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Love this Ignite video of Kati London, co-creator of Botanicalls, a device that will let you know when your plant needs watering via Twitter. The Botanicalls system and applications use networked open source hardware and software to allow plants to communicate with people on people’s terms – using the telephone, text messages or twitter.

• If you’re in Wellington this weekend, check out the linux.conf.au 2010 Open Day of talks, hackfest, makers space and little blu kids area at at Town Hall Saturday 23 January 2010 from 11am to 2pm.

Checking out the latest garden gadgets from Love your lawn and Mother Nature

EasyBloom Plant Sensor

• Husqvarna’s Automower solar hybrid and 260 ACX that sends text messages.
• Plant Sense’s EasyBloom Plant Sensor measures sunlight, temperature, water drainage and humidity then offers step-by-step plant care, pruning, fertilization and gardening tips.
• Botanicalls kits (Love this.)
• Cyber-rain’s XCI controller schedule watering times and adjust irrigation levels based on automatic weather updates received via the Internet. Cyber-Rain helps conserve water and keeps track of exactly how much water your sprinkler system is using, allowing you to compare your ‘before’ and ‘after’ water bill to see the difference.
• Solar powered Gardena AquaContour system