Now in Beta — Central Texas

Your garden's intelligent companion

Like that friend who grew up gardening and always knows exactly what's wrong — Root Cause uses your zone, season, and what you're growing to give you a real answer, not a list of possibilities.

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How it works

From photo to action plan in seconds

No account, no searching through forums. Just point, shoot, and know exactly what to do.

Step 1

Snap your plant

See something off? Take a photo. Root Cause automatically pulls in your local weather, soil temperature, and recent conditions — no extra steps.

📍 TX · Zone 8b · 65°F · Soil 66°F

Root Cause pre-diagnosis screen showing a mint plant photo with weather data and Diagnose button

Step 2

Get an instant diagnosis

Not a list of possibilities — a specific, confident answer. Root Cause identifies what's happening and explains exactly what it sees, in plain language.

✅ High confidence · Healthy newly planted mint

Root Cause diagnosis showing Healthy mint with high confidence, detailed explanation

Step 3

Know exactly what to do

Every diagnosis comes with a concrete action plan — what to do this week, ongoing care, treatment options, and prevention tips tailored to your zone and season.

📋 This Week · Ongoing · Prevention

Root Cause action plan with This Week and Ongoing steps, Treatment Options, and Prevention

Step 4

Your garden never forgets

Root Cause becomes your daily garden companion — surfacing weather intelligence, tracking your plants over time, and reminding you when it's time to check back in.

🌤 Great day to transplant! Soil temp is 66°F

Root Cause home dashboard showing weather, quick actions, plant cards, and seasonal tip

Stay ahead

Weather that thinks about your garden

Root Cause doesn't just react — it anticipates. Get proactive alerts based on your actual forecast, specific to what you're growing and where.

❄️ Frost warning 🍄 Fungal risk 💧 Skip watering 🌡️ Soil temp ready 🌪️ Wind advisory

Root Cause dashboard with weather intelligence

Features

More than a scanner

Root Cause is a garden companion that thinks ahead — not just a tool you pull out when something's already wrong.

Weather Intelligence

Frost alerts, fungal risk warnings, "skip watering today" — proactive nudges based on your actual forecast, not generic tips.

Zone-Aware Advice

Every recommendation knows your USDA zone, soil type, and local growing conditions. No more "results may vary."

Plant Health Timeline

Track each plant over time. See whether it's improving, stable, or declining — and catch problems before they spread.

Follow-Up Reminders

Treatment plans include timed follow-ups. Get reminded to check on that neem oil application or re-inspect for aphids.

The difference

Not another plant identifier

Plant ID apps tell you what something is. Root Cause tells you what's wrong with it — and what to do about it.

Other apps

Root Cause

"This might be early blight, powdery mildew, or nutrient deficiency"

"This is early blight — here's your organic treatment plan for Zone 8b in late spring"

Generic care tips for any climate

Advice tuned to your weather this week

Scan and forget

Follow-ups, timelines, and proactive alerts

Requires account creation and data sharing

No account. Your data stays on your phone.

A gardening tool, not a data harvest

No account required. No location tracking. No ads. No selling your data. Your garden photos and diagnoses stay on your phone, period. We built this to help people grow things — that's it.