Plant Watcher monitors moisture levels, waters plants

Kristofer Vahlstrom's Plant Watcher simply senses when your foliage needs more moisture and waters your plants accordingly from a built-in container (which looks a bit like an IV bag from here). Collectively personally responsible for hundreds of plants, our MO to date was hiring ever-more interns to mind the Engadget greenhouse; looks like we can finally automate the whole process and send those lazy students back to Lincoln Tech where they belong.

[Ruben Kalath @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

maybe some farmers can use this tool to watch the moisture....

[FragMaster @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

The water level monitor has been around for years to the DIY circuit crowds. It simply uses two probes set in the soil that measure the level of the water's resistance.

[Gleb Serbin @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

so uh...where can i get one and how much is it?

[Will~ @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Sweet now I dont haveto worry about my Grow-Op as much.

[P-Funk @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

So let me get this straight. Instead of having to worry about making sure my plant has water, I have to instead make sure this thing's IV bag has water? Genius!

[fistpittingnork @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Posted Sep 15, 2005, 8:50 AM ET by P-Funk

So let me get this straight. Instead of having to worry about making sure my plant has water, I have to instead make sure this thing's IV bag has water? Genius!

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Exactly! But now you get to spend more money and work with the middle man, EVERYBODY WINS!

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Will:

What strain?

[tim @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

FragMaster, can you supply some links?

[Jake @ Dec 19th 2005 2:37AM]

Nice but i think this is just a design CONCEPT...not that it would be hard to build, i just don't think they've built it...