diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1f4495ec1..980c2b664 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -3,4 +3,4 @@
 /tmp/*
 .pt
 .*.sw*
-
+*~
diff --git a/app/models/garden.rb b/app/models/garden.rb
index 1caf223be..8e17873ce 100644
--- a/app/models/garden.rb
+++ b/app/models/garden.rb
@@ -8,8 +8,7 @@ class Garden < ActiveRecord::Base
   has_many :crops, :through => :plantings
 
   def garden_slug
-    formatted_name = name.downcase.gsub(' ', '-')
-    "#{owner.login_name}-#{formatted_name}"
+    "#{owner.login_name}-#{name}".downcase.gsub(' ', '-')
   end
 
   # featured plantings returns the most recent 4 plantings for a garden,
diff --git a/app/models/planting.rb b/app/models/planting.rb
index b09399095..9971e19d1 100644
--- a/app/models/planting.rb
+++ b/app/models/planting.rb
@@ -1,9 +1,16 @@
 class Planting < ActiveRecord::Base
+  extend FriendlyId
+  friendly_id :planting_slug, use: :slugged
+
   attr_accessible :crop_id, :description, :garden_id, :planted_at, :quantity
 
   belongs_to :garden
   belongs_to :crop
 
+  def planting_slug
+    "#{owner.login_name}-#{garden.name}-#{crop.system_name}".downcase.gsub(' ', '-')
+  end
+
   def location
     return "#{garden.owner.login_name}'s #{garden.name}"
   end
diff --git a/db/migrate/20130118043431_add_slug_to_plantings.rb b/db/migrate/20130118043431_add_slug_to_plantings.rb
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..e3e9fa46d
--- /dev/null
+++ b/db/migrate/20130118043431_add_slug_to_plantings.rb
@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+class AddSlugToPlantings < ActiveRecord::Migration
+  def change
+    add_column :plantings, :slug, :string
+    add_index :plantings, :slug, unique: true
+  end
+end
diff --git a/db/schema.rb b/db/schema.rb
index 36ef483fb..9ee8655cc 100644
--- a/db/schema.rb
+++ b/db/schema.rb
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@
 #
 # It's strongly recommended to check this file into your version control system.
 
-ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130118031942) do
+ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130118043431) do
 
   create_table "crops", :force => true do |t|
     t.string   "system_name",      :null => false
@@ -75,8 +75,11 @@ ActiveRecord::Schema.define(:version => 20130118031942) do
     t.text     "description"
     t.datetime "created_at",  :null => false
     t.datetime "updated_at",  :null => false
+    t.string   "slug"
   end
 
+  add_index "plantings", ["slug"], :name => "index_plantings_on_slug", :unique => true
+
   create_table "posts", :force => true do |t|
     t.integer  "author_id",  :null => false
     t.string   "subject",    :null => false
diff --git a/spec/controllers/plantings_controller_spec.rb b/spec/controllers/plantings_controller_spec.rb
index e750cc289..4b778a9ca 100644
--- a/spec/controllers/plantings_controller_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/controllers/plantings_controller_spec.rb
@@ -2,8 +2,11 @@ require 'spec_helper'
 
 describe PlantingsController do
 
-  def valid_attributes
-    { :garden_id => 1, :crop_id => 1 }
+  def valid_attributes 
+  {
+    :garden_id => FactoryGirl.create(:garden).id,
+    :crop_id => FactoryGirl.create(:crop).id
+  }
   end
 
   def valid_session
diff --git a/spec/models/garden_spec.rb b/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
index e93e6f656..40b17cc3a 100644
--- a/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/garden_spec.rb
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ describe Garden do
   end
 
   it "should have a slug" do
-    @garden.garden_slug.should == "member1-springfield-community-garden"
+    @garden.slug.should == "member1-springfield-community-garden"
   end
 
   it "should have a description" do
diff --git a/spec/models/planting_spec.rb b/spec/models/planting_spec.rb
index a874d1c5c..60b22d3df 100644
--- a/spec/models/planting_spec.rb
+++ b/spec/models/planting_spec.rb
@@ -19,4 +19,8 @@ describe Planting do
     @planting.location.should match /^member1's Springfield Community Garden$/
   end
 
+  it "should have a slug" do
+    @planting.slug.should == "member1-springfield-community-garden-tomato"
+  end
+
 end