Watering Tracking and Recommendations
GrowScope separates recording what you actually did (a watering log) from recommending what to do today (a calendar-based plan on Free, or an AI-driven daily decision on Pro).
How to do this in GrowScope
- Open the Today screen and select the plant, or open the plant's own screen.
- On the watering card, tap "Log actual watering" to record what the current plan calls for, "Add custom watering" to log a different amount/mix, or "Skip watering" if you didn't water.
- Optionally add pH, EC, and runoff readings in the same confirmation step (or save without them).
- Save. The event is timestamped and added to the plant's watering history.
Watering Log
- Category
- Watering
- Purpose
- Record an actual watering event for a plant.
- Input
- Solution volume, optional fertilizer lines, optional pH/EC/runoff readings and a note
- Unit
- mL (volume), pH scale, mS/cm (EC)
- Location
- Today screen watering card (per plant), or the plant's own Adaptive Watering section
- User action
- Log actual watering, add a custom watering, or skip watering
- Optionally add pH/EC/runoff/note
- Save
- Output
- A timestamped watering record is saved and confirmed with a toast. It feeds the plant's substrate drying profile, growth/compare charts, and future watering decisions.
- Used by
- Adaptive watering AI context, Plant comparison, Substrate drying-profile calibration
Watering Plan (Free)
- Category
- Watering
- Purpose
- Show a deterministic, calendar-based watering plan for today.
- Input
- None to enter — generated from the plant's age, pot size, and substrate
- Location
- Today screen watering card
- User action
- Follow the calendar recipe shown, or log a custom watering instead
- Output
- A recipe (plain water, watering with fertilizers, or a flush) for the current day.
- Used by
- None
- Availability
- Free
Adaptive Watering
- Category
- Watering
- Purpose
- Give an AI-driven daily water-or-wait decision based on recent climate, substrate drying, and watering history.
- Input
- None to enter — reads the plant's existing history; requires the day's climate/soil-moisture readings to be logged first
- Location
- Today screen watering card (Pro variant) or the plant's Adaptive Watering section
- User action
- View the daily decision
- Confirm the recommended watering, water on your own terms instead, or skip
- Output
- A "Water today" or "No watering today" card with a written reason. Any AI-proposed water volume is hard-clamped server-side to 50–20,000 mL regardless of what the model suggests, before it's ever shown to you.
- Used by
- None
- Availability
- Pro
Notes
- The Free tier's watering plan is entirely deterministic (calendar-based) — the AI-driven daily decision is a Pro-only feature called Adaptive Watering.
- There is no user-visible warning shown specifically when the water-volume clamp fires — the recommendation the user sees is already the clamped number.
Where to find it in the app
Frequently asked questions
What's the difference between the Free and Pro watering experience?
Free gives a deterministic, calendar-based watering recipe. Pro adds Adaptive Watering — a daily AI decision (water today / wait) based on the plant's recent climate and drying history, with any proposed amount hard-limited to a 50–20,000 mL safety range.
Is there an app that tracks real conditions and tells me when to water?
Yes — Adaptive Watering (Pro) reads the plant's own logged climate, substrate-drying, and watering history and returns a daily 'water today' or 'no watering today' decision with a written reason, instead of a fixed calendar interval. Any proposed volume is hard-clamped to 50–20,000 mL before it's shown.
Is there an app that learns my plant's watering needs over time?
Yes — Adaptive Watering's daily decision is generated from the specific plant's own accumulated climate, drying, and watering history, not a generic schedule, so the recommendation shifts as that history changes.