardening forums fill up with the same questions: “Is it too early to sow tomatoes?” “Can I plant 

 broad beans yet?” “When do I start chillies indoors?”                                                                                                                

The answers are scattered across dozens of websites, most of them buried under adverts and popup newsletters.

I wanted something simple: pick a month, see what you can do. No clutter.                                           

 The AI Build Process                                                                                                                          

 I use an AI tool called OpenClaw that runs as a personal assistant on my Mac mini. It can read files, write code, 

 control a browser, and publish to WordPress — all through natural conversation.                                   

 Here’s roughly how the build went:                                                                                

 1. I described what I wanted: “A planting calendar with UK and USA databases. Show me what I can sow indoors, outdoors, and harvest each month.”                                                                                

 2. The AI built the app: It wrote the entire front-end in React, created databases of 40+ UK plants and 30+ USA plants with accurate planting windows, and styled everything with a clean, accessible design.                     

 3. We iterated together: I reviewed each version in my browser, gave feedback like “flatten the cards, some people won’t like the 3D effect” or “put the planting schedule above the buy button,” and the AI made changes in  seconds.                                                                                                          

 4. It packaged the result: The AI compiled everything into a WordPress plugin, which I uploaded to the live site with one click.                                                                                                                                                     

 The whole process — from first idea to live website — took a single weekend.                                                                               

 What SowTimes Does                                                                                                

 SowTimes.co.uk (https://sowtimes.co.uk) is designed to be dead simple:                                            

 – Pick your region — UK or USA database                                                                           

 – Pick a month — see every plant that’s active                                                                    

 – Tap a plant — get the full planting schedule, an AI-generated expert tip, and the exact months for sowing       

 indoors, outdoors, and harvesting                                                                                 

 – Add to Calendar — one tap adds a reminder to your phone so you don’t forget                                     

 – Buy Seeds — links directly to Amazon so you can order what you need                                             

 It’s completely free, with no ads, no sign-ups, and no cookies to accept.                                                                                                                                                    

 What This Means for Small Businesses                                                                              

 This is the bit that excites me most. A project like SowTimes would traditionally cost thousands of pounds to     

 commission from a web developer. The database alone would take weeks of research.                                                                                

 With AI tools like OpenClaw, a single person with a clear idea can go from concept to live product in a weekend.  

 That changes everything for small businesses, side projects, and anyone with a good idea but a limited budget.     

 Try It Out                                                                                                        

 👉 Visit SowTimes.co.uk (https://sowtimes.co.uk) and see what you should be planting this month.                  

 If you’re interested in how AI tools can help your business — whether that’s building a website, automating       

 tasks, or just getting more done with less — get in touch (https://applemacman.co.uk/contact). This is exactly    

 the kind of thing I help people with.