Our Story
PlantDoc is a fully biodegradable color change moisture meter made by a husband and wife team, Austin and Daphne, in Portland, Oregon.
“We created PlantDoc to help people to not be murderers of their houseplants. Many people don’t know the first thing about when to water their plants, which leads to sad, dead plants everywhere. Killing plants is a catastrophic global phenomenon!"
Once a banker, Daphne started a plant business (and had a baby!). At the same time Austin, a medical researcher, was observing ways to improve what was on the market to keep plants alive. What we found were tools that had too much waste and not enough ease-of-use or affordability for plant owners.
Tinkering and peeling apart what we saw led us to our “ah-hah!” moment to create fully biodegradable moisture meters with only the essentials needed to help plant parents - paper + color-change ink - and thus, PlantDoc was born!
It's simple. It’s easy. It’s affordable and DOESN’T leave a footprint on our beautiful earth.
Propelled by our kiddo’s color-change bath-books, we set off on our entrepreneurial journey to discover and make a product business that makes a difference both at home and for the environment.
Our commitment to people, plants, and the planet
We simply want to make the best plant watering products! PlantDoc is easy to use, easy on the earth, and is rooted right here in Portland, OR, USA.
Simple color change
Our proprietary, patent-pending color change technology accurately displays your plant's soil moisture!
No need to memorize numbers or squint at dials! PlantDoc is an excellent stand-alone solution to plant watering. Or, you can use PlantDoc with your current watering care.
100% Compostable
Did you know? PlantDoc is the only 100% biodegradable plant moisture meter!
Since it's plastic-free and plant based, you can compost it right in your backyard.
PlantDoc's packaging is also free from plastics, and our small business prioritizes eco-friendly solutions.
Portland, Oregon
PlantDoc was originally designed in Portland, Oregon! Our flaghip store/HQ is still located in Portland after a recent move to the Woodstock neighborhood of Portland.
Today, we source supplies from the PNW area and are always looking to minimize our carbon footprint.