Low-tech plant watering indicator

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Here’s a twitter-free version of how to get plants to indicate they need water using about $1.50 in parts, thanks Ben! Link.

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HOW TO – Make plants talk! They’ll Twitter you when they need to be watered (and more)… – Link.

20 thoughts on “Low-tech plant watering indicator”

vic says:

February 27th, 2008 at 11:22 am

Are we already in a time where building a device using semiconductors is considered low-tech ? :D

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jon says:

February 27th, 2008 at 11:53 am

when its leaves begin wilting, water it.

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SoggyBob says:

February 27th, 2008 at 2:52 pm

How about a flashing LED, or even triggering a cheapo voice box to wail in a thirsty voice?

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Uh Oh says:

February 27th, 2008 at 4:48 pm

Let’s hope they dont discover the Social Alarm Clock, they’ll be waking you up, “Feed me, feed me!”

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dimestore says:

February 27th, 2008 at 10:57 pm

I’ve an even lower tech solution. Stick your finger in the dirt.

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dimestore says:

February 27th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

I’ve an even lower tech solution. Stick your finger in the dirt.

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dimestore says:

February 27th, 2008 at 10:59 pm

I’ve an even lower tech solution. Stick your finger in the dirt.

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The Oracle says:

February 28th, 2008 at 5:45 am

Doesn’t passing a few mA through the soil deposit metal ions in the soil, posioning the plant?

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John says:

February 29th, 2008 at 9:17 pm

VERY cool!

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Tomer Cohen says:

April 16th, 2011 at 12:31 pm

nice, i’ll need one of those…

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