Assembly for determining if hanging plants need to be watered

A pot weighing system for determining if a plant in a pot within a structure needs to be watered, the pot weighing system comprising:

• a hanging pivot arm configured to hang from the structure and pivot relative thereto about a horizontal axis;
• a balance bar connected to the hanging pivot arm at a location configured to be distal the structure, the balance bar having an abutment arm on a first side of the hanging pivot arm and a movable weight on a second side of the hanging pivot arm;
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• a weight switch for preventing water from being delivered to the plant in the pot;
• the hanging pivot arm being moved to interact with the weight switch;
• the hanging pivot arm pivoting when the plant in the pot does not need to be watered, to thereby interact with the weight switch to prevent the plant from being watered;
• the hanging pivot arm not pivoting when the plant in the pot needs to be watered to thereby interact with the weight switch to allow the plant from being watered.

A method of watering plants comprising:

• providing a pot having a plant therein;
• providing a line carrying a hook thereon;
• carrying the pot with the hook;
• connecting a plant watering activation switch to a watering system configured to provide water to the plant in the pot;
• providing a pot weighing system comprising a movable arm assembly configured to interact with a weight switch;
• carrying the pot with the line along a path between the plant watering activation switch and the movable arm assembly of the pot weighing system;
• not moving the movable arm assembly of the pot weighing system when the plant in the pot needs to be watered, with the movable arm assembly interacting with the weight switch and watering the plant in the pot with the watering system when the hook engages the plant watering activation switch;
• moving the movable arm assembly of the pot weighing system with the pot when the plant in the pot does not need to be watered, with the movable arm assembly interacting with the weight switch to prevent activation of the watering system to prevent water from being provided to the plant in the pot.