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# Adafruit Bonsai Buckaroo - micro:bit & CLUE Plant Care Helper

**Brand:** Adafruit

**URL:** https://littlebirdelectronics.com.au/products/adafruit-bonsai-buckaroo-micro-bit-clue-plant-care-helper

## Pricing

- **Price:** $10.70
- **Stock:** In stock at supplier
- **Local warehouse:** 0 units
- **Supplier (Adafruit):** 56 units
- **SKU:** AF-4534

## Description

The Bonsai Buckaroo is a compact add-on board for micro:bit and Adafruit CLUE that turns your board into a plant care monitoring and watering system. Bolt it on with 5 screws to get a buzzer, motor driver, and soil moisture sensing breakout. Connect two alligator clips and nails to measure soil resistance, use the buzzer to alert when plants need watering, and drive a small water pump to automate the process. Works with micro:bit in Arduino, MicroPython, or MakeCode, and with CLUE in CircuitPython or Arduino. Key Features 8 mm Buzzer/Speaker (Pin P0) – Beep alerts for watering reminders or play tones when soil is healthy 3V Motor Control (Pin P2) – On/off control for a small water pump to automate watering Soil Moisture Sensing (Pin P1) – Alligator clip pads with 3V and GND for measuring soil resistance with nails Dual Board Support – Compatible with micro:bit (v1 and v2) and Adafruit CLUE Simple Attachment – Bolts onto the back of your board with 5 screws Compatible Boards micro:bit v2 Go Bundle Ideal For Automated plant watering systems Soil moisture monitoring projects STEM education and MakeCode projects Introduction to sensors and motor control Important: This is only the control board. micro:bit, CLUE, water pump, tubing, alligator clips, and nails are not included and must be purchased separately. Package Contents 1× Adafruit Bonsai Buckaroo board 5× Mounting screws

**Product Type:** physical

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