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# Social Media Shrubs
PocketGrow Will Teach Your Plants to Tweet

By Amanda Chang | Published 2010-09-21 | Tech
Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pocketgrow
References: [gearlog](http://www.gearlog.com/2010/09/pocketgrow_teaches_your_plants.php) & [pocketgrow](http://pocketgrow.com/microgrow/)

Yes, technology has finally advanced so far that nowadays that living organisms such as your plants and shrubbery can now take part in the social media frenzy and tweet with PocketGrow. PocketGrow is tooted as being the smallest and most fully contained hydroponic grow box out there.

Using LEDs, these lights are what the plants need and use to grow, while a PicAxe 14M micro controller maintains temperature, lighting and watering control. However, what allows your plants to “tweet” is the LabBox Server software. This grants you the option of controlling PocketGrow directly from your computer, [iPhone](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/touch-grass-collection), iPod or [iPad](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/essaykraft), while the “tweet” function sends plant status updates such as temperature, water level and light schedule to [Twitter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/twitter-3d-gadget).

Who would have thought plants can now join the twittersphere?

## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter)

- Score: 1.5/10
- Popularity: 27% | Activity: 10% | Freshness: 8%
- Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women
- Primary generations: Millennial
- Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia

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## Key Themes

### Key Themes Behind This Trend

- **Plant-tech:** Hydroponic grow boxes connected to social media via micro controllers offer innovative opportunities for plant enthusiasts.
- **Internet of Living Things:** Living organisms connected to the internet, like PocketGrow, open up new opportunities for data collection and analysis.
- **Smart Gardening:** Integrating technology like PocketGrow into gardening and agriculture creates a new market for smart gardening solutions.

### Where This Applies

- **Indoor Gardening:** PocketGrow offers innovative solutions for aficionados of indoor gardening.
- **Technology:** Developing micro controllers that can monitor and connect to living organisms can lead to innovative solutions for the technology industry.
- **Social Media:** Social media integration with living organisms creates a new market for businesses interested in social media marketing.

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