Showerthought: I thought those 'smart' plant pots were just for lazy people

My sister got me one of those self-watering pots with a sensor for my birthday last month, and I rolled my eyes hard. It felt like a solution for a problem that didn't exist. But my fiddle leaf fig, which I've nearly killed three times in two years, is suddenly thriving. The little light tells me when the soil is actually dry, not just when I think it is. I was overwatering it the whole time. It turns out the tech wasn't for lazy people, it was for people like me who are just bad at guessing. Now I'm wondering if this kind of simple home sensor tech is actually the future for keeping other finicky things alive. Has anyone else had a dumb plant saved by a smart gadget?

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charles7202d ago

Honestly, I get what you mean about the guessing. My wife bought a fancy meat thermometer that connects to her phone. I called it a waste of money, but that thing beeps when the steak hits the exact right temp. No more cutting into it and guessing. It's just data, and I was wrong. Maybe @david_reed22 needs a gadget that just yells at him from the fridge once a week. Sometimes you need the thing to tell you the obvious.

harperp243d ago

That tech could save my sourdough starter next.

david_reed223d ago

Save my sourdough starter" is a line I feel deep in my bones, harperp24. I've killed more starters than I care to admit by forgetting them in the back of the fridge. At this point, my baking attempts are basically a science project on what not to do. If some gadget could finally get me a reliable loaf, I'd be the first in line to buy it.