Built for Growers Who Take Care Seriously
SoilCheck was built because generic plant care advice fails specific plants in specific conditions. A Monstera in a humid London flat needs a different watering schedule than one in a dry Phoenix apartment. We built calculators and diagnostic tools that account for these differences.
Our tools are free, require no account, and store no personal data. They are maintained by a small team of plant care specialists and software developers who share a practical approach to horticultural science.
What Guides Our Work
Precision Over Generalism
Generic advice causes more plant deaths than no advice at all. Every tool we build accounts for specific variables rather than rounding them away.
Evidence-Based Guidance
Our algorithms and articles draw from horticultural research, not folk wisdom. We update our tools when new findings change established understanding.
Privacy by Default
We do not collect personal data, require accounts, or track individual users. Analytics are aggregate and anonymised. This is not a policy — it is an architecture decision.
Accessible to All Growers
Both tools are permanently free. Expertise should not require a subscription. Our goal is to lower the barrier to good plant care, not to monetise ignorance.
People Behind SoilCheck
Elaine Marsh
Elaine developed the plant-specific baseline data underlying the watering calculator. She brings 14 years of experience in tropical plant cultivation and indoor garden design.
Daniel Farrow
Daniel's focus is on plant photobiology and light measurement. He designed the light-adjustment model used in both the watering calculator and diagnostic tool.
Sarah Linton
Sarah contributes the diagnostic logic and soil science content. Her work in substrate analysis informs both the soil mix field in the calculator and the diagnostic tool's condition library.