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with SucculentCheckerSucculent light checkerRate the light your spot delivers and see whether your succulent is stretching.Try it free →with SucculentCalculatorBonsai watering calculatorHow often to check the soil, by species, pot size, mix and season.Try it free →
with BonsaiCalendarBonsai care calendarThis month's jobs for your bonsai, and when its next repotting window opens.Try it free →with BonsaiCheckerBonsai leaf drop checkerFind out why your bonsai is dropping leaves and the one thing to change.Try it free →with Bonsai
with SucculentCheckerSucculent light checkerRate the light your spot delivers and see whether your succulent is stretching.Try it free →with SucculentCalculatorBonsai watering calculatorHow often to check the soil, by species, pot size, mix and season.Try it free →with BonsaiCalendarBonsai care calendarThis month's jobs for your bonsai, and when its next repotting window opens.Try it free →with BonsaiCheckerBonsai leaf drop checkerFind out why your bonsai is dropping leaves and the one thing to change.Try it free →with BonsaiWhich app?
PlantsComparisonPlanta vs Greg: Which Plant Care App?A full care system versus a watering brain with a community. Free tiers, price, and the one collection neither is built for.Read →PlantsPlant Care5 Best Blossom Alternatives for Plant Care (2026)People leave Blossom for three specific reasons, and each one points at a different app. Here is how to tell which one is yours.Read →PlantsPlant Care5 Best Bonsai Care App AlternativesA private journal, a social network, a video school, or a general plant app. Four different products hide behind one search — here is which you were looking for.Read →PlantsComparison5 Best Planta Alternatives (2026)Planta is one of the most complete plant care systems there is — which is exactly why people go looking for something else.Read →PlantsPlant CareThe Best Bonsai Apps (2026)No single app wins for bonsai. The best bonsai apps by job — journaling growth over years, watering reminders that respect the season, identifying species, and learning technique.Read →PlantsComparison5 Best Greg Alternatives for Plant CareFrom a full care system to the best plant identifier to a private, spreadsheet-free succulent journal — honest Greg alternatives for how you actually garden.Read →PlantsPlant CareThe Best Succulent Care Apps (2026)Identify, track watering, or journal your collection? An honest map of the top succulent apps and what each one is actually for.Read →PlantsComparisonSucculent vs PictureThis: Which Plant App Do You Need?Plant identification and diagnosis vs a photo journal and care tracker for the succulents you already own — two apps that solve different problems.Read →PlantsComparisonSucculent vs Greg: A Photo Journal for Succulent LoversAn all-plant care assistant vs a focused photo journal for succulent and cactus lovers — which plant app fits your shelf?Read →PlantsComparisonSucculent vs Planta: A Simpler Plant App AlternativeLooking for a Planta alternative? An honest comparison — watering schedules and plant ID vs a photo-first growth journal built for succulent and cactus lovers.Read →Why is this happening?
PlantsGuideBonsai Dropping Leaves: Normal Drop or a Problem?Pick up a fallen leaf first. Yellow in autumn is a season, green overnight is shock, crisp brown is thirst — and the ficus by the radiator will be fine.Read →PlantsGuideBonsai Leaves Turning Yellow: Causes and How to Fix ItYellow leaves are a symptom, not a diagnosis. Which leaves, how fast, and what the soil is doing tell you whether it's water, light, feed, pests — or just autumn. A diagnostic table and a week-by-week recovery plan.Read →PlantsPlant CareWhy Is My Succulent Stretching? Etiolation Explained & FixedLeggy, stretched-out succulents are a cry for light. What etiolation is, why it happens, and how to fix a stretched succulent by beheading and propagating.Read →How to
PlantsPlant CareSucculent Care in Winter: Watering, Light & ColdMost succulents rest in winter and most winter losses come from summer-style watering. Which plants grow in winter, how long to stretch the gap, and how cold is too cold.Read →PlantsPlant CareBonsai Winter Care: How to Overwinter Indoor and Outdoor BonsaiHardy trees need the cold, tropicals need a window. Which is which, how cold is too cold, protecting roots in a pot, and a November-to-February routine.Read →PlantsGuideHow to Keep a Succulent JournalMost succulent journals die in week three because they were designed like a lab notebook. Here's the five-field version that survives a year — and the one photo habit that makes it worth reading back.Read →PlantsPlant CareHow Often to Water a Bonsai TreeThere is no number of days. A shallow pot of gritty soil dries at a rate that changes daily — here's the finger test that replaces the schedule, season by season.Read →PlantsGuideHow to Care for a Bonsai Tree: A Beginner's GuideA bonsai isn't a fussy houseplant — it's a small tree you tend for years. Watering by feel, light, soil, pruning, and the seasonal rhythm that keeps it alive.Read →PlantsPlant CareHow Often to Water Succulents: The Soak-and-Dry GuideThe soak-and-dry method, how watering changes with the seasons, and the tell-tale signs of over- and under-watering your succulents and cacti.Read →Questions
Which ElevenApril apps are for plant care?
Succulent: Photo journal for succulent lovers; Bonsai: Care and growth journal for bonsai; Fern: A growth journal for plant collectors. Each is an app with its own page on this site.
Are the free tools on this page really free?
Yes. Every tool on this page runs in your browser, with no account and nothing to download.
Where should I start with plant care?
Start with the newest guides: "Bonsai Dropping Leaves: Normal Drop or a Problem?", "Succulent Care in Winter: Watering, Light & Cold", "Bonsai Leaves Turning Yellow: Causes and How to Fix It".