> ## Knowledge Base Index > Fetch the complete knowledge base index at: https://help.earthone.io/sitemap.xml > Use this file to discover available pages before exploring further. > Pure-Markdown content can be obtained by appending a '.md' suffix to the content URLs listed in the sitemap (without the trailing slash). # Using the EarthOne Grow App ## How is the Grow app organised? - A **garden** is your place. You can also be invited into other people's gardens. - A **spot** is a location inside a garden, such as a kitchen, balcony, shelf or greenhouse. - A **plant** lives in a spot. - A **plant monitor** is paired to your garden and **linked** to a plant. Each plant has its own **Metrics**, **Journal**, **Guide**, **Details** and **Settings**. ## What is the plant health score? A score from 0 to 100 that shows how close your plant's conditions are to the ideal range for its species. Soil moisture and light count the most, then temperature and humidity. The score changes as conditions change, after you water, and as new readings arrive, so day-to-day movement is normal. ## What are VPD and GDD? **VPD (vapor pressure deficit)** combines temperature and humidity into one number that shows how much drying pressure the air puts on your plant. It is a better guide to comfort than temperature or humidity alone. **GDD (growing degree days)** is the heat a plant has accumulated over time. For edible and harvestable plants, the Grow app uses it to estimate when your plant will be ready to harvest. ## Can I change the ideal ranges for my plant? Yes. Every plant starts with the ideal ranges for its species. To set your own, open the plant's **Settings**, tap **Thresholds**, choose **Custom**, adjust the values and tap **Save Thresholds**. ## What is BOTanist? BOTanist is EarthOne's plant-care AI, inside the Grow app. It can: - **Identify** a plant from a photo - **Diagnose** plant health problems from a photo (Plant Doctor) - Give **care advice** for one of your plants using its recent readings - Answer **general plant care** questions Free accounts include **5 plant identifications** and **5 BOTanist chats** a day; members get more. Plant Doctor needs a membership. See **Becoming A Member**. ## How do I log watering and other care? Open the plant's **Journal** and add an entry. You can log watering, fertilising, repotting, pruning, misting, rotating, moving, harvesting, new leaves, fallen leaves, blossoming, propagating or a note, with photos. You do not have to log watering. The Grow app detects most waterings automatically from the shape of the soil moisture readings, so you may see a watering entry you did not add. ## How do I turn plant notifications on or off? The Grow app alerts you when a plant's soil moisture is too low and when a monitor's battery is low. Open the plant's **Settings**: - **Notifications** switches each alert type on or off for that plant. - **Notification Time** sets the hour of the day you receive them. ## How do I share my garden with someone? In the Grow app, choose **Invite To Garden** and enter the person's email or EarthOne handle. If they do not have an account yet, they get an email to create one. Once they accept, it can take up to **1 hour** for them to appear in your garden. You can take someone out of your garden at any time with **Remove From Garden**. ## How do I see my plant's history? Open the plant's **Metrics** to see its graphs. How far back your data goes depends on your plan: up to **6 months** on a free account, up to **2 years** with Essential, and any time in the past with Pro. Past plant health scores are included with a membership. ## Can I export my plant data? Yes, with a membership. Open a plant's graph and tap **Download Metrics** to get its readings as a CSV file. ## What are automations? An automation runs an action when a plant's reading crosses a value you choose, for example when soil moisture drops below a level. Free accounts get **1** automation per device, Essential **10** and Pro **25**. ## Does EarthOne work with smart home devices? Yes. EarthOne works with **[IFTTT](https://ifttt.com/earthone)** and **Home Assistant**. Through Home Assistant, it connects to **Apple HomeKit**, **Google Home** and **Amazon Alexa**. Connecting to IFTTT needs an **Essential** membership or higher. You can then use your plants' readings in applets with other smart home services. ## How do I get a harvest estimate? Open the plant's **Settings** and set its **Seed Date**. For harvestable plants with a temperature reading, the Grow app estimates the days left to harvest and tells you when harvest is near. When you harvest, tap **Harvest Plant** in the plant's **Settings**. This resets the seed date, GDD and harvest estimate so a new cycle can start. ## Can I change how often my monitor sends readings? By default, a monitor sends readings **every 20 minutes**. With a membership, the garden's owner can make updates less frequent: open the monitor in the Grow app, tap **Device Settings** and set the **Update Rate** anywhere from 20 to 60 minutes. Updates cannot be made more frequent than every 20 minutes. ## Can I access my data through an API? Yes, with a **Pro** membership. Create a personal API token on the [Developers page](https://earthone.io/settings/developers); the API reference is linked from there. Treat a token like a password, and delete it from the same page if it leaks.