Location Context
Properties & Location
A property is the top-level container for everything in MyPlot. Weather, gardens, beds, and plantings all hang off the currently active property.
What a property is
A property represents a physical piece of land at one address. Most users have one. If you garden at multiple sites — a home garden plus a community allotment, for example — add each as a separate property.
Why location matters
When you add a street address, MyPlot resolves it to GPS coordinates. Those coordinates are used to:
- Fetch your local 7-day weather forecast
- Backfill up to 3 months of historical weather records
- Calculate watering recommendations based on actual rainfall
- Power the AI weekly briefing with season and weather context
No coordinates = no weather. If your weather widget is empty, edit your property and ensure a full street address is entered.
Adding a property
- Go to Properties in the sidebar and click Add property.
- Enter a name (e.g. "Home garden" or "Cathcart allotment") and your full street address.
- Save — coordinates are resolved automatically. Weather data will start populating within a minute.
- If you have multiple properties, switch between them using the active property switcher. Weather and briefings follow that current context.
Switching between properties
Use the property switcher in the top navigation bar to change context. When you switch property, the gardens, beds, plantings, and reports all update to show data for that property only.
Active property context
Property switcher
Jan Juc home
Community allotment
When Jan Juc home is active, the app follows that property everywhere that matters.
Dashboard
Jan Juc weather and site-specific briefing context
Beds
Only Jan Juc garden beds and related structure
Plantings
Only Jan Juc active and historical plantings
Reports
Weather and productivity views for that site
Tip: Give properties clear, location-specific names. "Home" is fine when you only have one. "42 Smith St" is clearer if you add a second site later.
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