Configuring Task Settings
Task Settings let you control which types of care tasks are generated for your garden, and how frequently they recur. This allows you to tailor the task system to your gardening style.
Accessing Task Settings
Navigate to Tasks > Settings (or Garden Settings > Task Settings) to open the configuration page.
Enabling and Disabling Task Types
Each task type — Watering, Fertilizing, Weeding, and Pruning — can be independently enabled or disabled for your garden.
If you prefer to handle watering on a fixed manual schedule without reminders, simply disable the Watering task type. If you use an automated irrigation system, disabling watering tasks keeps your task list focused on the reminders that actually require your attention.
Setting Intervals
For each enabled task type, you can set an interval in days:
| Task | Default Interval | Typical Range |
|---|---|---|
| Watering | 3 days | 1 to 7 days |
| Fertilizing | 14 days | 7 to 30 days |
| Weeding | 7 days | 3 to 14 days |
| Pruning | 14 days | 7 to 30 days |
The interval determines how many days after the last completion before the next task is scheduled.
Tip: Increase the watering interval during periods of frequent rainfall, or decrease it during heat waves. You can temporarily change settings without affecting the overall configuration.
When Settings Take Effect
Task settings apply to new plantings added after the settings are saved. Existing plantings retain their current task schedules and will not be retroactively updated.
This design prevents accidental mass-rescheduling of tasks for plants already mid-season. If you want to update tasks for an existing planting, open that planting's Details page and update the task settings individually there.
Per-Planting Overrides
Individual plantings can have task settings that differ from the garden-wide defaults. On any planting's Details page, scroll to the Care Tasks section and click Edit Task Schedule to customize intervals for that specific planting.
This is useful for:
- Heavy feeders that need more frequent fertilizing
- Drought-tolerant plants that need less frequent watering
- Tomatoes that need weekly pruning during peak growth
Tip: Start with the default intervals for your first season and adjust based on observation. After a full season, you will have a clear sense of which task types and intervals actually match your garden's needs.