Logging is the heart of CannaPal. A grow journal is only as useful as it is consistent, and CannaPal is designed to make logging quick enough that you’ll actually keep it up.
What a log entry captures
Open any plant and add a log entry. Depending on what you’re recording, an entry can include:
- Type — what kind of event this is (a feeding, a watering, an observation, a stage change, and so on).
- Photo(s) — attach one or more pictures. This is one of the most valuable things you can do; a photo timeline of a plant tells you far more than numbers alone.
- Notes — free-text observations. Smell, color, how the leaves look, anything you want to remember.
- Feeding details — for feeding logs, you can record the nutrients used, volume, and schedule.
In Advanced view, feeding and watering logs also let you record:
- pH — the pH of your water or solution.
- PPM / EC — nutrient strength, with a unit selector so you can log in whichever your meter reads.
If you’re in Basic view and don’t see these fields, that’s expected — switch to Advanced in settings if you want to track them.
Building a photo timeline
We can’t overstate how useful photos are. Snap a picture every few days, and over a grow you build a visual record of exactly how the plant developed. When something goes wrong — or right — you can scroll back and see precisely when it started. CannaPal stores every photo locally alongside the log it belongs to.
A healthy logging rhythm
There’s no rule about how often to log — it’s your journal. That said, a rhythm that works well for most growers:
- Every feed or watering — log it, even briefly. This is the data that makes the schedules and reminders useful.
- A photo every few days — enough to build a timeline without it becoming a chore.
- Anything notable — pests, deficiencies, training, a stretch in growth. Write it down while it’s fresh.
Editing and reviewing history
Every entry you add is saved to that plant’s history, which you can scroll through at any time. The history is the full story of the grow — and when the plant finishes, it becomes a record you can learn from for the next run.
Where to go next
Once you’re logging regularly, the Tracking Your Grow guide explains how CannaPal turns your dates and logs into a clear picture of where each plant is in its life cycle.