I hardly ever comment on UA-cam videos but yours are just too good to let the opportunity pass. I love your humour and I really learn something from you every single time. Once again I'll have to spend a couple of Swiss Francs on those Xiaomi sensors because this looks too tempting (just like the water softener video which inspired me a lot).
I was thinking that. They already pulse Red when I'm importing power and Green when I'm exporting it to help me with my energy usage. Maybe blue for "I need watering"?
Nice video. My success rate with plants is so bad I've moved to Lego versions instead. But I love this integration with HA and having the extra knowledge about what a specific plant needs. May give me the confidence to pick up a couple of these and try a couple of plants again. Thanks.
These sensors are or actually were great. I had many of them, but the problem is the batteries die very quickly, coin cells are not reliable, some last longer others die very quickly. I am slowly moving to Ecowitt. Batteries in those require one AA battery, which in my case are rechargeable and last more than a year. The only downside is they don't show temperature, capacitance is more a gimmick than anything useful, because it's reading changes along with moisture of the soil, so it's always relative. Oh, one more thing, these Xiaomi sensors used to show battery level, but it is not reported reliably.
@@HomeAutomationGuy/videos Even the light level is not really that useful, can be obscured by foliage. I just remembered, these are one of the few sensors that can be used reliably outside in the rain (there is a rubber o-ring / seal), but Ecowitt's sensors are also waterproof too. Anyway I still use them inside and outside, out in the open I use them to measure moisture for one of my chillies in the greenhouse, for tomatoes in pots, and especially to keep in check two of my citrus trees (not to overwater these as it can kill them). If anyone still is worried about their quality, I can reassure you that these sensors sit outside all year long, in the sun, in the rain, while there is high heat and low frost (I only get maybe -5C max). Oh, for anyone interested about Ecowitt sensors, they are cheaper, around 13GBP on Amazon quite often but cheaper on AliExpress. The downside is these require gateway which you can also use along with Ecowitts weather stations, definitely recommend them these days over Mi Flora/ Xiaomi.
I hardly ever comment on UA-cam videos but yours are just too good to let the opportunity pass. I love your humour and I really learn something from you every single time.
Once again I'll have to spend a couple of Swiss Francs on those Xiaomi sensors because this looks too tempting (just like the water softener video which inspired me a lot).
Thank you so much for the comment! I really appreciate your support 🙏 What part of Switzerland are you from? A lot of my family are from Basel 🇨🇭
You should make the LED strips in the plants, if they have them, pulse brighter/darker when they need attention :)
I was thinking that. They already pulse Red when I'm importing power and Green when I'm exporting it to help me with my energy usage. Maybe blue for "I need watering"?
Again you make me spend money! Let’s hope this saves my wife’s plants! Thanks as always!
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Love the Lock Stock.. reference :-)
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Looking forward to the Shelly Wall Display X2 Video... at least the wiring should be the same.
Can you provide AE link for the sensors?
Nice video. My success rate with plants is so bad I've moved to Lego versions instead.
But I love this integration with HA and having the extra knowledge about what a specific plant needs. May give me the confidence to pick up a couple of these and try a couple of plants again. Thanks.
Give it a go! I've really enjoyed living in a "greener" space again
These sensors are or actually were great. I had many of them, but the problem is the batteries die very quickly, coin cells are not reliable, some last longer others die very quickly. I am slowly moving to Ecowitt. Batteries in those require one AA battery, which in my case are rechargeable and last more than a year. The only downside is they don't show temperature, capacitance is more a gimmick than anything useful, because it's reading changes along with moisture of the soil, so it's always relative. Oh, one more thing, these Xiaomi sensors used to show battery level, but it is not reported reliably.
Thanks for sharing! 🙏. I agree on the capacitance, it's not really that scientific
@@HomeAutomationGuy/videos Even the light level is not really that useful, can be obscured by foliage. I just remembered, these are one of the few sensors that can be used reliably outside in the rain (there is a rubber o-ring / seal), but Ecowitt's sensors are also waterproof too. Anyway I still use them inside and outside, out in the open I use them to measure moisture for one of my chillies in the greenhouse, for tomatoes in pots, and especially to keep in check two of my citrus trees (not to overwater these as it can kill them). If anyone still is worried about their quality, I can reassure you that these sensors sit outside all year long, in the sun, in the rain, while there is high heat and low frost (I only get maybe -5C max).
Oh, for anyone interested about Ecowitt sensors, they are cheaper, around 13GBP on Amazon quite often but cheaper on AliExpress. The downside is these require gateway which you can also use along with Ecowitts weather stations, definitely recommend them these days over Mi Flora/ Xiaomi.
You renamed config entry first, then the device. The config entry can have multiple devices, so it's not one-to-one binding.
Can these work outdoors?
Probably, but I'm not sure how long they'd last in the elements
3:19 Serial killer confirmed 🤣
Well, if you count serially killing house plants with human names... Then I guess so 😮
Looks, cool, but my wife has so many plants that I'd have to buy dozens of these things. A little cost prohibitive.
She probably does a better job of looking after them without sensors than I did 🙈
How about adding Bluetooth to HA lol.
Yup