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How to add captions to a gardening or plant care video on iPhone

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To add captions to a gardening or plant care video on iPhone, explain each step close to the iPhone and out of the wind, open the clip in CaptionAddr, let it transcribe the English speech on the iPhone, fix plant and variety names in Edit Captions, place the captions clear of the plants and export a captioned copy to Photos. Videos up to 2 minutes are free; CaptionAddr Pro covers up to 30 minutes.

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Why caption gardening videos

Gardening and plant care videos, such as a planting how-to, a pruning walkthrough, a houseplant care routine or a harvest tour, are watched in a feed with the sound off, often by people standing in their own garden. Captions let viewers read each step and plant name as you say it, and they help viewers who are deaf or hard of hearing.

This guide is for clips filmed in a garden, a yard, a greenhouse or with houseplants. For repair and craft projects, see the DIY tutorial guide; for clips filmed on the move outdoors, the travel vlog guide. CaptionAddr burns the captions into the picture, so they show wherever you post.

Caption a gardening video on iPhone

  1. Talk out of the wind. Keep the iPhone close, turn your back to the wind and explain each step with the mower, trimmer and hose off, or record a voiceover afterward. Captions come from your speech, so words lost in wind or tool noise may be missed or come out wrong.
  2. Choose the video. Tap Select Video in CaptionAddr and pick the clip with Apple’s Photos picker. Vertical, square and landscape videos all work, and the video keeps its shape.
  3. Let the captions generate. Captions start as soon as the video opens; keep the app open; the English speech is transcribed on your iPhone, not on a server.
  4. Fix plant names and numbers. Plant, variety and Latin names, pests, soil and fertilizer terms, spacing and depths are the words most likely to come out wrong. Correct them in Edit Captions. You can edit, delete and reorder words, with undo and redo.
  5. Keep the plants in view. Choose one of the 20 fonts and a size that reads on a phone, turn on the tinted background over busy leaves, and drag the captions where they don’t cover your hands, the roots or the plant you’re showing.
  6. Export and post. Tap Export Video to save the captioned copy to Photos, then upload it to TikTok, Reels, Shorts or any other app. The watermark is off unless you turn it on.

Tips for gardening video captions

  • Name the plant first. Say what you’re growing or fixing in the first seconds, so the first captioned words tell viewers whether the tip is for them.
  • Use common names out loud. Say the common name alongside a Latin or variety name, since unusual names are easy to mishear, then check each one in Edit Captions.
  • Say measurements clearly. Spacing, depths and amounts are short and easy to mishear, so say them slowly and match the style of each number in Edit Captions.
  • Delete stray words. Remove words picked up from neighbors, passing traffic or a radio in Edit Captions.
  • Keep your original. CaptionAddr exports a new copy and leaves the original clip in your library.

Limits

  • Captions only. The app doesn’t add plant labels, planting calendars, arrows or titles, and you can only fix, delete or reorder the transcribed words.
  • No noise removal. The app doesn’t remove wind, mower or water noise or change the audio; deleting a word removes it from the captions only.
  • English only. CaptionAddr transcribes English speech and doesn’t translate.
  • Single-word captions. Words appear one at a time, timed automatically, always in uppercase; there are no speaker labels, full-sentence layouts or manual per-word timing.
  • Length. Free covers videos up to 2 minutes; CaptionAddr Pro covers up to 30 minutes. The App Store shows the current Pro price in your currency.
  • Burned-in captions only. There is no SRT, VTT or text export, and the app doesn’t post to social platforms.

Frequently asked questions

How do I add captions to a gardening video on iPhone?

Explain each step close to the iPhone and out of the wind, open the clip in CaptionAddr, generate captions on your iPhone, fix plant names and numbers in Edit Captions, drag the captions clear of the plants and export a captioned copy to Photos.

Will CaptionAddr caption speech over wind or a mower?

It may miss or mishear words spoken over wind or loud tools, and it doesn’t remove the noise. Talk with your back to the wind and the tools off, or add a voiceover, then check the captions in Edit Captions.

Will CaptionAddr spell plant names correctly?

Common names usually come out right, but Latin names, variety names and unusual terms can be misheard. Check each one in Edit Captions before you post.

Can I add plant labels on screen?

No. CaptionAddr only makes captions from the speech in the video, and you can only fix, delete or reorder the transcribed words. Say each plant name out loud if you want it captioned.

Will there be a watermark on my video?

No watermark is required. A small CaptionAddr watermark is optional and off unless you turn it on.