A gentle plant care log for people with too many windowsills.
The milestones that explain how the project has evolved.
The project started with a simple need: A gentle plant care log for people with too many windowsills.
The first build kept Mossboard focused on one useful workflow before adding broader tooling.
The first reminder test fired during a rainy afternoon. Plant notes now include light and last-watered context before suggesting another task.
The care history was useful, but the reminder feature needed more ongoing attention than this small audience could support. I am winding Mossboard down and taking the lesson about quiet defaults into my next build.
Public updates from the builder about this project.
i used to think churn meant i needed another discount email. turns out ppl were leaving before the product did the thing they signed up for 🙃 new post up
care history is live. Miso's review: 4 naps, 0 comments. tough crowd but he seems fine with it.
When a customer canceled, my first instinct was to send a discount. It felt like I was doing something. Sometimes they came back for a month and left again because the product still hadn't helped them finish the task they signed up for…
Read story · 4 min readThree people asked for a vacation mode so their plants do not get a sad notification while they're away. Building it.
Mossboard said 'water now' during a rainstorm. Miso sat on my phone until i dismissed it. the QA team has spoken.
Help Mossboard learn from real people.
Add a plant and set a reminder, then try vacation mode. What should the app know before it asks you to water something?
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