EasyBloom Forum

I thought i was going to be able to see plants for my area by zip code, but can't seem to find out how to do this? I wanted to see what types of plant choices the monitor would give me if i bought it. i am interested in only native plants, does your database have this as a sort option? looks like a very cool product especially for someone like me who just moved to a new and very different grow zone thanks

Hey Cheryl...My name is Robby and I am one of the in house horticulturalists working for PlantSense. Great questions by the way. I have a heavy ecological background and also am interested in local and native plants. To answer your first question about sorting plants by zone: in order to do this on our website, you would have to upload a recommendation reading from an EasyBloom sensor. The algorithms that provide a list of plants that would thrive in the reading's location take into account your ZIP code. You would not be recommended plants that are way out of your zone. As for your second question concerning native plants: We presently have this in our database, but it is not implemented on the website. The level of resolution is whether or not the plant is a North American Native or not. In our database we have this information keyed to ZIP codes as well, and we will be implementing this in time. As of now our plant database was provided by our partners such as Ball Horticulture and Burpee. Both of these companies provide great cultural information about how to grow the most popular horticultural plants (your petunias, marigolds, vegetable and fruit crops, etc.). Many of the popular horticultural plants are native to places other than the United States; however, it is our intention to continue expanding the list of plants in our database to be a very comprehensive list of plants. I am continuing to build our database by adding new plants, many of which are natives to various regions and our database reflects that. Since I control the plants that are added to our database and if you would like to suggest any plants, I would be more than willing to research the cultural needs for those plants for implementation into our database. Thank you for your feedback as it helps us to better serve our customers. --Robby

Hey Robby, You say that I need a sensor to get info for my zip code, but the FAQ section says I can "Get general plant recommendations for my zip code" without a sensor. What features do I get with and without the EasyBloom Plant Sensor? Feature No Sensor With Sensor Browse Plants √ √ Save Plants that I'm interested in to My Plants, my personal plant library √ √ Order Plants √ √ Ask Questions of other users √ √ Answer Questions for other users √ √ Get general plant recommendations for my zip code √ √ Access specific plant care recommendations based on the plants that I save. √ √ Get specific plant recommendations based on localized environmental conditions in a spot in your garden or home √ Monitor a plant and get specific recommendations on how to make it healthier based on what is going on with the plant in your garden or home √ Thanks Cheryl

Hi Cheryl. Thanks for your feedback. I'm Noam, head of our customer support team. You're right about that FAQ--unfortunately, that point in the chart was inaccurate. I've updated the chart to correct that inaccuracy. Sorry for any inconvenience! Thanks --Noam

I am very interested in plants that will grow in the Mediterranean climate of Southern California. I have just received my Easy Bloom Plant Sensor and am excited to see how it will do for this region. I am very impressed with the plants so far. You seem to have selected at least a variety of CA native or Mediterranean plants more commonly grown. I'll let you know which are missing as I explore. This ought to be most interesting given it is December! Thank you, Mary