{"product_id":"houseplant-care-watering-tracker","title":"Houseplant Care and Watering Tracker","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis houseplant care tracker is for anyone with more plants than they can keep in their head, each on its own watering rhythm. Tell it how often a plant wants water and when you last watered it, and the workbook works out what is due today, this week and later.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThirty-odd plants on a dozen different intervals is too much to remember. This file turns the whole collection into one short list each morning.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlease read:\u003c\/strong\u003e This is a tracker tool only, not financial, tax, legal, medical or any other professional advice or advisory service. It records and calculates what you enter; you are solely responsible for checking all figures, rates, dates and results and for every decision you make. By purchasing, downloading or using it, you accept these terms (your statutory consumer rights are not affected).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThe dashboard\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eNothing on the dashboard is typed. It fills itself from your plant list, and you can pick Whole home or any single room and the page follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThirsty now:\u003c\/strong\u003e plants due today or already late for water\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe next two weeks:\u003c\/strong\u003e waterings due each day for fourteen days, with late ones shown today\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWho needs water next:\u003c\/strong\u003e the thirstiest plants first, with when each was last watered\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eWaterings a week:\u003c\/strong\u003e how many the week holds, and roughly how many a day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe light they get:\u003c\/strong\u003e plants grouped from bright direct to low light\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow they are doing:\u003c\/strong\u003e thriving, doing fine, struggling, recovering and lost, with the share that are thriving\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eRoom by room:\u003c\/strong\u003e every room's plants by how they are doing\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eTwo columns typed, the rest worked out\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eHow often\u003c\/strong\u003e each plant wants water, in days, and \u003cstrong\u003ewhen you last watered it\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNext due and days left\u003c\/strong\u003e follow automatically, amber inside a week and red when overdue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThirsty today and due this week\u003c\/strong\u003e, counted before you fill the can\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eLight and pot size\u003c\/strong\u003e as columns, the first two things to check when a plant starts going backwards, and pot size tells you when repotting is due\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive colored states\u003c\/strong\u003e, with the struggling ones counted so they stand out\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eInside the workbook\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSix connected tabs: Start Here, Setup, Plants, Tasks, Today and Dashboard. The Plants tab has room for 200 plants with species, room and light. Today shows what needs water before you sit down, and Tasks holds the jobs like repotting, treating pests or ordering feed.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe worked example is a plant collection of 35 indoor plants across nine rooms and a balcony, on intervals from two days to three weeks: six thirsty today, thirteen due this week, and five struggling. It is a good picture of a real plant parent's week before you start your own plant watering schedule from the blank copy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWorks with\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMicrosoft Excel 2016, 2019, 2021 and Microsoft 365, on Windows and Mac, and LibreOffice\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoogle Sheets with a free Google account. The Google Sheets version is a real workbook you make your own copy of, not a PDF with a link in it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo dynamic arrays, no macros, no add-ins and no subscription\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat you download\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Excel workbook filled with a worked example\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe same workbook, blank and ready for yours\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe instruction guide, which has one-click links to the Google Sheets versions (filled and blank)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe terms of use as a PDF\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eYour files are ready to download as soon as payment clears. The template is for personal and business use on your own devices, so please do not share or resell the files. Questions before or after you buy? Use our contact page and we will help.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCan I use it in Google Sheets as well as Excel?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. You download Excel workbooks for Excel 2016 or later on Windows and Mac, and the instruction guide has one-click links to make your own copy in Google Sheets with a free Google account.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow does it know when a plant needs water?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYou enter how often each plant wants water in days and the date you last watered it. The next due date and days left are worked out for you.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eHow many plants can I track?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe Plants tab has room for 200 plants, each with species, room, light and pot size.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCan I see plants room by room?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eYes. Pick Whole home or any room on the dashboard and the whole page follows.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eDoes it remind me to repot?\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003ePot size has its own column so you can see when a plant is due a bigger pot, and the Tasks tab holds jobs like repotting.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"OPXVIA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67597871743070,"sku":"OPX-209","price":18.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0769\/2094\/6782\/files\/houseplant-care-watering-tracker-01.jpg?v=1790833118","url":"https:\/\/opxviashop.com\/products\/houseplant-care-watering-tracker","provider":"OPXVIA","version":"1.0","type":"link"}