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What are your favourite tools, websites, and databases, etc. for houseplant care & why?

I am slowly building out the sidebar as a resource. Please pass along your knowledge. FOSS tools are best!

autumn - 2.5yr

I recently found out about the Seek app on android - it can id plants using your camera. Useful for figuring out rando unlabeled plants on sale at my grocery store 🪴

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fossilesque - 2.5yr

Wonderful, thanks!

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Thebazilly @pathfinder.social - 2.5yr

Not open source but I use Planta for watering reminders/tracking.

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fossilesque - 2.5yr

It's a good one, but we're going to keep it in the spirit of the Fediverse to promote FOSS choices. :)

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fossilesque - 2.5yr

Yes, perfect! Thanks!!

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FuzzyPlantEnthusiast - 2.5yr

I regularly employ the use of biodiversity data like SEINet to crossref with herbarium specimens. Honorable mention to the North American Ethnobotany Database for pulling up bibliographic info on plant-human interactions. There's also a tool to lookup collection site IDs for cacti and succulents here: BCSS Field No. Lookup. These aren't necessarily in the realm of plant care but I believe they could make a nice additon to the sidebar. Cheers!

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fossilesque - 2.5yr

Oh man, happy for more for the collection! I have a few more to add too. Databases are ALWAYS useful.

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Writerly Gal - 2.5yr

My husband and I use a spreadsheet. It has a picture of the plant, information on care I pull from the web (so many great plant care sites around!) and a bit of info on when it was watered last and when last fertilised etc.

We have a large collection but the spreadsheet is still easily manageable.

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SoySaucePrinterInk @sh.itjust.works - 2.2yr

I'm interested to see if there are any good FOSS options! I've used planta a bit but it has limited features on the free version and I do not need yet another paid subscription.

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fossilesque - 2.2yr

There's a few on GitHub! Would love some reviews. ;)

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needanke @feddit.org - 9mon

Flora incognita is an app that lets you identify plants by taking a photo.

I mostly use it on the balcony, but it might also be helpful when you see a nice plant out and about and want to get it yourself.

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