Support
Questions, problems, or a feature you want: info@seedandshelf.com.
Backing up
Your logbook lives on your phone, which means a lost or wiped phone loses it. Two ways to keep a copy, both under Settings → Data:
- Export everything writes the whole logbook as a single file and hands it to the share sheet. Put it in Drive, Files, or email it to yourself.
- Server backup uploads a snapshot to a server you run, on a button press and once automatically after you save a session.
A backup is a snapshot, not a sync. Restoring replaces everything on the device with what was in the backup — it does not merge. Two phones editing after the same backup will drift apart, and restoring one over the other keeps only what was in the file.
Restoring
Settings → Data → Import a backup reads a file; Restore from server pulls the newest snapshot from your own server. Both tell you what the backup contains and ask you to confirm before replacing anything.
After a restore, close and reopen the app. Screens already loaded are still showing the old records.
Printing and sharing
- A recipe — from the recipe screen or the recipes list. Share offers a PDF to read, or a file another copy of the app can import.
- A batch record — everything that went into one batch, including the varieties and where they came from.
- A put-up day — the session and every batch made in it.
- Your whole shelf — from the My Preserves heading. Grouped by where the jars are stored, so it works as an inventory you carry to the shelves. Also exports as a CSV for a spreadsheet.
Common questions
Why doesn't the app come with recipes?
Deliberately. Processing times, acidity and altitude adjustments are safety matters, and they deserve a tested, current source rather than an app that guessed. Seed & Shelf stores what you tell it and never checks or corrects it.
Where does a batch's heat level come from?
The spiciest ingredient in the recipe sets it. If it came out milder or hotter than the ingredients suggested, override it on the batch — both values are kept, and printed sheets note when the heat was tasted rather than predicted.
Why is an ingredient listed with no varieties?
Ingredient lines come from the recipe. Varieties and origins are recorded per batch, under Ingredients & sources on the batch screen — a line with nothing under it just means that batch's sourcing wasn't recorded.
Does it work without a signal?
Yes, entirely. The only feature that needs the network is the optional backup to your own server, and it fails quietly and tries again next time.