Smart pot!

I love plants and planting, even the mud and the care you have to give them each day. I can't explain it but somehow a bit of gardening/planting somehow comforts me. I feel a sense of happiness whenever I see a bud turn into a nice plant and flowers spring forth them more so when they bear fruits or when they're ready for picking and cooking...

So I was quite curious about this post and I know you plant lovers will too!

Junyi Heo's Pet Plant

Growing plants would be a lot easier if plants could express what it is they need from you. Fret not because that’s what the Pet Plant by Junyi Heo does. The very sleek looking pot measures soil conditions, temperature, humidity, and water - calculates those variables based on the need of said plant, and expresses its condition via a series of pictograms on an LCD display.

the Pet Plant is connected to computers through its USB port

It’s also smart enough to know if you’ve over watered and will systematically drain itself into a water vessel. All this high tech goodness does mean it needs power but a simple USB interface does double duty by charging and transmitting pertinent information to and from computer software.

icons that show your plant's needs

By the way, the pot's designer is Junyi Heo.