{"id":5865,"date":"2021-06-11T03:26:51","date_gmt":"2021-06-10T20:26:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/?page_id=5865"},"modified":"2022-04-29T22:49:22","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T15:49:22","slug":"introduction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.phidgets.com\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/introduction\/","title":{"rendered":"Plant Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section bb_built=&#8221;1&#8243; fullwidth=&#8221;off&#8221; specialty=&#8221;on&#8221; inner_width=&#8221;auto&#8221; inner_max_width=&#8221;1200px&#8221;][et_pb_column type=&#8221;1_3&#8243;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;ph-vertical-menu&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-vertical-menu ph-vertical-sticky\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item active green\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/introduction\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Introduction<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/parts\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Parts<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/assemble\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Assemble<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/moisture-phidget\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Use the Moisture Phidget<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/water-pump\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Use the Water Pump<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/light-phidget\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Use the Light Phidget<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a>  <a class=\"ph-vertical-menu-item\" href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\/plant-kit\/design\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->    Design Your System<!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] -->  <\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; specialty_columns=&#8221;4&#8243;][et_pb_row_inner][et_pb_column_inner type=&#8221;4_4&#8243; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243; custom_padding__hover=&#8221;|||&#8221; custom_padding=&#8221;|||&#8221; saved_specialty_column_type=&#8221;2_3&#8243;][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Plant Kit: Introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-overline-text\"><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><a href=\"\/education\/learn\/projects\">Projects<\/a><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-pre-h1 ph-color-grey-200\">Phidget Plant Kit<\/div>\n<p><!-- [et_pb_line_break_holder] --><\/p>\n<h1>Introduction<\/h1>\n<p>[\/et_pb_code][et_pb_code admin_label=&#8221;Introduction&#8221; _builder_version=&#8221;4.6.6&#8243; box_shadow_horizontal_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_vertical_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; box_shadow_blur_tablet=&#8221;40px&#8221; box_shadow_spread_tablet=&#8221;0px&#8221; vertical_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; horizontal_offset_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243; z_index_tablet=&#8221;0&#8243;]<\/p>\n<div class=\"ph-body-text-large\">Welcome to the Phidget Plant Kit! 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