A Standalone Plant Watering System

Smarter watering.
Happier plants.

An automated ESP32 watering system with capacitive moisture sensing, a built-in pump, and a local web dashboard. It learns your plant's rhythm — then takes care of it.

Reserve Yours How it works
PlantWiser device watering a rosemary plant on a sunlit kitchen counter
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Set it Forget it Let it grow Hand-built on Long Island No subscription, no cloud Works with any indoor plant Set it Forget it Let it grow Hand-built on Long Island No subscription, no cloud Works with any indoor plant
— What It Is
PlantWiser is a standalone ESP32 automated watering system built to handle moisture levels and plant monitoring through a local web dashboard. It uses a capacitive sensor and a MOSFET-driven pump to make sure your plants never hit a dry spell — no app, no cloud, no subscription.
PlantWiser monitoring rosemary in a rustic kitchen
Feature N°1

It listens before it acts.

A capacitive probe sits in the soil and samples moisture every ten seconds. Air temperature, humidity, and ambient light are tracked alongside — so when your plant needs water, PlantWiser already knows.

Sensor Capacitive Sampling 10s Inputs 4
PlantWiser on a desk with a botany book and small olive tree
Feature N°2

It waters automatically.

When the soil drops below threshold, a MOSFET-driven mini pump delivers a measured dose of water — then waits a soaking period before checking again. No flooding, no guesswork. Manual override available from the dashboard at any time.

Pump Mini · MOSFET Dose Measured Override Manual
PlantWiser on a sunlit garden patio
Feature N°3

It auto-tunes to your plant.

Every plant dries differently. PlantWiser observes for a few days, then automatically adjusts its watering threshold to match — not too often, not too dry. The longer it lives with your plant, the better it gets.

Auto-tune Hourly History 24 hours Memory Persistent
PlantWiser on a balcony at golden hour overlooking a city skyline
Feature N°4

Your dashboard, on your network.

No accounts. No app store. No subscription. Open any browser on your home Wi-Fi and PlantWiser is there at plantwiser.local — with charts, history, settings, and a single button to water your plant manually.

Network Local Only Cloud None Privacy Yours
PlantWiser overlooking a city skyline at golden hour
For the plants
you keep meaning to take care of.
— How It Grows

From seed to schedule, in four steps.

01

Plug it in

Connect the device to USB power, place the soil sensor in the pot, and drop the pump tube into a water reservoir.

02

Connect WiFi

Join the PlantWiser setup network from your phone, pick your home WiFi, and the dashboard goes online.

03

Let it watch

For the first few days, PlantWiser learns your plant's drying rhythm and tunes its threshold automatically.

04

Walk away

Auto-tune kicks in. Your plant gets watered exactly when it needs it. You forget you ever worried.

— What's in the Box

Everything you need, nothing you don't.

PlantWiser Device

Hand-built ESP32 unit with OLED display, in a 3D-printed enclosure.

Mini Water Pump

MOSFET-driven 5V submersible pump with silicone tubing.

Soil Moisture Sensor

Capacitive sensor — corrosion-free, with calibration baked in.

USB-C Cable

Braided power cable, 1 meter — plug into any USB charger.

— By the Numbers

Built like an instrument.

v4.1
Firmware Version
Production firmware. Self-updates over Wi-Fi. Field-tested before every shipment.
288
Data points / 24h
A full day of soil, temperature, humidity, and light history — saved to flash. Survives a power outage.
10s
Sensor Sample Rate
Soil moisture is read every ten seconds — averaged across multiple samples for stability.
0
Subscriptions
No accounts. No login. No "premium tier." You bought it. It's yours.
27
Quality checks
Every unit passes a sixteen-point bare-board QC and a full eleven-point assembly QC before it ships.
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Indoor plants supported
Tropicals. Succulents. Herbs. Ferns. Whatever lives on your sill — PlantWiser learns its rhythm.
— In the Wild

A device that belongs on your shelf.

PlantWiser in a kitchen with rosemary
PlantWiser on a wooden counter with cutting boards
PlantWiser on a garden patio table
PlantWiser on a balcony with city view
PlantWiser on a desk with botany books
— Common Questions

Things people ask.

What plants does PlantWiser work with? +
Mainly indoor desk plants — tropicals, succulents, herbs, ferns, anything you'd keep on a sill or shelf. Other plants work too, as long as they're indoors. The device isn't waterproof, so it has to live inside.
What if my Wi-Fi goes down? +
PlantWiser keeps tracking, logging, and watering as normal. It doesn't need Wi-Fi to run — Wi-Fi is just there for the dashboard so you can check on things. When your network comes back, the dashboard reconnects automatically.
Does it actually water the plant, or just monitor? +
It does both. A capacitive sensor reads soil moisture, and a MOSFET-driven mini pump delivers water from a small reservoir whenever the soil drops below threshold. You can also trigger a manual watering from the dashboard any time.
How do I set it up? +
Plug it in, place the sensor in your soil, drop the pump tube in a water reservoir. From your phone, join the "PlantWiser-Setup" Wi-Fi network the device creates, pick your home Wi-Fi from the list, enter the password. Done. The whole thing takes under five minutes.
Do I need an app or account? +
No. PlantWiser runs its own web dashboard locally on your home network. Open any browser on any device on your Wi-Fi, go to plantwiser.local, and you're in. No accounts, no app store, no cloud.
How is the firmware updated? +
Over your Wi-Fi network when updates are released. No special tools, no cables. The dashboard handles it.
What if something breaks? +
Reach out — these are hand-built and we'll make it right. Email PlantWiserBash@gmail.com.
— A Note from the Maker

PlantWiser is built by hand, in small batches, on Long Island. Every unit is soldered, tested, calibrated, and signed off by the same person who designed it. It's not the cheapest way to keep a plant alive. But it might be the most thoughtful one.

Basher Founder, BashTech
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Bring one home for the plant that deserves it.

$129 Limited release · Hand-built to order
Free US shipping Hand-built warranty Reach out if it's not right

Each unit ships fully assembled, calibrated, and ready to plug in. Setup takes under five minutes.

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