Fantastic Product. Fully Recommended.
I've been on the hunt for some technology to help me with my plants for quite some time, after acquiring a plant in a sale. At the time I couldn't find anything suitable and alas I inadvertently over watered the plant and killed it.
Yes I tried to find out what I was doing wrong through taditional methods, but without the information for the specific problem, every website I went to for advice advised the opposite of the last, too much water, too little water, too dark, too cold, too warm etc. Basically they didn't know because they couldn't relate to the exact circumstances I experienced.
I kept my eye on the market and found items such as Willow, but I just didn't want, yet another hub for another smarthome ecosystem cluttering up my space. Xiaomi's offering didn't work in the UK and they all had problems. A few others just weren't right.
I was gifted another plant from a friend and this spurred my search again and I finally stumbled upon Smartyplants which appearred to hit all the marks. All the data points I wanted (Temp, Humidity, Light, Moisture and Nutrients) without the faff of a hub, plus being a British company, that was the cherry on top! I was slightly sceptical as there was little information or reviews out there but I decided to go for it. I have to say, I'm really happy I did.
The products did take a little bit longer than I had hoped to arrive, but this was clearly due to Royal Mail over the Easter weekend.
Once they did arrive, I was impressed by the packaging and the products design, especially the satisfying click of the soil probe into the sensor head. I got them straight onto charge as required by the instructions. It did take more time than I expected to charge but for something such as this, you don't really need quick charge.
The set up and link to the app was fairly simple, so long as you follow the instructions and click exactly when it states, but my first two were set up pretty quickly. I love the ability to select the exact plant (though it would be helpful to see the colloquial name in the seach dropdown to help with picking the exact one), what the size of pot is, the type of soil you've used and give your plants a name. Adding a photo of the plant is also a really nice touch to make the app personal to you.
It's really quick to get your first readings from the plant, just by pressing the button once on the device. Updates are then provided automatically every hour through the WiFi. The data is shown in a graph in either daily or weekly views with a good colour coding scheme to see at a glance if the plant is happy or what you might need to do. The 'high' and 'low' markings on the graph also help ensuring you're comfortably in range. I would like to be able to drill down a bit further in the graphs to see specific info from a specific time. The app summary also highlights wich plants might need attention at the time.
Each plant page gets tips and tricks for looking after the plant, such as where to place it etc. I would like to see in the plant library some quick at a glance icons with info about the plant, as I do use this to decide on what plants to get next. I would also like to see a widget to put on your phones homescreen to see it at a glance without needing to open the app.
The app and sensors has really boosted my confidence that I can invest in plants for my home, and I felt comfortable enough to purchase more plants as a result of the product. I'll be ordering more sensors ready to expand my jungle even more.
I think i'll even be buying a few of these, for my 'horticulturally challenged' friends and family, as a gift for Birthday or Christmas this year!
TL;DR: This is a excellent product, which has given me confidence to purchase new plants, by giving hourly Temp, Humidity, Light, soil moisture and nutrients data and how they are working for a plant, to ensure I am keeping my plants happy, healthy and thriving.
8 kwietnia 2026
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