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Binette Features: Uses and Limitations

Binette consolidates information about your plots and crops to help you monitor your vegetable garden. Here are the main uses of the app and the limitations to consider when deciding if it meets your needs.

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Locate your plots on a satellite map

You draw your plot to locate it and obtain an estimate of its surface area. Analysis of the imagery and a solar model also provide an indication of exposure. The map drawing feature is included in the functions presented in the App Store.

This estimate helps prepare your observations: check the shadows cast by trees, hedges, and buildings on site. The image may be outdated, and the height of obstacles is uncertain. The map does not provide a precise terrain survey or soil analysis.

Track the plantings you record

Binette allows you to record a crop and its planting date, then consult guidance on growth and care. These uses are described in both stores, particularly on Google Play.

Tracking depends on the information entered and the data available. A calculated growth stage is only a guide: compare it to the actual state of your plants. These indications do not replace your observations of seedling emergence, fruit maturity, or cultivation challenges.

Plan watering with the weather

Watering recommendations are based on a model, crop characteristics, and available meteorological data. Recent weather and forecasts are sourced from Open-Meteo. The store listings describe this support for tracking watering and plant care. See the publisher’s overview.

Binette does not directly measure your soil’s moisture. Before watering, compare the recommendation to the actual moisture, plant condition, and garden conditions.

Ask the assistant a question

You can ask a question in natural language. In a conversation linked to a planting, the assistant may use recorded information about the crop, its context, and available weather data. This use of garden context is highlighted on Google Play.

An AI response may be incomplete or incorrect. Use it to understand a situation and clarify points to verify. The assistant receives your observations in writing; you cannot send it photos of plants.

Keep dated actions and observations

The planting journal allows you to manually record actions, such as watering or mulching, and notes. This way, you can retrieve a recorded observation or the date of a care task.

The journal loads the 50 most recent events by default. It does not automatically compare seasons. If you need a complete, long-term record, also maintain your own notebook.

Save your crop wishlist

The wishlist lets you keep track of crops you plan to plant. You can associate them with a plot or postpone this choice. Adding a wishlist entry does not create a planting.

Reminders may be suggested when local calculated periods and conditions allow. Their delivery depends on notification permissions and service availability. When a planting is created, wishlist entries for the same crop are removed, including those associated with another plot.

Get crop rotation guidance

Previously recorded crops can provide rotation indications for a plot. These help you consider past crops, within the limits of the recorded history.

This guidance does not take account of the precise location of each former planting within the plot. It does not automatically compose a plan for neighbouring crops. To organise companion planting, keep your own observations and check each plant’s requirements in the vegetable garden guides.

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Sources and references

  1. Binette: Potager — App Store listingApple, information provided by the developerAccessed on 16 October 2026.
  2. Binette — Google Play listingGoogle Play, information provided by the developerAccessed on 16 October 2026.
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