Gardening apps

twopenny

Or tied to Apple or Google.
Phones and apps are created to make money.
You know what they say 'if you're not the customer you are the product ' advertising, data, subscription.

libra10

Well said @twopenny

Apple certainly make more than enough with the price of their phones.  

YoungBlueEyes

Seconded twopenny. If you didn't pay for the product, you are the product.

Also seconding Hessayon, well books in general really. And this place. There's a wealth of knowledge out there that either costs pence in a charity shop, or is free on here. 

What kind of questions does he have? Post them on here and someone will be able to help

libra10

Thanks for your reply @YoungBlueEyes

He would just use the app to check either the name of a plant, or when he spots a plant might have a disease, he could check to see what it might be.  Just gardening stuff in general.

He's an avid gardener, and tries his hand at most things.  His tomatoes are a joy to eat, his runner beans less so ... 

I think he would find an app very useful as his phone is usually handy and he could just quickly look up anything he wanted to check.

When he next needs some information about a plant, I will advise him to take a picture and post on MSE to see whether other members could help.

KittenChops

I've used the Seek app for a while - it's free / never asks for subscription or payment
I think it's a bit Americanised - so sometimes I have to google what I've identified
With plants, it works best if there's a flower rather than just foliage
You can also identify bugs, animals etc (although it sometimes seems to have a funny five minutes, the other day it identified my cat as a sheep, as the camera had only caught part of his back when he was lying down!)

Other than that I've recently started to use google lens - with varying results

I'm a member of the facebook group someone else mentioned earlier in the thread, and several others.  They are really good for identifying plants unless it's something that's either really uncommon, or people have an argument about what it is (beware some groups specifically state in their rules that you shouldn't post photos asking for an ID)


ETA - re those apps that tell you what is wrong with your plant, I think they're an absolute nonsense.  I don't think you can tell from looking at one leaf that a plant has been under/over watered, needs more/less light etc - I think you need a more holistic view and/or history of the plant to understand a potential problem. And I def wouldn't be pouring milk or cola on a plant (which is what I have seen some of them recommend)

ETA2 - changed "should" to "shouldn't" above, re facebook groups

libra10

@KittenChops Thanks very much for your advice and information.

We will check out the Seek app and look into your other suggestions.

Much appreciated.