diff --git a/app/views/plantings/index.html.haml b/app/views/plantings/index.html.haml
index 3e1bbd79b..9114df850 100644
--- a/app/views/plantings/index.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/plantings/index.html.haml
@@ -15,7 +15,8 @@
         = p.planted_at
 
     %div
-      = p.description != "" ? p.description : "No description given"
+      :markdown
+        #{ p.description != "" ? p.description : "No description given." }
 
     %p
       = link_to 'More...', p
diff --git a/app/views/plantings/show.html.haml b/app/views/plantings/show.html.haml
index 9b4b39fa9..94080d181 100644
--- a/app/views/plantings/show.html.haml
+++ b/app/views/plantings/show.html.haml
@@ -10,7 +10,8 @@
   = @planting.quantity != 0 ? @planting.quantity : "not specified"
 %p
   %b Description:
-  = @planting.description != "" ? @planting.description : "No description."
+  :markdown
+    #{ @planting.description != "" ? @planting.description : "No description." }
 
 - if user_signed_in? && current_user == @planting.owner
   = link_to 'Edit', edit_planting_path(@planting), :class => 'btn'
diff --git a/spec/views/plantings/index.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/plantings/index.html.haml_spec.rb
index d345fae4e..a56770400 100644
--- a/spec/views/plantings/index.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/plantings/index.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ describe "plantings/index" do
         :crop => @crop,
         :planted_at => '2008-01-05 12:34:56',
         :quantity => 3,
-        :description => "MyText",
+        :description => "MyText *ITALIC*",
         :created_at => Time.now
       ),
       stub_model(Planting,
@@ -57,4 +57,8 @@ describe "plantings/index" do
     rendered.should contain '2008-01-05 12:34:56'
   end
 
+  it "renders markdown in the description" do
+    assert_select "em", "ITALIC"
+  end
+
 end
diff --git a/spec/views/plantings/show.html.haml_spec.rb b/spec/views/plantings/show.html.haml_spec.rb
index 5913b8da7..13640d4f9 100644
--- a/spec/views/plantings/show.html.haml_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/views/plantings/show.html.haml_spec.rb
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ describe "plantings/show" do
       :garden => @garden,
       :crop => @crop,
       :quantity => 333,
-      :description => "MyText"
+      :description => "MyText *ITALIC*"
     ))
     render
   end
@@ -33,4 +33,8 @@ describe "plantings/show" do
   it "renders the description" do
     rendered.should match(/MyText/)
   end
+
+  it "renders markdown in the description" do
+    assert_select "em", "ITALIC"
+  end
 end