Never overwater again.

Plant Tender turns a $15 soil meter into a smart watering schedule for every plant in your house. Snap a photo, Claude identifies it and sets its thresholds, and you just walk around once a week with the meter โ€” the app tells you what to water.

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What it does

The three problems that made me build this.

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Photo ID + care specs

Take a picture, Claude identifies the species and fills in water / temperature / humidity / light thresholds. No searching plant care blogs.

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Meter, not schedule

Fixed watering kills plants. Walk around once a week with a soil meter, tap in the reading, the app tells you water or skip based on that plant's actual needs.

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Shared household

Invite your partner or house manager. Everyone sees the same plants and can log readings. Perfect for people who travel.

How it works

Four taps to add a plant. One weekly walkthrough to keep them alive.

Snap a photo

Camera or gallery. One clear shot of each plant.

Claude identifies it

Species, care thresholds, and a health check โ€” auto-filled. You tweak the room name and save.

Weekly check

Point your soil meter at the base, tap in the readings (or scan the meter display with your phone). Get water / skip verdict.

Diagnose problems

Something looks off? Snap a fresh photo. Claude compares against prior readings and tells you what's likely wrong.

What you'll need

One tool and an account. That's the whole setup.

๐Ÿ”ฌ A 4-in-1 soil meter

  • Any meter that reads soil moisture, temperature, humidity, and light will work.
  • The cheap Amazon ones are fine โ€” this is what I use.
  • No Bluetooth or app-integration needed. You just read the display.
See the meter I use โ†’

๐Ÿ“ฑ A phone or laptop

  • Works in any modern browser. Installs like a native app on iOS and Android.
  • Sign in with Google, or set a password.
  • Invite up to a household's worth of people โ€” everyone shares the same list.
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