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VentureBeat: PlantSense offers Internet-connected gardening tools

  • Plantastic · 1 year ago
    Dean This looks like an excellent new product!
    I thought other readers would enjoy an activity I got at the botanical gardens.

    Have you or your children "Ever Seen a Plant Move When You Tickle It?"
    If you wanted to share your love for nature with your children, here is an activity I have done with mine. This may change the way you and the kids react to plants for ever. Imagine giving your children some seeds. Having them watch them sprout and grow. Then shortly after the second leaves appear they tickle the plant and it moves its branches down and closes its leaves! Give them more than a gift; give them a learning experience they will never forget. I found information and my growing kits at http://www.TickleMePlant.com
  • kidsgardener · 1 year ago
    Thanks Plantastic...
    We just got at TickleMe Plant Greenhouse for the family.
    We love nature!
  • OneManOneCity · 1 year ago
    I'm all for new technology, but this seems a little unnecessary. Reminds me a little of the fake USB toaster.

    Plants dying in people's gardens has less to do with soil PH than it does with the fact that people forget to water them. If this device automatically watered plants, it would be a lot more interesting.

    Of course, I live in Manhattan, so I'm not exactly the target audience.
  • WhoreToCultureIsTooFun! · 1 year ago
    From what I read, it doesn't only do PH stuff, it also does light and water level readings, so the actionable info you're talking about is there. My guess is that a devices that automatically waters and creates sunlight for your plant would be a tad more expensive....