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blackstampedeIt would be really neat if someone made a sensor that could tell you whether your plant needs to be watered.
LinkerbaanAn RPI to measure moisture seems complete overkill. There’sESP Home for small sensors instructables.com/Building-a-Wireless-Soil-Moistu…
Building a Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor With ESPHome and Home Assistant
Building a Wireless Soil Moisture Sensor With ESPHome and Home Assistant: In this Instructable I'll guide you on how I build a wireless soil moisture sensor system using the ESP8266 ESP-07 module and integrate it with Home Assistant through ESPHome. This project is perfect for anyone looking to optimize their garden irrig…
AbsentBirdPi picos are pretty good for iot projects like that. ESP are more power efficient, but a pi can be more self sufficient. I think it depends on the project.
The linked project recommended a Pi3 though.
Ah, that’s just overkill.