HI Lillian- Yes, you need to plug your Sensor back into your computer to set your mode. Use the Dashboard to set the mode. Congrats on your new EasyBloom! Edith

Hi Robin- Your updates for November will come on November 1st. Every month, based on your location and your plants, we'll send you a personalized alert. So every month around the 1st, you should be up to date! Make sure that you have plants@plantsense.com in your address book so that the Alert doesn't get marked as "Spam". I was in Boston last weekend for a wedding--New England is gorgeous in the fall! Happy gardening- Edith

We recommend you monitor a plant from watering it thoroughly, inserting the Sensor into the soil, until the EasyBloom CHIRPS that the plant needs water. Depending on the plant, this is between 3 days to 2 weeks. In normal use, a battery will last around four to six months.

HI mikolajczak- Thanks for your interest! We have no current timeframe for when we'll be in France, but thanks for letting us know you're interested. Edith

Hi James- I'm glad you're enjoying your EasyBloom! 1) You can add a plant anytime by pushing the "+" next to the plant. Once it's in your MyPlants, you can change it to "I want this" or "I tried this". Look at http://www.easybloom.com/promo/whatsnew.html for some screenshots. 2) We use the largest size photo we have from the source (grower or National Gardening Association). If you have a larger size photo, we would LOOOVE to use it--just email to plants @ plantsense.com Thanks! Edith

We've added a bunch of plants, including some on this list. Added: Bat-Face Culphea, (Cuphea llavea) http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/cuphea Chinese Fan Palm, (Livistona chinensis) http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/chinese-fan-palm 'Grandiceps' Clematis: 'Jackmanii', http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/jackman-clematis Mexican Bird of Paradise (Caesalpinia mexicana) http://www.easybloom.com/plantlibrary/plant/mexican-caesalpinia We love adding plants--it really helps if you email a photo of the plant (that you have) to plants@plantsense.com

HI David--EasyBloom uses USDA zones (read more here: http://easybloom.com/learn/faqs.html#25) I strongly suspect your local building department is using "Sunset zones", which are proprietary to Sunset (& used in places on the West Coast). Where are you located? I am in 8b (San Francisco)

HI Melissa- Your question is answered in another thread "Rainproof?" http://easybloom.com/sfSimpleForum/topic/id/86/stripped_title/rainproof Here's what Robby said before "The EasyBloom Plant Sensor can definitely be left out in the rain. As long as the sensor is not left out in torrential downpour or thrown in a puddle or pool, it will be fine. The sensor is water resistant, but I would not say that it is waterproof or rainproof. I have let the sensor outside when it rained overnight. The next day I uploaded the data. It was cool to see the data graphs show the soil moisture and relative humidity shoot up. I hope this is helpful. --Robby"

HI David- Yes, this is true, you need an internet connection to switch modes of the EasyBloom sensor. For example, when you're in Monitor mode, the EasyBloom website is needed to "set" the monitoring plant. With the plant, the EasyBloom can signal when the plant needs water. (All plants have different watering needs). We're working on some future features to address the battery reset issues. I'm sorry you're not happy with the need for an internet connection, I remember discussing this with you over email in August. Edith PS. What are you growing?

Adding more grasses is on our "to-do" list. We currently do have several lawn grasses such as Zoysia, Bermuda and Ryegrass. I hope this helps you--