diff --git a/app/views/notifier/planting_reminder.html.haml b/app/views/notifier/planting_reminder.html.haml
index 1e77fc195..98ca52fa9 100644
--- a/app/views/notifier/planting_reminder.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/notifier/planting_reminder.html.haml
@@ -3,40 +3,60 @@
 
 %h2 What's new in your garden?
 
-Have you planted anything recently?  The most recent plantings you've
-told us about are:
-
-%ul
-- @plantings.each do |p|
-  %li
-    = link_to p, planting_url(p)
-    planted
-    = distance_of_time_in_words(p.created_at, Time.zone.now)
-    ago.
-
 %p
-  Planted anything new?
-  = link_to "Track your plantings here.", new_planting_url
+  Have you planted anything recently?
+
+- if @member.plantings.size == 0
+  %p
+    #{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']} lets you track what food you're growing
+    in your garden.
+  %p
+    = link_to "Get started now.", new_planting_url
+
+- else
+  %p
+    The most recent plantings you've told us about are:
+
+  %ul
+  - @plantings.each do |p|
+    %li
+      = link_to p, planting_url(p)
+      planted
+      = distance_of_time_in_words(p.created_at, Time.zone.now)
+      ago.
+
+  %p
+    Planted anything new?
+    = link_to "Track your plantings here.", new_planting_url
 
 %h2 Your recent harvests
 
-According to our records, the last few things you harvested were:
+- if @member.harvests.size == 0
+  %p
+    With #{ENV['GROWSTUFF_SITE_NAME']} you can keep track of what you
+    harvest from your garden.
 
-%ul
-- @harvests.each do |h|
-  %li
-    = link_to h, harvest_url(h)
-    harvested
-    = distance_of_time_in_words(h.created_at, Time.zone.now)
-    ago.
+  %p
+    = link_to "Get started now.", new_harvest_url
+
+- else
+  According to our records, the last few things you harvested were:
+
+  %ul
+  - @harvests.each do |h|
+    %li
+      = link_to h, harvest_url(h)
+      harvested
+      = distance_of_time_in_words(h.created_at, Time.zone.now)
+      ago.
+
+  %p
+    Harvested anything else lately?
+    = link_to "Track your harvests here.", new_harvest_url
 
 %p
-  Harvested anything else lately?
-  = link_to "Track your harvests here.", new_harvest_url
-
-%p
-  Don't want to get these emails any more?
-  = link_to "Turn off these notifications", edit_member_registration_url
+Don't want to get these emails any more?
+= link_to "Turn off these notifications", edit_member_registration_url
 
 %p
   The #{site_name} team.