TCortese
Well-Known Member
There's an app for that. It's a cliche but it also happens to be true. Whether you're a die-hard fly fisherman (like myself) or have a serious passion for baking bunt cakes, there are certain to be a ton of apps that are extraordinarily helpful in your hobbies. Perhaps not surprisingly, the cultivation of cannabis is no exception.
I spend an obscene amount of time on my kindle fire hd, (damn Castle Clash...) and have perused most of the available free apps as well as some of the paid apps that pertain to growing ganja and I thought I'd share some of the more useful ones with you guys. Perhaps some of you out there have experience with pertinent apps that aren't mentioned here, please do post your favorites and let's get a list of useful marijuana related apps!
All of these should be easily found on the Google Play Store, I can get some links up if anyone is having trouble finding them. These are all for Android, if anyone has anything to offer for iOS, please post em. Also, keep in mind many of these can be found on Blackmart, so if your device is rooted you can grab some of the paid ones for free.
Grow Buddy:
This is a paid app (I believe it was 2.99, I think there is a free version as well) which unfortunately doesn't seem to be updated anymore and that really is a shame as it is probably the most comprehensive growing utility out there. It allows you to record critical data (Temp, pH, EC/PPM, RH, etc.) for each one your plants in your garden for viewing as charts. But it doesn't stop there, you can keep track of every grow room you have and use it to take inventory of every piece of growing equipment you own from fertilizers (many popular brands of which are already in the app) to ballasts/bulbs/hoods to fans and everything else you might have in your grow room. It has a very useful feature which allows you to keep track of warranties as well.
This is one of the few apps I've found that also allows you to store patient data which can be a huge help for the caregivers out there. You can pair it up with a barcode scanner for easily entering inventory data or even your own plants (assuming you feel like printing your own custom barcodes and taping them to your pots/buckets). There is way more to this app than I can put into post, let's just say this is the best $3 I've ever spent on an app of this kind. Highly recommended!
Cannabis Pocket Reference:
Another paid app (again 2.99). It's pretty highly recommended though I wouldn't spend the money on it. It might be of use if you are just starting out, have a rooted device and can get it for free. It has some useful tools, conversion calculators and what have you. It has a relatively comprehensive grow guide which neophyte growers may find helpful, a plant symptom checker and some guides on various extracts (Hash, BHO, Tinctures, etc.) and recipes for the cannabis chemists and chefs out there. Check it out if you can grab it for free on your rooted device.
Grow App:
This is a fantastic grow diary if you can find it. Here is the link to the facebook page, but I can't seem to find an updated version of it: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grow-App-Cannabis-US/365952183518498. I used the outdated version for awhile until I found Grow Buddy, it's set up nicely. Enter in your data and the app tells you if something is not optimal as well as some tips on how to resolve it. It has a built in grow guide which nobody with a few grows under their belt will find useful, but the diary is really handy. It's also free if memory serves.
Light Testers:
I've found two of these that I like. The first is called Hydroponic Light Tester, the second is called Light-O-Meter. These are REALLY great apps that no grower should be without, assuming said grower doesn't have an actual handheld light meter. They use the built in camera on your device to give you an approximation of the LUX in the area that the camera is in. If you take away nothing else from the list, get one of these. I can't speak to the accuracy of the LUX readings of either of the two apps, but I can tell you they are certainly useful for positioning your buckets/pots in your room for maximum efficiency. When I first used one of these I was shocked at where the best lighting positions in the room were, these can really help increase yield and both are free!
I've been searching high and low for an app that can give an analysis of the light spectrum (I'm not sure if this is possible with a cell phone camera, but it seems doable, doesn't it?), but to no avail. If anyone knows of such an app, do let me know.
Grow Room Tools:
Not too much to report with this one. It's the calculators that are really useful here, lighting (enter your room size and it gives you the recommended wattage), CO2 (again, gives you proper PPM for your room size), ventilation (how much CFM for your room), and my personal favorite, electricity costs for your light during veg and growth based on your electric companies kWh cost (which can be found on your electric bill or electric companies website). Handy. It has a "green flashlight" (just a blank green screen) which some growers might find useful. It also includes a tool for unit conversions which might come in handy and a plant problem guide which is absolutely useless. This one is free.
My Grow Log Lite:
I have this app although I've never actually used it. It's free (but judging by the "lite" in the name, I'm assuming there is probably a paid version), and it comes highly recommended by users as well as the Google Play Store editors. The reason I've never used it is because it requires you to make an account, which I simply have never gotten around to doing. The pictures look nice and it seems to have many of those useful calculators that are found in the above mentioned app, check it out if you've got the time.
Cannabis Strains:
I included this one because I got it for free off Blackmart (I have no idea how much it is, if it is even a paid app), I wouldn't pay for it. With that said, it is a pretty damn comprehensive guide of cannabis strains, it's powered by Seedfinder so it's well stocked with a lot (seems like 1000s) of strains and the pertinent information as well as pictures.
Leafly:
I think everyone here is familiar with the Leafly website, well as it turns out they have a free app. Unfortunately it isn't compatible with Kindle, so I don't have it, but a friend let me check it out and it seems somewhat useful for a quick check on a strain you might be researching.
So there you have it. I hope someone finds something in here useful!
T.
I spend an obscene amount of time on my kindle fire hd, (damn Castle Clash...) and have perused most of the available free apps as well as some of the paid apps that pertain to growing ganja and I thought I'd share some of the more useful ones with you guys. Perhaps some of you out there have experience with pertinent apps that aren't mentioned here, please do post your favorites and let's get a list of useful marijuana related apps!
All of these should be easily found on the Google Play Store, I can get some links up if anyone is having trouble finding them. These are all for Android, if anyone has anything to offer for iOS, please post em. Also, keep in mind many of these can be found on Blackmart, so if your device is rooted you can grab some of the paid ones for free.
Grow Buddy:
This is a paid app (I believe it was 2.99, I think there is a free version as well) which unfortunately doesn't seem to be updated anymore and that really is a shame as it is probably the most comprehensive growing utility out there. It allows you to record critical data (Temp, pH, EC/PPM, RH, etc.) for each one your plants in your garden for viewing as charts. But it doesn't stop there, you can keep track of every grow room you have and use it to take inventory of every piece of growing equipment you own from fertilizers (many popular brands of which are already in the app) to ballasts/bulbs/hoods to fans and everything else you might have in your grow room. It has a very useful feature which allows you to keep track of warranties as well.
This is one of the few apps I've found that also allows you to store patient data which can be a huge help for the caregivers out there. You can pair it up with a barcode scanner for easily entering inventory data or even your own plants (assuming you feel like printing your own custom barcodes and taping them to your pots/buckets). There is way more to this app than I can put into post, let's just say this is the best $3 I've ever spent on an app of this kind. Highly recommended!
Cannabis Pocket Reference:
Another paid app (again 2.99). It's pretty highly recommended though I wouldn't spend the money on it. It might be of use if you are just starting out, have a rooted device and can get it for free. It has some useful tools, conversion calculators and what have you. It has a relatively comprehensive grow guide which neophyte growers may find helpful, a plant symptom checker and some guides on various extracts (Hash, BHO, Tinctures, etc.) and recipes for the cannabis chemists and chefs out there. Check it out if you can grab it for free on your rooted device.
Grow App:
This is a fantastic grow diary if you can find it. Here is the link to the facebook page, but I can't seem to find an updated version of it: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Grow-App-Cannabis-US/365952183518498. I used the outdated version for awhile until I found Grow Buddy, it's set up nicely. Enter in your data and the app tells you if something is not optimal as well as some tips on how to resolve it. It has a built in grow guide which nobody with a few grows under their belt will find useful, but the diary is really handy. It's also free if memory serves.
Light Testers:
I've found two of these that I like. The first is called Hydroponic Light Tester, the second is called Light-O-Meter. These are REALLY great apps that no grower should be without, assuming said grower doesn't have an actual handheld light meter. They use the built in camera on your device to give you an approximation of the LUX in the area that the camera is in. If you take away nothing else from the list, get one of these. I can't speak to the accuracy of the LUX readings of either of the two apps, but I can tell you they are certainly useful for positioning your buckets/pots in your room for maximum efficiency. When I first used one of these I was shocked at where the best lighting positions in the room were, these can really help increase yield and both are free!
I've been searching high and low for an app that can give an analysis of the light spectrum (I'm not sure if this is possible with a cell phone camera, but it seems doable, doesn't it?), but to no avail. If anyone knows of such an app, do let me know.
Grow Room Tools:
Not too much to report with this one. It's the calculators that are really useful here, lighting (enter your room size and it gives you the recommended wattage), CO2 (again, gives you proper PPM for your room size), ventilation (how much CFM for your room), and my personal favorite, electricity costs for your light during veg and growth based on your electric companies kWh cost (which can be found on your electric bill or electric companies website). Handy. It has a "green flashlight" (just a blank green screen) which some growers might find useful. It also includes a tool for unit conversions which might come in handy and a plant problem guide which is absolutely useless. This one is free.
My Grow Log Lite:
I have this app although I've never actually used it. It's free (but judging by the "lite" in the name, I'm assuming there is probably a paid version), and it comes highly recommended by users as well as the Google Play Store editors. The reason I've never used it is because it requires you to make an account, which I simply have never gotten around to doing. The pictures look nice and it seems to have many of those useful calculators that are found in the above mentioned app, check it out if you've got the time.
Cannabis Strains:
I included this one because I got it for free off Blackmart (I have no idea how much it is, if it is even a paid app), I wouldn't pay for it. With that said, it is a pretty damn comprehensive guide of cannabis strains, it's powered by Seedfinder so it's well stocked with a lot (seems like 1000s) of strains and the pertinent information as well as pictures.
Leafly:
I think everyone here is familiar with the Leafly website, well as it turns out they have a free app. Unfortunately it isn't compatible with Kindle, so I don't have it, but a friend let me check it out and it seems somewhat useful for a quick check on a strain you might be researching.
So there you have it. I hope someone finds something in here useful!
T.