From Guest Blogger Eileen O’Shanassy: Five Smart Technologies for Your Yard

Are you tech savvy and have a love for gardening? Do you just want to have the best lawn in the neighborhood and win that secret competition with your neighbor for best yard? Well look no further than the following tech gadgets for your yard!

1) Greenbox

Greenbox is a smart controller for your already installed sprinkler system. It can actually replace your system’s default controller! You can set a schedule for watering on your smartphone or your computer. This awesome little gadget can even track the weather, so it knows when it should and shouldn’t activate. Greenbox is a great way to keep your lawn luscious and green.

2) Edyn

Edyn is a device that recommends what kinds of plants to grow by reading information about your soil. You just shove this gadget into the ground and you can forget about playing the guessing game with your flower and plant choices. It has an optional water valve that works similarly to Greenbox, and of course, it gives you the information by connecting to your tablet or smartphone.

3) Koubachi Plant Sensor 2

The Koubachi Plant Sensor 2 is a device that has an outdoor and indoor model for your indoor plants. Knowledge gives you the upper hand, and this device certainly offers that. It can offer advice based on the conditions it reads on the soil. It can offer sunlight data and make weather predictions right to your tablet or smartphone. This gadget is made to serve you!

4) Parrot Flower Power

The Parrot Flower Power gadget can alert you when something needs attention right away, such as soil that is too dry or too much water. This device is one of the cheaper options, but still offers exactly what you need to keep your lawn and garden healthy. Alerting you when something needs immediate attention also saves you money in the long run. It has real-time monitoring, so you can make sure everything is the way it is supposed to be whether you’re in town or on the other side of the world.

5) Smart Controller by Smartrain

Water sustains life. It makes up most of the world, and us. Using the least amount of water possible in order to reduce waste is essential. It has a sensor to figure the optimal time to run. The smart controller reduces water waste while keeping a gorgeous and healthy lawn.