PROBLEM
Knowing When To Water Your Plants
Sub-Problem
Your plants unexpectedly dying
Not knowing what type of plants you have
Not knowing how much water to give your plants
Sub-goals
Getting an advance notice for when plants are in danger of being both over and under-watered
Learn how to keep your plants alive
Plant identification
Not kill anymore of your plants
Become more knowledge about houseplants in general
Overall Goal
Giving a helping hand to plant lovers on how to keep they're plants nourished, thriving, and alive!
Signs of Overwatering
Stunted growth with yellowing leaves, Leaf scorch or burn, water soaked spots or blisters on stems and leaves.
http://www.missouribotanicalgarden.org/gardens-gardening/your-garden/help-for-the-home-gardener/advice-tips-resources/pests-and-problems/environmental/overwatering.aspx#:~:text=Plants%20growing%20in%20soil%20that,leaf%20scorch%20or%20leaf%20burn.
Signs of Underwatering
Wilting Leaves, Dry soil, Dry or dead leaf tips, slow growth, and visible footprints (If the plant in question is planted into the ground)
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/plant-problems/environmental/under-watering.htm
Target Audience
With the rise of Facebook, Instagram and Pinterest, the interest in houseplants and botanical life has dramatically incised in the last few years. With that in mind, our target audience would primarily contain those in the Millennials and Generation Z age groups, but could also include those on the tail-end of Generation X could be included. This would target people between the ages of roughly 13 to 45.
“It wasn’t until interior designers and lifestyle influencers gained traction on visual media channels like Instagram and Pinterest that plants became as popular as they are,” says Blank, who founded The Sill as an online plant retailer in 2012 and later opened two stores in New York City.
Our Competitors
Users seem to be looking for an app that can identify, notify, and teach users more about their own house plants. That being said, all include some feature of notifying users of when specific plants need to be watered.
Ways to combat the issues with the app
- Scheduled reminders/notifications based on the type of plant
- Plant profile when you input what plants you have (i.e. how much water they need, type of soil, etc.)
- Calendar tracker to plan plant watering schedule around trips user takes, etc.
Credits:
Created with images by Tetiana SHYSHKINA - "watering can near greens and flowers" • Annie Spratt - "untitled image" • Charles Smart - "Walking around my local park in the evening I stumbled on this frosted window looking into a greenhouse, I love the blurred texture of the flowers behind the glass." • Markus Spiske - "Support yourself – Urban Gardening – self-supply – self-sufficiency" • Cassidy Phillips - "My friend is a ceramic artist, and made this pitcher, which she is watering her herbs with. It’s beautiful to see art given a purpose." • Charisse Kenion - "untitled image" • Brina Blum - "Green living room corner" • Judah Guttmann - "untitled image"