EasyBloom 01-0011 Plant Sensor Plus | 
| Brand: PlantSense
Category: Lawn & Patio
List Price: $59.95
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 578
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 3.5 x 1 x 11
Model: 01-0011
UPC: 895564002023
EAN: 0895564002023
ASIN: B00362AQNA
Release Date: April 15, 2010
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| Features:
| • | Find plants for each area of your home and garden | | • | Online Plant Library of 6,000+ plants | | • | Take the guesswork out of gardening | | • | Measures sunlight, light, soil drainage and soil fertility (subscription required for fertilizer measurement ) | | • | Tracks plants in your personal My Plants database |
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Product Description
The EasyBloom Plant Sensor Plus gives a "plant's-eye" view of your garden or home – telling you what plants to grow or what's wrong with a sick plant. Patented technology recommends the right plant, flower, vegetable, tree, shrub or vine, for inside or outside. Stop wasting money and time on plants that aren't right for your environment--know what to grow, right from the start. The reusable EasyBloom Plant Sensor Plus uses patent-protected sensors to measure sunlight, temperature, soil moisture and soil fertility. Soil fertility is a new feature with the EasyBloom Plus and requires a subscription. Use EasyBloom indoors or outdoors. Plug EasyBloom into the USB port on your MAC or PC, and your environment will be analyzed by our Plant Doctor Algorithms to recommend plants, or assess the health of your plant. Use the EasyBloom Plant Sensor over and over again, season after season, to help care for your plants and decide what to plant. EasyBloom's web site gives you Plant Doctor advice on any sick plants. EasyBloom will tell you whether your plant needs water, light or fertilizer. (Subscription required to use fertilizer functionality). Also, get access to the EasyBloom 6,000+ Plant Library with information on when to plant, how to grow any plant, and plant care tips on everything from Azalea to Zinnias. EasyBloom gives you expert help in the palm of your hand. EasyBloom only works in the United States, and requires a PC or Mac and an internet connection.
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 What an upgrade from the Classic EasyBloom! (5- stars) April 15, 2010
Debbie Lee Wesselmann (the Lehigh Valley, PA)
26 out of 29 found this review helpful
The EasyBloom Plus is a wonderful tool for both the beginner and the avid gardener alike; with the paid fertilizer subscription (sold separately) gardeners can now easily learn whether their plants are under- or over-fertilized in addition getting the Classic readings of sunlight levels, temperature, soil moisture, and humidity. The only thing the sensor is missing is the ability to read soil pH levels.
How it works: go to the EasyBloom/PlantSense website to open a free account and download the appropriate software for your platform, Mac or Windows. If you want to purchase a fertilizer subscription, you can also do that. When everything is set online, plug the top, removable portion of the device into a USB port connected to your computer. You will then automatically be taken to the website's Dashboard area where you can set your sensor to "Monitor" or "Recommend," depending on whether you want to track a specific plant or to get recommendations on what should work in that area. After the sensor is set, you connect the two halves again, water the area thoroughly, stick the sensor into the soil, and turn it on. Leave it in the ground for a few days. You then plug the top half into your USB port again, and the readings automatically upload to the website. Once you've set up the account, everything works quickly and efficiently.
To get an accurate fertilizer reading, you must wait for a complete watering cycle, however long that takes. The sensor chirps and blinks orange when the soil dries out, so it's also a good indication when the plant needs water. I've kept the EasyBloom Plus in the soil for more than one cycle to see whether I've been giving my plants adequate water, and the readings provide a nice graph of the rising and falling moisture.
As with the Classic, you can use this either outdoors or indoors, although the sunlight feature doesn't work with indoor grow lights. Pots must have more than four inches of soil since the base of the unit must be flush with the soil. Rain should not affect it -- unless the sensor becomes submerged above the joint. And if you have any problems, customer service is excellent.
I really like the online plant library that PlantSense provides for both recommendations and selections to monitor. It seems to improve every month. Select options such as "deer resistant" or "spring bloom season" or "attracts birds" or "shrub" or all of the preceding to get planting suggestions for the particular area you've just recorded. I'd like to see the options expanded to include evergreens, but I'm sure they'll add that category eventually.
When I reviewed the Classic EasyBloom Plant Sensor, I lamented the relatively simple set of readings. Now that they've added the fertilizer subscription option, I love it. The only thing that is keeping this from being my dream gardening device is the lack of pH readings, something I really hate to do using conventional methods. For instant, no-fuss pH readings, try Luster Leaf 1818 Rapitest Mini 4-in-1 Soil Tester. It also tests for fertility (no subscription), moisture, and light (only at that moment in time), but it isn't as comprehensive or plant-specific; it also does not record the readings. Because the Easy Bloom can take days to give a good picture of fertility, I use the Luster Leaf as a quick-and-dirty test. For struggling plants, I find that the Easy Bloom, especially combined with the web site, gives a more complete picture.
If you want a unique housewarming gift or a present for someone who likes to garden, you've found your item. And while you're at it, pick one up for yourself. (Note: I participated in the beta testing for this device; although I'm not an employee, I was able to use it extensively prior to its official release.)
-- Debbie Lee Wesselmann
Never understood how much fertilizer to use April 24, 2010
Matt Barletta (Campbell, CA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I also had the earlier product which was very easy to use.
This new addition has the ability to tell me whether I'm using enough fertilizer which has always been a mystery to me. We have some expensive plants and some demanding citrus trees.
I've always heard the devices to provide that kind info cost thousands of dollars. I'm amazed these folks figured it out (and the web site has gotten really good)
Already found out we are not giving our Dark Japanese Maple enough love. Off to Home Depot this morning to buy some fertilizer.
I'll be analyzing my backyard for the next few weeks ;-)
MB
Great tool to turn your thumb green April 19, 2010
Jason B.
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
I've used both the plus and original easybloom and found them both to be intuitive and helpful. Using an EasyBloom is easy for even the most non-technical user. With the new "fertilizer" feature, the EasyBloom plus is a great tool to save money and will help prevent over fertilizing your plant. I use it around the house and outdoors without any issues. I've discovered new plant ideas based on the readings and will be experimenting this spring.
I give it a green thumbs up!
PLANT SELECTION HELP May 29, 2010
sdben
What a great invention. As we are redoing our flower beds we needed this kind of help to make the correct selections for sunny and shady areas. This is great help in not wasting money on the wrong plants in the wrong area.
very cool gadget June 28, 2010
H. L. LUSK
I've had it for a week now and tracked four beds in our yard. For once in my life I actually feel like I can go to a plant center and know exactly what I should buy instead of trial and error! The recommendations are fantastic - and not just limited to flowers. Ferns, grasses, and fruits have been included in my selections too. The only drawback is that you have to wait a full 24 hours to get the best reading possible, so it does take a little preplanning. But this would be the same with anything that tracks sunlight in the yard. With EasyBloom you also get some really cool data based on location, moisture, soil... And much cheaper than a landscaper. The website also has a forum where you can ask questions about the product and recommendations. The folks have been very responsive and helpful.
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