Ohh, interesting. I’ve long wanted to do an adjacent project, that is, creating a monitoring system for plants. Like, a single spike in the pot that measures soil composition, nutrient levels, moisture, wind speed, light exposure, humidity, etc. to give both plant care recommendations and optimise growth. Never got around doing it tho…

Do you have recommendations for buying sensors?

i did a hobby project like this for soil moisture. here's a messy repo that i made when i could barely code. it points to some capacitive sensor guides. https://github.com/smcalilly/sensor

We use sensors from Bosch and Sensirion in our systems. They’re reliable and durable, even in tough environments like compost piles, where heat, moisture, and microbial activity can put tech to the test. Finding the right sensors took a lot of trial and error for us, especially since composting conditions are so unforgiving.

Let us know if you decide to pick up the project— we’d love to cheer you on or compare notes!