The younger sibling of the Click
& Grow, this is almost eerily prescient, always one step ahead of
you. This newer version comes equipped with a grow light, and like the
original, it has a refillable water reservoir and a plant cartridge with
seeds and a super-vitamin for soil.
Tucked inside the pot are electronic sensors and software that measure the plant’s needs, releasing precise amounts of fertilizer, air and water.
Tucked inside the pot are electronic sensors and software that measure the plant’s needs, releasing precise amounts of fertilizer, air and water.
Another cool personal gardener
for you, Erbiza's unassuming herb box is more than meets the eye. It's
filled with organic potting soil and seeds, and comes with a special
code that enables registration on the retail site. Plus, the site doles
out daily advice to ensure your chives, thyme, oregano and parsley
flourish.
Italian designers combined their
backgrounds in building, landscape and graphic design to create this
multitasking irrigation device. Based on air and soil humidity
measurements and type and quantity of vegetables, the Rugiada figures
out the amount and type of water your garden needs.
Parrot's Flower Power will do
most of the plant care work for you. It's an irrigation device equipped
with a wireless sensor that measures sunlight, soil moisture,
temperature and fertilizer. Be on the lookout for its release later this
year.
"Kind of like having a gardening
robot boyfriend" is how Sprout Robot describes its service. It answers
the question on every new gardener’s lips: Where do I begin? Simply
input your zip code, and Sprout Robot will craft an easy-to-follow
gardening plan based on your location and climate.
They'll also send you seeds in the mail just in time for planting season, or you can opt to receive seasonal reminder emails to keep your garden on track.
They'll also send you seeds in the mail just in time for planting season, or you can opt to receive seasonal reminder emails to keep your garden on track.
You can't beat the price: For just 99 cents, Pocket Garden is a mobile
growing guide that covers an impressive range of gardening questions
and concerns: everything from seed type, to germination and harvest
times, to general planting suggestions about soil depth and plant
spacing.
VegiBee garden pollinators are sonic, handheld electric pollinators that can be used in home gardens and greenhouses and claim to increase crop yield by 30 percent annually. Battery-operated and rechargeable versions are available.
Covered with a crystalized
fertilizer, Maria Bujalska's Crystal Planter not only is beautiful, but
helps nourish plants over time as well. The plant's roots grow into the
felted fibers and feed themselves with the slowly dissolving fertilizer
that's released from the crystals with each watering. The plant
eventually fuses with the planter to become one constantly growing
system.
This plant sensor has been
hanging out with computers for a while, but it remains a great tool. It
shows exactly what kind of plants will grow anywhere, inside or out. And
it has step-by-step tips for thousands of different plants.
In addition to its sleek design,
the Koubachi Wi-Fi Plant Sensor does a lot for you. After measuring soil
moisture, temperature and light intensity, it determines the needs of
your plant and sends you updates through its free smart phone app.
A little birdie told me about
this one! The Plant Pal moisture-sensing probe measures moisture at the
root level, and when the plant needs watering, the bird sings! No
worries at night, as a light sensor deactivates the bird sound when the
room is dark so that you won't go nuts listening to continuous chirping.
Another garden-by-phone gadget,
Greenbox is an iOS-controlled irrigation system that uses local weather
data to determine and set customized watering programs and send them to
you via your smart phone.
The Floating Garden concept by Benjamin Graindorge and Duende Studio uses a specialized aquaponics tank and filtration system to recycle the nutrients in fish waste to feed and irrigate plants.
The Blue Green Box is an aquaponics plant-growing system for a 10-gallon freshwater
aquarium. The box holds four plastic planter grow beds filled with
gravel. Water floods the beds on timed intervals, allowing the plants to
extract nutrients from fish waste and gravel (or other fertilizer) that
holds the roots.
The Mi Garden is a plant growing
system complete with an integrated grow light, automatic watering system
and a micro-controller that handles
all of the watering and lighting. Choose your type of plant and its
status, and then the system handles all the rest for you. All you need
to do is occasionally monitor water and nutrient levels.
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