Being a serial killer of house plants doesn't involve elaborate plots or a high I.Q., but it still seems to be a favorite (albeit unintentional) pastime for many geeks. Now a Twitter-enabled solution exists that may help save the lives of millions of innocent plants.

The Botanicall is a kit that allows you to give your plant the power to tweet or send you a text message on your phone when it is in need of watering. The device uses an Arduino microcontroller, an Ethernet module and two probes that you insert into the soil to monitor moisture level. The unassembled kit can be bought from Sparkfun.com

Everyone has a friend who is a certified plant killer. I think you know the type; whenever you visit their house, there is always a row of brown, ailing plants on the windowsill. This kit is the perfect product for people who are unsure of how to properly care for a plant. You don’t need to research appropriate watering schedules for your botanic baby, you can just follow the tweets.

So the question is.. should we import some of these into NZ, do you think it would take off? Leave us a comment with your opinion.