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$12 Plant Bot is an ESP32-C3 soil sensor and pump driver for fully automated indoor plant care
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I imagine you configure the parameters that trigger it to water, and how much. Is there more you pay attention to than soil moisture and how much water you add when taking care of it? (Like how it looks, or whether it's flowering/fruiting if it does those things)
I know little about plant care (I killed my snake plant, Fettucine 🥲), I'm genuinely curious :)
I think the big problem is that the amount of watering drastically changes throughout the year. In the winter, it only should be watered like once a month, and in the summer like once a week, with gradual steps in-between.
I'm sure there is a way to program it, but I feel like I'd get the curves wrong or some shit.
Ahhh, that makes sense, I hadn't considered that