If plants should ever take over the world and only Mark Walberg, M. Night Shyamalan, and I are left to stand trial for mistreatment of innocent houseplants, I will be in big trouble. I have single handedly killed tons of my plants over the years from simply not watering them.

A new design concept at Yanko Design is cool and if I could get a set of the things, my plants might have a chance. The solar power Plant Mate sticks poke into the ground and would sense the moisture levels and nutrients in the soil.

The goal would be for the Plant Mate to tell us when the pants need water or fertilizer. The concept device also has a concept app for the iPhone that synchronizes with the solar power brain of the sticks and tells you what part of your garden needs water.

Yanko Design