diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenSchedule.java b/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenSchedule.java
index 9195d51..a362f00 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenSchedule.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/models/GardenSchedule.java
@@ -46,7 +46,8 @@ public class GardenSchedule {
      */
     public void planTasksForCrop(Crop crop) throws PlantNotFoundException, HardinessZoneNotSetException, IOException {
         Plant plant = plantList.getPlantById(Settings.getInstance().getCurrentHardinessZone(), crop.getPlantId()).orElseThrow(PlantNotFoundException::new);
-        for (GrowthPhase growthPhase : plant.lifecycle()) {
+        int growPhaseGroup = plant.getGrowphaseGroupForDate(crop.getStartDate());
+        for (GrowthPhase growthPhase : plant.lifecycleForGroup(growPhaseGroup)) {
             for (TaskTemplate taskTemplate : growthPhase.taskTemplates()) {
                 addTask(taskTemplate.generateTask(crop.getStartDate(), crop.getCropId().orElse(0L)));
             }
diff --git a/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Plant.java b/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Plant.java
index 9cb3d08..5fb6dff 100644
--- a/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Plant.java
+++ b/src/main/java/ch/zhaw/gartenverwaltung/types/Plant.java
@@ -3,6 +3,7 @@ package ch.zhaw.gartenverwaltung.types;
 import javafx.scene.image.Image;
 
 import java.time.LocalDate;
+import java.time.MonthDay;
 import java.util.LinkedList;
 import java.util.List;
 import java.util.stream.Collectors;
@@ -39,6 +40,16 @@ public record Plant(
                 .collect(Collectors.toList());
     }
 
+    public int getGrowphaseGroupForDate(LocalDate date) {
+        for(GrowthPhase growthPhase : lifecycle){
+            MonthDay plantingDate = MonthDay.of(date.getMonth().getValue(), date.getDayOfMonth());
+            if(plantingDate.isAfter(growthPhase.startDate()) && plantingDate.isBefore(growthPhase.endDate())){
+                return growthPhase.group();
+            }
+        }
+        return 0; // TODO implement
+    }
+
     /**
      * get sow date from given harvest day from lifecycle group
      * @param harvestDate date of the harvest