Automatic watering
Set a soil-moisture level for each bed. Smart Sprout waters only when your plants actually need it. No fixed schedules. No forgotten watering days.
Finalists · Eagle Works 2026
Automatic plant watering.
Automatic plant watering.
Always-on monitoring.
Smart Sprout is a plant-care system for small nurseries and home growers. It tracks soil moisture, temperature, and humidity, and waters your plants when they need it.
Always-on monitoring
Soil moisture, temperature, and humidity, updated whenever you check. Catch heat waves and dry spells before they hurt a crop.
Alerts that matter
Get a notification or email when something needs your eyes, like a dry bed or a missed watering.
Presented · April 2026
Built by students. Recognized by Tennessee Tech.
Smart Sprout was chosen as a Finalist in Tennessee Tech's Eagle Works 2026 student-venture competition. Judges picked it from a field of entries across Cookeville for a working product and real use for growers.
Eagle Works 2026 Finalist
Tennessee Tech University · Cookeville, TN
Built for real gardens
Quiet, reliable, and out of your way.
Smart Sprout sits near your plants and does the routine work. Check in whenever you want, from your phone, tablet, or laptop. You stay in charge; the watering just happens.
Works indoors or out
Windowsills, raised beds, or full greenhouses.
Scales with your garden
One bed or twenty on a single account.
Share with your team
Invite collaborators with one link.
Private by default
Your plants and your data stay yours.
How it works
Three simple parts. That's it.
We watch
Smart Sprout watches your soil moisture, air temperature, and humidity.
We act
When a reading drops below your target, Smart Sprout waters the bed. No timers, no overflow.
You stay in charge
Live dashboard, manual overrides, and alerts if something needs you.
Frequently asked
Quick answers
Smart Sprout is a plant-care system for small nurseries and home growers. It tracks soil moisture, temperature, and humidity, and waters your plants when they need it.
Smart Sprout is built for small nurseries, greenhouse operators, and homesteaders. If you care for plants and want reliable automated watering, it's for you.
You set a soil-moisture level for each bed. When a reading drops below that level, Smart Sprout waters the bed. No fixed schedule, and it won't water soil that's already wet.
Yes. Smart Sprout works on windowsills, in raised beds, and in full greenhouses. It scales from a single pot to a larger nursery operation.
Yes. Make a free account and your first soil-moisture, temperature, and humidity readings show up on the dashboard right away.
Smart Sprout was selected as a Finalist in Tennessee Tech University's Eagle Works 2026 student-venture competition, recognized for a working product and real use for growers.