diff --git a/app/assets/stylesheets/_garden_cards.scss b/app/assets/stylesheets/_garden_cards.scss
index 731ed3c06..daf12e093 100644
--- a/app/assets/stylesheets/_garden_cards.scss
+++ b/app/assets/stylesheets/_garden_cards.scss
@@ -220,3 +220,46 @@ $garden-card-line: #e6e6e6;
     }
   }
 }
+
+// Star rating in the planting edit dialog. The radios are visually hidden, so
+// show a ring on the star that has keyboard focus.
+.star-rating {
+  border: 0;
+  padding: 0;
+
+  legend {
+    float: none;
+    width: auto;
+    font-size: inherit;
+  }
+
+  .star-rating-stars {
+    display: flex;
+    align-items: center;
+    min-height: 2.25rem;
+  }
+
+  .star-rating-star {
+    padding: 0 0.1rem;
+    color: #9e9e9e;
+    font-size: 1.6rem;
+    line-height: 1;
+    cursor: pointer;
+  }
+
+  .star-rating-star--lit {
+    color: #f5a623;
+  }
+
+  input:focus-visible + .star-rating-star {
+    outline: 2px solid var(--bs-link-color, #0a58ca);
+    outline-offset: 2px;
+    border-radius: 0.25rem;
+  }
+
+  .star-rating-value {
+    margin-left: 0.75rem;
+    color: $garden-card-muted;
+    font-size: 0.9rem;
+  }
+}
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/EditPlantingModal.jsx b/app/javascript/components/EditPlantingModal.jsx
index 668cc2371..766cbe139 100644
--- a/app/javascript/components/EditPlantingModal.jsx
+++ b/app/javascript/components/EditPlantingModal.jsx
@@ -3,8 +3,7 @@ import React, {useEffect, useState} from 'react';
 import {getJson, patchJson} from '../api';
 import CropPicker from './CropPicker';
 import Modal from './Modal';
-
-const RATINGS = [[1, 'Poor'], [2, ''], [3, ''], [4, ''], [5, 'Great']];
+import StarRating from './StarRating';
 
 function humanize(field) {
   return field.replace(/_/g, ' ').replace(/^./, (c) => c.toUpperCase());
@@ -148,11 +147,12 @@ export default function EditPlantingModal({planting, onClose, onSaved}) {
                 <input id="edit-planting-quantity" type="number" min="1" className="form-control" value={values.quantity ?? ''} onChange={set('quantity')} />
               </div>
               <div className="col-md-8">
-                <label className="form-label" htmlFor="edit-planting-rating">Overall rating</label>
-                <select id="edit-planting-rating" className="form-select" value={values.overall_rating ?? ''} onChange={set('overall_rating')}>
-                  <option value="">Not rated</option>
-                  {RATINGS.map(([number, word]) => <option key={number} value={number}>{word ? `${number} – ${word}` : number}</option>)}
-                </select>
+                <StarRating
+                  id="edit-planting-rating"
+                  label="Overall rating"
+                  value={values.overall_rating}
+                  onChange={(rating) => setValues({...values, overall_rating: rating})}
+                />
               </div>
             </div>
 
diff --git a/app/javascript/components/StarRating.jsx b/app/javascript/components/StarRating.jsx
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..f9ff7d5b3
--- /dev/null
+++ b/app/javascript/components/StarRating.jsx
@@ -0,0 +1,46 @@
+import React, {useState} from 'react';
+
+const STARS = [1, 2, 3, 4, 5];
+const WORDS = {1: 'Poor', 5: 'Great'};
+
+// A rating out of five as stars. They are real radio buttons underneath, so
+// the arrow keys and screen readers work as they do for any radio group; the
+// stars just light up as far as the one hovered, or chosen. `value` is a number
+// from 1 to 5, or null for no rating, and Clear puts it back to that.
+export default function StarRating({id, label, value, onChange}) {
+  const [hovered, setHovered] = useState(null);
+  const lit = hovered ?? value ?? 0;
+
+  return (
+    <fieldset className="star-rating">
+      <legend className="form-label">{label}</legend>
+      <div className="star-rating-stars" onMouseLeave={() => setHovered(null)}>
+        {STARS.map((number) => (
+          <React.Fragment key={number}>
+            <input
+              type="radio"
+              className="visually-hidden"
+              id={`${id}-${number}`}
+              name={id}
+              checked={value === number}
+              onChange={() => onChange(number)}
+            />
+            <label
+              htmlFor={`${id}-${number}`}
+              className={`star-rating-star${number <= lit ? ' star-rating-star--lit' : ''}`}
+              title={WORDS[number] ? `${number} – ${WORDS[number]}` : `${number} of 5`}
+              onMouseEnter={() => setHovered(number)}
+            >
+              <i className={`${number <= lit ? 'fa' : 'far'} fa-star`} aria-hidden="true" />
+              <span className="visually-hidden">{number} of 5{WORDS[number] ? `, ${WORDS[number]}` : ''}</span>
+            </label>
+          </React.Fragment>
+        ))}
+        <span className="star-rating-value">{value ? `${value} of 5` : 'Not rated'}</span>
+        {value && (
+          <button type="button" className="btn btn-sm btn-link" onClick={() => onChange(null)}>Clear</button>
+        )}
+      </div>
+    </fieldset>
+  );
+}