Gizmodo: watering

Remote Plant Watering Via iPhone

Brian Lam — Mon, 05 May 2008 02:33:19 EDT

Peter set up a robotic watering can to take directions from an iPhone. When Safari's screen state goes from horizontal to vertical, it sends a status update to a webserver via javascript that sets the watering can up or down. Pretty simple but clever setup. [Maker Faire]

Botanicalls Let Your Plants Call When Thirsty

Jason Chen — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 14:50:37 EDT

Instead of having to remember to water your plants every day, how about installing a gadget that allows them to call you when they need water? Botanicalls does just that, with a soil-moisture sensor that detects whether a plan needs water and call you (on the phone that's connected to the plant) with the results whenever you want.

In version two, which they're working on now, the device will add a light sensor, a display, ambient sensor, and ability to update websites and emails and call any phone, not just the one that's connected. Definitely neat if you're the type of guy who enjoys plant watering, but doesn't quite remember to do it often enough. [Botanicalls via Treehugger]

Self-Watering IV Plant Pot

Charlie White — Thu, 06 Jul 2006 14:08:30 EDT

Feeling guilty because you're leaving your plants home all alone while you go out gallavanting around? Put them in intensive care with the Self-Watering IV Plant Pot ($275), a home for that special-needs plant that looks like an Apollo spacecraft with an IV drip hanging on it.

This is not just any self-watering flowerpot. Besides its humorous qualities, its hanging IV bottle is actually useful, letting you easily see when the water supply is running low.

Show those special plants just how much you care. But if you like to talk to your plants, just don't let them know that ultimately you're going to kill them, roll them up in a phatty and smoke them. – Charlie White

Product Page [Vitamin Living, via über review]