WaterMeNow: Plant Care

WaterMeNow gives every plant its own watering day. One blanket reminder is why plants die. A fern in a small terracotta pot on a bright sill and a ZZ plant in a big plastic pot in a dim corner do not want water on the same schedule, and no single interval can be right for both. A SCHEDULE PER PLANT, NOT PER APP WaterMeNow works out each plant's interval from its species, its pot material and size, the light it stands in, whether it lives indoors or out, and the time of year. Change the pot and the schedule changes with it. TODAY'S CARE LIST Open the app and see exactly what needs water today, ranked by how overdue it is. Check plants off as you go. Nothing else competes for your attention. IT SHOWS ITS WORKING Every interval comes with the arithmetic behind it — the base for the species, and what the pot, the light and the season each did to it. You can argue with the number, and…