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+---
+layout: page
+title: "Plant Observer"
+description: "Automation component to observe the status of your plants."
+date: 2017-05-06 08:00
+sidebar: true
+comments: false
+sharing: true
+footer: true
+ha_category: Other
+ha_release: 0.44
+---
+
+```yaml
+plant:
+  simulated_plant:
+    sensors:
+      moisture: sensor.mqtt_plant_moisture
+      battery: sensor.mqtt_plant_battery
+      temperature: sensor.mqtt_plant_temperature
+      conductivity: sensor.mqtt_plant_conductivity
+      brightness: sensor.mqtt_plant_brightness
+    min_moisture: 20
+    max_moisture: 60
+    min_battery: 17
+    min_conductivity: 500
+    min_temperature: 15
+```
+
+## Using plain MQTT sensor to get the data
+
+```yaml
+sensor:
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: mqtt_plant_moisture
+    state_topic: test/simulated_plant
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.moisture }}'
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: mqtt_plant_battery
+    state_topic: test/simulated_plant
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.battery }}'
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: mqtt_plant_temperature
+    state_topic: test/simulated_plant
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.temperature }}'
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: mqtt_plant_conductivity
+    state_topic: test/simulated_plant
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.conductivity }}'
+  - platform: mqtt
+    name: mqtt_plant_brightness
+    state_topic: test/simulated_plant
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.brightness }}'
+```