diff --git a/CONTRIBUTORS.md b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
index de96fc4f8..dd52af87e 100644
--- a/CONTRIBUTORS.md
+++ b/CONTRIBUTORS.md
@@ -60,3 +60,4 @@ submit the change with your pull request.
 - Gabriel Sandoval / [gabrielsandoval](https://github.com/gabrielsandoval)
 - Cjay Billones / [CjayBillones](https://github.com/CjayBillones)
 - Katy Ereira / [maccath](https://github.com/maccath)
+- Gabrielle DeWitt / [gabrielle27](https://github.com/gabrielle27)
diff --git a/app/helpers/plantings_helper.rb b/app/helpers/plantings_helper.rb
index 1eb220481..62d96be88 100644
--- a/app/helpers/plantings_helper.rb
+++ b/app/helpers/plantings_helper.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ module PlantingsHelper
       "(no date specified)"
     end
   end
-  
+
   def display_sunniness(planting)
     !planting.sunniness.blank? ? planting.sunniness : "not specified"
   end
@@ -33,4 +33,17 @@ module PlantingsHelper
   def display_planting_quantity(planting)
     !planting.quantity.blank? ? planting.quantity : "not specified"
   end
-end
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+
+  def display_planting(planting)
+    if planting.quantity.to_i > 0 && planting.planted_from.present?
+      return "#{planting.owner} planted #{pluralize(planting.quantity, planting.planted_from)}."
+    elsif planting.quantity.to_i > 0
+      return "#{planting.owner} planted #{pluralize(planting.quantity, 'unit')}."
+    elsif planting.planted_from.present?
+      return "#{planting.owner} planted #{planting.planted_from.pluralize}."
+    else
+      return "#{planting.owner}."
+    end
+  end
+
+end
diff --git a/app/views/crops/_plantings.html.haml b/app/views/crops/_plantings.html.haml
index 026f6f7fb..2f9d04483 100644
--- a/app/views/crops/_plantings.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/crops/_plantings.html.haml
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
   %ul
     - crop.plantings.take(3).each do |planting|
       %li
-        = link_to "#{planting.owner} planted #{planting.quantity} #{planting.planted_from}.", planting_path(planting)
+        = link_to display_planting(planting), planting_path(planting)
         = render :partial => 'members/location', :locals => { :member => planting.owner }
         %small
           = distance_of_time_in_words(planting.created_at, Time.zone.now)
diff --git a/spec/helpers/plantings_helper_spec.rb b/spec/helpers/plantings_helper_spec.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..4cb2c63a7
--- /dev/null
+++ b/spec/helpers/plantings_helper_spec.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,74 @@
+require 'rails_helper'
+
+describe PlantingsHelper do
+  describe "display_planting" do
+
+    let!(:member) { FactoryGirl.build(:member, :login_name => 'crop_lady') }
+
+    it "does not have a quantity nor a planted from value provided" do
+      planting = FactoryGirl.build(:planting,
+        :quantity => nil,
+        :planted_from => '',
+        :owner => member
+      )
+      result = helper.display_planting(planting)
+      expect(result).to eq "crop_lady."
+    end
+
+    it "does not have a quantity provided" do
+      planting = FactoryGirl.build(:planting,
+        :quantity => nil,
+        :planted_from => 'seed',
+        :owner => member
+      )
+      result = helper.display_planting(planting)
+      expect(result).to eq "crop_lady planted seeds."
+    end
+
+    context "when quantity is greater than 1" do
+      it "does not have a planted from value provided" do
+        planting = FactoryGirl.build(:planting,
+          :quantity => 10,
+          :planted_from => '',
+          :owner => member
+        )
+        result = helper.display_planting(planting)
+        expect(result).to eq "crop_lady planted 10 units."
+      end
+
+      it "does have a planted from value provided" do
+        planting = FactoryGirl.build(:planting,
+          :quantity => 5,
+          :planted_from => 'seed',
+          :owner => member
+        )
+        result = helper.display_planting(planting)
+        expect(result).to eq "crop_lady planted 5 seeds."
+      end
+    end
+
+    context "when quantity is 1" do
+      it "does not have a planted from value provided" do
+        planting = FactoryGirl.build(:planting,
+          :quantity => 1,
+          :planted_from => '',
+          :owner => member
+        )
+        result = helper.display_planting(planting)
+        expect(result).to eq "crop_lady planted 1 unit."
+      end
+
+      it "does have a planted from value provided" do
+        planting = FactoryGirl.build(:planting,
+          :quantity => 1,
+          :planted_from => 'seed',
+          :owner => member
+        )
+        result = helper.display_planting(planting)
+        expect(result).to eq "crop_lady planted 1 seed."
+      end
+
+    end
+
+  end
+end
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