Eva Green is not vibing with her surroundings can these smart sensors help
me keep my houseplants alive?

Date:
Wed, 06 May 2026 16:00:00 +0000

Description:
Willow will let you know exactly what your houseplants need to grow strong
and healthy if you don't mind being bossed about by a fern.

FULL STORY ======================================================================Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Reddit Pinterest Flipboard Threads Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter This morning, I checked my
phone to find a message from Eva Green not the actress, but one of my houseplants, a Chinese evergreen. Shes thirsty, dehydrated, sitting in the dark, and generally having a bad time. My spider plant, Peter Parker, on the other hand, is having a great time and loving life.

These notifications arrived via Willow a system of sensors, a hub, and a mobile app that lets you keep tabs on your indoor plants, lets you know their needs, and helps you keep them not just alive, but thriving. Just push a sensor into the soil, and youll receive live updates on its condition so you can feed, water, re-pot, or move your plants accordingly. Think of it as a Fitbit for houseplants. Article continues below You may like I asked Alexa+
to help redecorate my apartment and was pleasantly surprised I tested Sentai, the AI voice companion for seniors Your bird feeder camera could be a summer risk heres the solution The Willow starter kit includes a sensor and a hub, and extra sensors are available to buy separately (Image credit: Future) Id call myself an aspiring plant parent. Last year I successfully propagated
half a dozen cuttings from a dieffenbachia (Robert Plant), and organized a plant swap at work once they were ready to be adopted. I also tend to anthropomorphize them a little, and they make regular appearances in my reviews of coffee makers , smart lights , and other home tech. There have
been a few casualties along the way though, and Robert has a habit of
shedding leaves more often than Id like, so Willow seems like the ideal solution. It doesnt integrate with the rest of my smart home tech, so I cant use it to trigger lights or a humidifier, but its nonetheless enlightening to find out exactly whats going on at root-level.

Setting up the Willow hardware is simple just plug in the small hub, connect it to your Wi-Fi network, and then pair your sensors, but what really impresses me is the companion app. Its beautifully designed and packed with
an incredible array of features. For example, if you know which plant you have, then you can select it from a database, but if youre not sure, scan one of its leaves with your phones camera, and it will tell you what species its likely to be, complete with its degree of certainty. Clever stuff. Not sure exactly what your plant is? Scan a leaf, and Willow will enlighten you (Image credit: Future) The apps database is packed with information on a vast
catalog of common houseplants, including preferred growing conditions, propagation tips, and even toxicity (so you know whether its important to
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When youve identified your plant, youll be prompted to enter its pot size,
the type of soil its living in, which room its in, and its name. Decide whether you want your plant to grow and thrive, or just not die, and then choose whether you want its notifications to be straightforward or sassy. The sensor will analyze soil condition, humidity, and light, and compare them
with your plant's specific requirements. (Image credit: Future) It takes a little while for the sensors to collect sufficient details from your plant babies, but once they do, youll start to receive info on their well-being, which is how I learned that Eva Green is not vibing with her surroundings and is in dire need of some TLC.

The app even gives you a to-do list, with items you can tick off. For
example, although Peter is feeling great, Willow informs me that I should
give him some liquid fertilizer next time I water him.

Some of my colleagues have expressed dismay at the idea of being bossed
around by a plant, but Im quite happy to let Eva and Peter take the lead. A smart humidifier would be one way to make her happier, though another way to improve humidity is to simply get more plants. I think I know which one Id prefer Follow TechRadar on Google News and add us as a preferred source to
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