The PlantSense Journal
Expert advice on keeping your indoor and outdoor plants thriving, plus the latest updates from the PlantSense team.
October 24, 2026
The PlantSense Home Assistant integration is in the HACS default list. Search for PlantSense, sign in with your account, and every sensor shows up as a device with moisture, light, temperature, humidity and battery.
October 19, 2026
Our first customer orders go out this week. Every sensor is flashed, charged, tested end to end with real readings, assembled by hand in Chicago, and reset for you. Here's exactly what that involves.
September 7, 2026
app.myplantsense.com now looks and behaves like the PlantSense app: ring gauges with your plant's own care bands, last-watered and last-charged detection, clearer alerts, and no more surprise sign-outs.
August 16, 2026
A soil sensor that reported every minute would be dead in two days. Here's the sleep schedule that gets PlantSense to weeks, why readings arrive every 90 minutes to 5 hours, and how the app predicts your next charge.
July 19, 2026
We put a sensor in direct July sun and it reported 125,597 lux. Here's why that number was wrong, what the sensor can actually see, and how to read the light dial for plant placement.
June 14, 2026
Repotting too early disturbs a happy plant; too late leaves it starving in a pot it's outgrown. The physical signs are well known — but your moisture data flags a root-bound plant weeks before you'd see it.
May 31, 2026
Everyone obsesses over watering and light. But air temperature and humidity quietly decide how well a plant grows — and how fast it dries out. Here's why they matter and how to read them.
May 17, 2026
A sensor gives you numbers. Knowing what a healthy moisture sawtooth, a watering estimate, or a flat battery line is telling you is where the real plant care happens.
May 3, 2026
The most-searched houseplant in the world is easy to keep and easy to misunderstand. Here's what a Monstera actually wants — and what four sensors reveal about whether it's getting it.
April 19, 2026
We timed ourselves. From opening the box to seeing live soil moisture in the app, PlantSense takes about five minutes — and most of that is walking to the plant.
April 12, 2026
After months of hardware revisions, firmware tuning, and app polish, PlantSense is shipping. Here's the road that got us here and what early supporters get.
March 28, 2026
Every light unit measures something slightly different. Here's what they mean for plants — and why the one your phone measures isn't the one your plant cares about.
March 15, 2026
The 5 most common mistakes killing your houseplants — and how smart monitoring can help you fix them.
March 2, 2026
Fiddle leaf figs have a reputation for being dramatic. Most of that drama is a communication problem. Here's what the sensors actually say.
February 22, 2026
Soil moisture isn't just 'wet or dry.' Here's what's actually going on below the surface — and why a sensor tells a different story than your fingertip.
February 8, 2026
By the time a leaf turns yellow, your plant has been struggling for days. Here's what to watch for — and how to catch it earlier.
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