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Calendar

The calendar shows all planned and past activities in one central view: tasks, phase transitions, watering events, IPM inspections, and tank maintenance. Feeds can be subscribed to as iCal links in Google Calendar, Apple Calendar, or Thunderbird.

Prerequisites

  • At least one active plant or planting run
  • For external calendar integration: a calendar feed must be set up

Opening the Calendar

Click Calendar in the navigation. The calendar opens in month view.

View Modes

The calendar offers four view modes, switchable in the top right:

Mode Description
Month Full month overview with events per day
Week Detailed week view with timeline
Day All events of a single day
List Tabular list view of all upcoming events

For daily use the week or list view is recommended.

Event Categories and Colour Coding

Each event category has its own colour for quick visual orientation:

Colour Category Description
Blue Tasks All scheduled care tasks
Green Phase Transitions Planned or completed phase changes
Teal Watering Events Documented watering sessions
Orange IPM / Pest Control Inspections and treatments
Red Harvests Planned and completed harvests
Grey Tank Maintenance Water changes, calibrations

Filtering Events

For large gardens with many plants the calendar can become busy quickly. Use the filter bar at the top:

  • Category: Show only specific event types
  • Location: Only events for a specific area
  • Plant / Run: Only events for one plant or run
  • Priority: Only critical or high priority
  • Status: Only open, completed, or overdue tasks

Combining filters

You can have multiple filters active simultaneously. This lets you see, for example, only the critical open tasks for "Grow Tent A" in the next week.

Completing a Task Directly from the Calendar

Click a task event in the calendar. A compact panel opens showing:

  • Title and description of the task
  • Associated plant(s)
  • Button Mark as Complete

You can tick off tasks directly in the calendar without switching to the task list view.

Creating a New Task from the Calendar

  1. Click an empty day or time slot in the calendar.
  2. A quick-creation dialog opens.
  3. Enter title, type, and plant assignment.
  4. Click Create — the task appears in the calendar immediately.

Exporting the Calendar to External Apps (iCal)

You can subscribe to your Kamerplanter calendar in external calendar apps. This gives you reminders on your phone even when the Kamerplanter app is not open.

Read-only — no two-way sync

The iCal feed is read-only. Changes made in Google Calendar or Apple Calendar are not synced back to Kamerplanter. New tasks are always created in Kamerplanter.

Step 1: Create a Calendar Feed

  1. Navigate to Calendar → Feeds (tab in the top right of the calendar).
  2. Click New Feed.
  3. Give the feed a name (e.g. "My Main Calendar" or "Grow Tent A only").

Step 2: Configure the Feed

Setting Description
Name Display name in the external app
Categories Which event types should the feed include?
Location Filter Only events for a specific area
Priority Filter Only from a certain priority level

Step 3: Copy the Feed URL

After saving, a webcal:// URL appears. Copy this URL.

Step 4: Subscribe in the External Calendar

  1. Open Google Calendar on a desktop browser.
  2. Under "Other calendars" on the left, click the plus icon.
  3. Select From URL.
  4. Paste the webcal:// URL.
  5. Click Add Calendar.
  1. Open Apple Calendar.
  2. Click File → New Calendar Subscription.
  3. Paste the webcal:// URL.
  4. Click Subscribe.
  1. Open Thunderbird.
  2. In the Calendar tab click New Calendar.
  3. Select On the Network.
  4. Select iCalendar (ICS) and paste the URL.
  5. Click Next and enter a name.
  1. Install an app such as ICSx5 from the Play Store.
  2. Add the webcal:// URL as a new subscription.

Updating or Deleting a Feed

Feeds can be edited or deleted at any time under Calendar → Feeds. When deleted, the feed link becomes invalid — it must be removed from the external app as well.

Sowing Calendar (Outdoor)

For outdoor gardeners Kamerplanter provides an integrated sowing calendar that shows when to start propagation indoors, when direct sowing is possible, and when to plant out.

Opening the Sowing Calendar

Click Sowing Calendar at the top of the calendar (tab).

The sowing calendar shows: - Indoor propagation window: When to start seeds indoors - Direct sowing window: When direct sowing into the bed is possible - Plant out: When indoor-grown seedlings can go outside - Expected harvest: Based on the variety's growth duration

Configuring the Frost Date

For the sowing calendar to calculate correct dates, enter the last frost date for your location:

  1. Open Settings → Location or the site detail page.
  2. Under Frost Data enter the average last frost date (e.g. "15 April" for Central Europe).
  3. The system calculates all sowing dates relative to this date.

Frequently Asked Questions

Why do I see a task in the calendar that I already ticked off?

Completed tasks are not hidden by default; they are displayed with a completed marking. Enable Only open tasks in the filter to hide completed ones.

Can I add recurring events directly in the calendar?

Yes, but only via care profiles and workflow templates — not directly in the calendar. A care profile with a weekly fertilization interval automatically creates recurring tasks that appear in the calendar.

How often does the iCal feed update?

The iCal feed is generated in real time on every request from the external app. The refresh frequency depends on the external calendar app — Google Calendar refreshes approximately every 24 hours, Apple Calendar every 12 hours.

Can I split the calendar across multiple people in the garden?

Yes. You can create multiple feeds with different filters (e.g. by location or category) and share them with different people. Each tenant member gets their personalised calendar feed this way.

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