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Best app for managing garden?

4 replies

Wimpling · 31/07/2022 23:01

Has anyone found a good gardening app? I'm looking for one where I can input the names of my plants, and it will send me reminders of when the plant needs pruned or given fertiliser etc. I am rubbish at this, especially the pruning, and my plants suffer!

Does it exist, or should I be making my fortune by developing one? 😀

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Wildwood6 · 01/08/2022 09:23

The lovely people at the Crocus website have made an app called IRIS that does that. I'm using it for the first time this year and it seems pretty good; you add the name of each plant, and the app will give you monthly care tips.

MereDintofPandiculation · 01/08/2022 09:28

Pruning. - rule of thumb, just after flowering. Unless that takes you into autumn in which case wait till late winter.

Have a look at the RHS - they have a good “what to do this month” page in their monthly magazine, which is replicated on their website, and they may do an app.

Wimpling · 01/08/2022 10:58

Thanks for the suggestions! The Iris app looks promising and looking on the RHS website they seem to have a similar service although it's web-based rather than an app. I shall give them a try!

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Selford · 03/06/2023 18:04

I've just downloaded the Iris app and have added some plants. Does anyone know if there is a way of adding plants which Crocus don't sell? I have Delphinium Elatum Magic Fountains which isn't listed (plus others), I'm assuming it's because Crocus don't sell it.

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