diff --git a/app/views/crops/_alternate_names.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_alternate_names.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..83b595510
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/crops/_alternate_names.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.alternate_names
+  %h4 Alternate names
+  - if crop.alternate_names.empty?
+    %p None known.
+  - else
+    %ul
+      - crop.alternate_names.each do |an|
+        %li
+          = an.name
+          - if can? :edit, an
+            = link_to 'Edit', edit_alternate_name_path(an), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
+          - if can? :destroy, an
+            = link_to 'Delete', an, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs'
+  %p
+  - if can? :edit, crop
+    = link_to 'Add', new_alternate_name_path( :crop_id => crop.id ), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_grown_for.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_grown_for.html.haml
index 555371a23..e1d8544f7 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_grown_for.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_grown_for.html.haml
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
-- if ! crop.harvests.empty?
-  %p
-    %strong Grown for:
+%p
+  %strong Grown for:
+  - if crop.harvests.empty?
+    not known.
+  - else
     - popular_plant_parts = crop.popular_plant_parts.sort_by {|s, freq| freq }.reverse
     != popular_plant_parts.map {|p, freq| link_to(p, p) + " (#{freq})" }.join(", ")
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml
index bdd3ceb4d..713e6ded8 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml
@@ -1,10 +1,15 @@
-- if crop.planted_from.length > 0
-  %p
-    %strong Plant from:
+%p
+  %strong Plant from:
+  - if crop.planted_from.empty?
+    not known.
+  - else
     - planted_from = crop.planted_from.sort_by {|s, freq| freq }.reverse
     = planted_from.map {|s, freq| "#{s} (#{freq})" }.join(", ")
-- if crop.sunniness.length > 0
-  %p
-    %strong Plant in:
+
+%p
+  %strong Plant in:
+  - if crop.sunniness.empty?
+    not known.
+  - else
     - sunniness = crop.sunniness.sort_by {|s, freq| freq }.reverse
     = sunniness.map {|s, freq| "#{s} (#{freq})" }.join(", ")
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_scientific_names.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_scientific_names.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..ee845e543
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/crops/_scientific_names.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,16 @@
+.scientific_names
+  %h4 Scientific names
+  - if crop.scientific_names.empty?
+    %p None known.
+  - else
+    %ul
+      - crop.scientific_names.each do |sn|
+        %li
+          = sn.scientific_name
+          - if can? :edit, sn
+            = link_to 'Edit', edit_scientific_name_path(sn), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
+          - if can? :destroy, sn
+            = link_to 'Delete', sn, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs'
+  %p
+  - if can? :edit, crop
+    = link_to 'Add', new_scientific_name_path( :crop_id => crop.id ), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_varieties.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_varieties.html.haml
index 434ea3c1f..8fec3e3a3 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_varieties.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_varieties.html.haml
@@ -4,7 +4,12 @@
     is a variety of
     = succeed "." do
       = link_to crop.parent, crop.parent
-- if crop.varieties.count > 0
-  %h3
-    Varieties:
+
+- unless crop.varieties.empty?
+  %p
+    Varieties of #{crop.name}:
+
   = render :partial => 'hierarchy', :locals => { :display_crops => [ crop ] }
+
+- if ! crop.parent and crop.varieties.empty?
+  %p None known.
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_wrangle.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_wrangle.html.haml
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d68fadfb1
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/views/crops/_wrangle.html.haml
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+- if can? :edit, crop or can? :destroy, crop
+  %h4 Crop wrangling
+  %p
+    You are a
+    = succeed "." do
+      %strong CROP WRANGLER
+  %p
+    - if can? :edit, crop
+      = link_to 'Edit crop', edit_crop_path(crop), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
+    - if can? :destroy, crop
+      = link_to 'Delete crop', crop, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs'
diff --git a/app/views/crops/show.html.haml b/app/views/crops/show.html.haml
index f1518aeb2..7aae050c7 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/show.html.haml
@@ -47,52 +47,20 @@
       = will_paginate @posts, :params => {:anchor => "posts"}
 
   .col-md-3
-    - if can? :edit, @crop or can? :destroy, @crop
-      %h4 Crop wrangling
-      %p
-        You are a
-        = succeed "." do
-          %strong CROP WRANGLER
-      %p
-        - if can? :edit, @crop
-          = link_to 'Edit crop', edit_crop_path(@crop), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
-        - if can? :destroy, @crop
-          = link_to 'Delete crop', @crop, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs'
 
-    .scientific_names
-      %h4 Scientific names
-      %ul
-        - @crop.scientific_names.each do |sn|
-          %li
-            = sn.scientific_name
-            - if can? :edit, sn
-              = link_to 'Edit', edit_scientific_name_path(sn), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
-            - if can? :destroy, sn
-              = link_to 'Delete', sn, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs'
-      %p
-      - if can? :edit, @crop
-        = link_to 'Add', new_scientific_name_path( :crop_id => @crop.id ), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
+    = render :partial => 'wrangle', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
+    = render :partial => 'scientific_names', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
+    = render :partial => 'alternate_names', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
 
-    .alternate_names
-      %h4 Alternate names
-      %ul
-        - @crop.alternate_names.each do |an|
-          %li
-            = an.name
-            - if can? :edit, an
-              = link_to 'Edit', edit_alternate_name_path(an), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
-            - if can? :destroy, an
-              = link_to 'Delete', an, method: :delete, data: { confirm: 'Are you sure?' }, :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs'
-      %p
-      - if can? :edit, @crop
-        = link_to 'Add', new_alternate_name_path( :crop_id => @crop.id ), { :class => 'btn btn-default btn-xs' }
-
-    = render :partial => 'varieties', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
+    %h4 Planting advice
 
     = render :partial => 'grown_for', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
-
     = render :partial => 'planting_advice', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
 
+    %h4 Varieties
+    = render :partial => 'varieties', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
+
+
     %h4 More information
     %ul
       %li= link_to 'Wikipedia (English)', @crop.en_wikipedia_url
diff --git a/spec/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml_spec.rb
index f92fe2bd7..19a756a7c 100644
--- a/spec/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/crops/_planting_advice.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -14,7 +14,7 @@ describe "crops/_planting_advice" do
   context "sunniness" do
     it "doesn't show sunniness if none are set" do
       render :partial => 'crops/planting_advice', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
-      rendered.should_not contain "Plant in:"
+      rendered.should contain "Plant in: not known."
     end
 
     it "shows sunniness frequencies" do
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ describe "crops/_planting_advice" do
 
     it "doesn't show planted_from if none are set" do
       render :partial => 'crops/planting_advice', :locals => { :crop => @crop }
-      rendered.should_not contain "Plant from:"
+      rendered.should contain "Plant from: not known."
     end
 
     it "shows planted_from frequencies" do