Plant Health Tracking
Plant health tracking lets you maintain a complete history of each plant's condition. Technicians log health status during service visits, building a timeline that helps identify patterns and make replacement decisions.
Logging plant health
To create a health log entry:
- Open a plant from the Plants page
- Click Log Health
- Fill in the details:
- Health status (required) -- Select the current condition
- Date (required) -- When the observation was made (default: today)
- Notes (optional) -- Details about the condition
- Photo (optional) -- Visual evidence
Health status options
| Status | What it means | Effect |
|---|---|---|
| Healthy | Plant is in good condition | No special action |
| Needs attention | Minor issues observed | Flags for follow-up |
| Critical | Serious problems requiring action | High-priority flag |
| Replaced | Plant was swapped with a new one | Increments replacement count, records date |
| Removed | Plant no longer at location | Deactivates the plant |
Health timeline
Each plant's detail page includes a health timeline showing all logged entries in chronological order. Each entry displays:
- The status with a color-coded badge
- Who logged it
- When it was logged
- Any notes and photos
This timeline provides a complete history of the plant's condition over its lifetime.
Logging during service visits
Technicians can log plant health as part of a service visit. When logging health from within a visit, the entry is automatically linked to that visit record.
Status badges
Plant health status is displayed as a color-coded badge throughout the app:
- Healthy -- Green
- Needs attention -- Yellow/orange
- Critical -- Red
- Replaced -- Blue
- Removed -- Gray
Best practices
- Log regularly -- Even "Healthy" entries are valuable. They confirm the plant was checked
- Use photos -- Visual records make it easier to track gradual changes
- Be specific in notes -- "Yellowing lower leaves, possibly overwatering" is more useful than "doesn't look good"
- Log replacements immediately -- This keeps the replacement count accurate