“Arrived quickly, but included only 2 moisture sensor cables rather than 3. Will try to obtain the third from Pimoroni in a future order. Unusual for Pimoroni to make a mistake like this.
The grow kit has worked well in my testing so far.
The packaging is pleasingly low on disposable plastic. Came in a cardboard box packed with those expanded sugar chips that dissolve in water rather than polystyrene chips. Very nice.”
“After reading "The Martian" by Andy Weir, I found myself itching to do something utterly pointless and overly complicated revolving around plants and the eight thousand Raspberry Pis I seem to have collected over the last decade.
The Grow Kit came with everything I need to waste what would have been an otherwise boring Sunday by taking the simple act of monitoring and watering a damn plant and turning it into a complicated engineering experience.
The screen allows you to monitor the system handily, just in case you cannot see the water content of the dirt with your convenient eyes. Far more importantly, the screen is a good aspect ratio to play Tetris or Snake. Because who doesn't want to play Snake on a houseplant.
The kit comes with a setup script that will get you running in the blink of an eye. This is lucky, as the return-on-investment of saving 17 seconds a day takes a *long* time to add up. By my math, in a short seven years I will have saved enough time to offset the setup and installation.
Thanks to the Raspberry Pi's connectivity, it is a simple task to connect your new houseplant friend to all the important Social Media platforms. And thankfully, the plant will not be the dumbest thing on Twitter.
5/5 would waste time with again.”
