Plant watering apparatus, and a method and computer program instructions for controlling the same

Abstract

Plant watering apparatus comprising a reservoir 202 for storing water, means for moving water 204, portion 206 for holding a seed holder 203, and a passage 208 for supplying water from the reservoir 202 to the portions 206. The passage 208 has apertures 210 at heights that correspond to the portions 206n for holding the seed holder 203. The means for moving water 204 controls supply of water from the reservoir 202 to predetermined heights in the passage 208 to fill the passage to that height. The means 204 for moving water can be a pump. The pump can be controller to allow growth of seeds and plants at locations for aesthetic purposes in patterns or to reward behaviour habits e.g., learning a new language, waking up on time, practicing musical instrument, homework, or chores etc. As a user completes tasks the plant watering apparatus is controlled to enable growth of the seeds / plants at more of the portions 106. Seed 338 can be held on a porous medium 336 and held in place by a mesh 340. The porous medium 336 can be held on the apparatus by barbed pins 342.

Description

TECHNOLOGICAL FIELD Examples of the disclosure relate to a plant watering apparatus, and a method and computer program instructions for controlling the same. Some examples relate to a plant watering apparatus, and a method and computer program instructions for controlling the same for use in the field of habit building and / or productivity. BACKGROUND Conventional plant watering apparatuses deliver water to a plant pot to enable a plant and / or seeds within the plant pot to grow. Conventional plant watering apparatuses generally deliver water to the bottom of the plant pot. Conventional plant watering apparatuses have no control of where the water is delivered in and / or around the plant pot. BRIEF SUMMARY The scope of protection sought for various embodiments of the invention is set out by the claims. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure there are provided examples as claimed in the appended claims. Any examples and features described in this specification that do not fall under the scope of the independent claims are to be interpreted as examples useful for understanding various embodiments of the invention. According to at least some examples of the disclosure there is provided a plant watering apparatus comprising: a reservoir for storing water; means for moving water; at least one portion for holding at least one member for holding seeds; and a passage extending from the reservoir to the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds, wherein the passage comprises a plurality of apertures disposed along the passage at a respective plurality of heights, wherein the means for moving water is configured to control a movement of a predetermined amount of water from the reservoir into the passage such that, once moved by the means for moving water, the passage is filled with water to a predetermined height corresponding to at least one of the plurality of heights. According to at least some examples of the disclosure there is provided computer program instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform: controlling the means for moving water of the plant watering apparatus to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir into the passage such that, once moved by the means for moving water, the passage is filled with water to the predetermined height corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights. According to at least some examples of the disclosure there is provided a method comprising controlling the means for moving water of the plant watering apparatus to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir into the passage such that, once moved by the means for moving water, the passage is filled with water to the predetermined height corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights. According to at least some examples of the disclosure there is provided a member for holding seeds comprising an elongate strip comprising: a medium porous to water; and one or more seeds disposed on and / or in the porous medium. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples there is provided examples as claimed in the appended claims. The following portion of this 'Brief Summary’ section, describes various features that may be features of any of the examples described in the foregoing portion of the 'Brief Summary’ section. The description of a function should additionally be considered to also disclose any means suitable for performing that function. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the means for moving water may be configured to control the movement of the predetermined amount of water responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the plant watering apparatus may further comprise a housing configured to house: the reservoir; the means for moving water; the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds; and the passage. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the plant watering apparatus may further comprise the at least one member for holding seeds. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the at least one member for holding seeds may be on an outer surface of the housing. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds may comprise a recessed channel in the outer surface of the housing. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the passage and the recessed channel may be substantially co-located. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure, in use when the at least one member for holding seeds is held in the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds, the plurality of apertures may be configured to allow water to move between the passage and the at least one member for holding seeds. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the at least one member for holding seeds may comprise an elongate strip. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure at least one portion of the strip may be devoid of seeds. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the at least one member for holding seeds may comprise: a medium porous to water; and one or more seeds disposed on and / or in the porous medium. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the at least one member for holding seeds may further comprise a mesh overlaying the seeds, configured to hold the one or more seeds to the porous medium. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the housing and the reservoir may have substantially aligned open ends. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the plant watering apparatus may further comprise a cover for covering the open ends. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the plant watering apparatus may further comprise sound output means and / or lighting means. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the plant watering apparatus may further comprise a base portion. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the base portion may be configured to house: the sound output means and / or the lighting means. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the means for moving water may comprise at least any one or more of: a pump; a motor; a valve; or an actuator. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the controlling caused by the computer to perform may be done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the member for holding seeds may further comprise a mesh overlaying the seeds, configured to hold the one or more seeds to the porous medium. According to various, but not necessarily all, examples of the disclosure the controlling of the method may be done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height. While the above examples of the disclosure and optional features are described separately, it is to be understood that their provision in all possible combinations and permutations is contained within the disclosure. It is to be understood that various examples of the disclosure can comprise any or all of the features described in respect of other examples of the disclosure, and vice versa. Also, it is to be appreciated that any one or more or all of the features, in any combination, may be implemented by / comprised in / performable by an apparatus, a method, and / or computer program instructions as desired, and as appropriate. BRIEF DESCRIPTION Some examples will now be described with reference to the accompanying drawings in which: FIG. 1 shows a schematic cross-sectional view of a plant watering apparatus described herein; FIGs. 2A and 2B show a cross-sectional view and exploded view respectively of an example of a plant watering apparatus as described herein; FIG. 3 shows an example of a member for holding seeds as described herein; FIG. 4 shows an example of a method as described herein; and FIG. 5 shows an example of the subject matter as described herein. The figures are not necessarily to scale. Certain features and views of the figures can be shown schematically or exaggerated in scale in the interest of clarity and conciseness. For example, the dimensions of some elements in the figures can be exaggerated relative to other elements to aid explication. Similar reference numerals are used in the figures to designate similar features. For clarity, all reference numerals are not necessarily displayed in all figures. DETAILED DESCRIPTION FIG. 1 shows a schematic view of an example of the disclosure relating to a plant watering apparatus 100. The plant watering apparatus 100 comprises a reservoir 102 for storing water (represented by waterline 101), means for moving water 104, at least one portion 106q 2.....n for holding at least one member for holding seeds (not shown), and a passage 108 extending from the reservoir 102 to the at least one portion 106i,2, n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds. The passage 108 comprises a plurality of apertures 110 r 2.....n disposed along the passage 108 at a respective plurality of heights (represented by the integers 1,2,..., n). The means for moving water 104 is configured to control a movement of a predetermined amount of water from the reservoir 102 into the passage 108 such that, once moved by the means for moving water 104, the passage is filled with water to a predetermined height corresponding to at least one of the plurality of heights. The reservoir 102 may be of any three-dimensional shape, for example, substantially spherical, cuboid, or prismatic. The reservoir 102 for storing water may be made of any suitable waterproof / water-resistant material. The reservoir 102 for storing water may be made of a non-waterproof / water-resistant material with an additional inner lining of waterproof / water-resistant material. The reservoir 102 may be substantially surrounded / enclosed by the passage 108. The means for moving water 104 may comprise at least any one or more of: a pump; a motor; a valve; or an actuator. The means for moving water 104 may be electrically or mechanically powered. The means for moving water 104 may be powered by chemical energy in the form of a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery. Alternatively, various other forms of energy could be used to move the water, for example: solar power from one or more solar cells; wind energy from one or more wind turbines. The means for moving water 104 may be located between the reservoir 102 and the passage 108. The means for moving water 104 may, in an open configuration, form a path for movement of water from the reservoir 104 to the passage 108. The means for moving water 104 may be inherently in the open configuration when in use (e.g., a pump will inherently be in the open configuration when in use pumping / moving water). The means for moving water 104 may, in a closed configuration, form a barrier to / prevent movement of water from the reservoir 104 to the passage 108. In other words, in the closed configuration, the means for moving water 104 may separate the reservoir 102 from the passage 108. The at least one portion 106q 2.....n for holding at least one member for holding seeds (not shown) may be located proximate to or co-located with the passage 108. The at least one portion 106q 2.....n for holding at least one member for holding seeds may be at least one portion which may wrap around an exterior surface of the plant watering apparatus 100. The passage 108 extending from the reservoir 102 to the at least one portion 106q 2..... n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds may extend from the reservoir 102 in an at least partially or substantially vertically upwards direction. Alternatively, the passage 108 may extend from the reservoir 102 in an at least partially or substantially vertically downwards direction. The passage 108 may at least partially or substantially surround / enclose the reservoir 102. In this regard, the passage may be a shell at least partially or substantially surrounding / enclosing the reservoir 102. Alternatively, the passage 108 may comprise plural passages, for example at least one pipe / tube / capillary extending from the reservoir 102. Each of the plurality of apertures 110 r 2.....n disposed along the passage 108 may form an additional passage for water to move from the passage 108 to the at least one portion 106 r 2.....n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds. The means for moving water 104 is configured to control a movement of a predetermined amount of water from the reservoir 102 into the passage 108 such that, once moved by the means for moving water 104, the passage is filled with water to a predetermined height corresponding to at least one of the plurality of heights. In some examples, during the control of movement of the predetermined amount of water, the means for moving water 104 is in the open configuration. Accordingly, the means for moving water 104 may be configured to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir through itself into the passage 108. In some examples, when not actively controlling movement of the predetermined amount of water, the means for moving water 104 is in the closed configuration. Accordingly, a backflow of water from the passage 108 back into the reservoir is prevented by the means for moving water 104 (although this backflow may also be prevented by the volume of water in the reservoir 102, or by other suitable means such as a valve). Therefore, as the means for moving water 104 moves the predetermined amount of water into the passage 108, the passage 108 fills up with water (without backflow). By virtue of the known predetermined amount of water and the known dimensions of the passage 108, the passage 108 therefore fills up to a predetermined height with water. The predetermined height is determined to be that corresponding with a particular one of the apertures 11012.....n disposed along the passage 108. As described above, each of the plurality of apertures 110 r2.....n disposed along the passage 108 may form a passage for water to move from the passage 108 to the at least one portion 106q 2.....n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds. In this manner, the means for moving water 104 may also be configured to control the delivery of water to the at least one portion 106q 2.....n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds. Which specific portion of the at least one portion 106q 2.....n for holding the member for holding seeds is delivered with / reached by water is dependent upon which of the predetermined heights are reached. Advantageously, this process enables the location (i.e., the location of the portions 106q 2.....n) of the growth of plants from the seeds on the member for holding seeds to be controlled. Furthermore, this process enables a received input of one of the predetermined heights (for example, from a user via a mobile application or other software on a user device such as a mobile terminal) to be utilized to control the growth of the plants from the seeds at that inputted height. In this manner, a growth height of plants from the seeds may be selectively controlled. Such controlling of the location of plant growth may be used for aesthetic purposes, such as growing plants in different shapes or patterns. Alternatively, such controlling of the location of plant growth may be used in the field of behavior change and habits building, e.g., learning a new language, waking up on time, practicing a musical instrument, homework, or chores etc. As a user completes tasks / spends time on these things, the plant watering apparatus 100 is controlled to enable growth of the seeds / plants at more of the portions 106q 2.....n- In this regard, the plant watering apparatus 100 may act as a plant-growth-based "progress bar” (for example, growth starts at the height corresponding to n=1, then progresses sequentially through heights corresponding to n=2, 3, 4 and so on). This provides a responsive and interconnected relationship with one or more living plants, and a sense of accountability, excitement, and achievement. FIG. 2A shows a cross-sectional view of an example 200 of the plant watering apparatus 100 described above. In this example, the plant watering apparatus 200 may comprise a reservoir 202 for storing water (represented by waterline 201), means for moving water 204, at least one portion 206i, 2.....n for holding at least one member for holding seeds 203i, 2.....n, and a passage 208 extending from the reservoir 202 to the at least one portion 206i. 2.....n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds. The passage 208 may comprise a plurality of apertures 210q 2.....n disposed along the passage at a respective plurality of heights. The means for moving water 204 may be configured to control a movement of a predetermined amount of water from the reservoir 202 into the passage 208 such that, once moved by the means for moving water 204, the passage is filled with water to a predetermined height corresponding to at least one of the plurality of heights. In this example, the plant watering apparatus 200 may additionally comprise a housing 212 configured to house: the reservoir 202; the means for moving water 204; the at least one portion 206i,2.....n for holding the at least one member for holding seeds, and the passage 208. The housing 212 may be made from any suitable material such as one or more of: wood; metal; plastic; a composite material. The housing 212 may be made from a porous material or a non-porous material. The housing 212 may be integrally formed, or formed from separate pieces. The housing 212 may be injection moulded and / or 3D printed. In this example, the housing 212 may be substantially spherical, but other shapes are also possible, not least: substantially cuboid, or prismatic. The housing 212 may have a more complex shape, for example the shape of a human figure, a tree, or another, more abstract, shape. In this example, the at least one portion 206i. 2.....n may be on an outer surface of the housing 212. In this example, the at least one portion 206i,2.....n may be a recessed channel in the outer surface of the housing 212. The recessed channel may have a complementary shape to a shape of the at least one member for holding seeds 203i. 2, .... n. Alternatively, the at least one portion 206i,2.....n may be a protruding, flat, or grooved portion on the outer surface of the housing 212. In the example where the at least one portion 206i. 2.....n is a recessed channel, the at least one member for holding seeds 203i,2.....n may be received within the recessed channel. The member for holding seeds 203i. 2.....n may be fixed to the outer surface of the housing 212 by: frictional coupling; adhering means (e.g., glue, adhesive tape); fastening means (e.g., nails, barbed nails, pins, screws, or staples); or any other suitable fixing means. In this example, the housing 212 and the reservoir 202 have substantially aligned open ends (labelled in FIG. 2A as reservoir open end 214, and housing open end 216). The open ends may also be co-located / proximate to one another. The open ends 214 and 216 may be an aperture / hole cut into the reservoir 202 and housing 212 respectively such that the reservoir 202 and housing 212 do not form respective closed volumes. The open ends 214 and 216 enable a user to access the reservoir 202, for example, to: replace the water in the reservoir; clean the reservoir; and / or access the means for moving water 204. In this example, the plant watering apparatus 200 may further comprise a cover / lid / stopper / plug 218 for covering the open ends 214 and 216. Such a cover / lid / stopper / plug 218 prevents loss of water (e.g., from evaporation or spillage) from the reservoir 202. The cover / lid / stopper / plug 218 may further comprise a handle 220. In this example, the plant watering apparatus may further comprise sound output means and / or lighting means (not shown in FIG. 2A). For example, the sound output means may comprise a speaker, and / or the lighting means may comprise an LED strip or any other type of light bulb in any other configuration. The sound output means and / or lighting means may be for alerting / reminding the user to, e.g., perform a task or spend time building a habit (as described above). The sound output means and / or lighting means may be for alerting the user to perform maintenance on the plant watering apparatus 200 or replace the water in the reservoir 202. In this example, the plant watering apparatus 200 may further comprise a base portion 222. The base portion 222 may be made from the same material as the housing 212, or a different material to the housing 212. The base portion 222 may be made from any suitable material such as one or more of: wood; metal; plastic; a composite material. The base portion 222 may be integrally formed, or formed from separate pieces. The base portion 222 may be injection moulded and / or 3D printed. The base portion 222 may have a circular / disk-shaped notch / trough 226 configured to receive a complementary circular / disk-shaped protrusion / lip / rim 224 on a bottom of the housing 222. A size (e.g., a diameter of the circular / disk-shaped protrusion 224 and a diameter of the notch / trough 226) need not be the size indicated in the figure. This notch / protrusion pair may be configured to securely fix / lockthe housing 222 of the plant watering apparatus 200 to the base portion 222. Other means for securely fixing / locking the housing 222 to the base portion 222 may include: snap fittings; or magnetic clasps. In some examples, the base portion 222 may house the sound output means and / or the lighting means previously described. For example, the lighting means may be an LED strip located on an outer surface of the base portion 222. In this example, the plant watering apparatus 200 may further comprise a microcontroller / controller circuitry / circuit board 228 electrically connected to the means for moving water 204 by wiring 230. The wiring 230 may be located / extend through holes / bores / through-holes in the portion 222 and / or the housing 212. 0-rings / seals 232 may be disposed at the locations of the through holes / bores / through-holes in order to prevent leakage of water from the reservoir 202 and / or the passage 208. FIG. 2B shows an exploded view of an example of the plant watering apparatus 200 of FIG. 2A. Please note that some features are not shown in FIG. 2A for clarity (not least the plurality of apertures 210i,2.....n and the notch / trough 226 and circular / disk-shaped protrusion / lip / rim 224). Also shown in FIG. 2B is a rechargeable or non-rechargeable battery 234 for powering the means for moving water 204 and the microcontroller / controller circuitry / circuit board 228. FIG. 3 shows an exploded view of an example 300 of the at least one member for holding seeds described above. In this example, the at least one member for holding seeds 300 comprises an elongate strip, although it need not be elongate. The at least one member for holding seeds 300 may comprise a medium 336 porous to water and one or more seeds 338 disposed on and / or in the porous medium 336. The at least one member for holding seeds 300 may further comprise a mesh 340 overlaying the seeds, configured to hold the one or more seeds 338 to the porous medium 336. The mesh 340 may directly (in the case of the seeds 338 being disposed on the porous medium 336) or indirectly (in the case of the seeds 338 being disposed in the porous medium 336) overlay the seeds 338. In some examples, the seeds 338 may be pressed into the porous medium 336. Barbed pins 342 are an example of a previously-described fixing means for fixing the at least one member for holding seeds 300 to the outer surface of the housing 312. In some examples, portions of the at least one member for holding seeds 300 may be devoid of seeds 338 such that no plant growth occurs at these portions. This may enable a specific pattern of plant growth to occur, and in this regard provides more control over the location of plant growth. FIG. 4 represents steps in a method 400. The method 400 comprises controlling 443 the means for moving water 104 to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir 102 into the passage 108 such that, once moved by the means for moving water 104, the passage 108 is filled with water to the predetermined height corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights. The controlling may be done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height. The microcontroller / controller circuitry / circuit board 228 (shown in FIGs. 2A and 2B) may be in communication with a controller 500. FIG. 5 illustrates an example of a controller 500 suitable for use in an apparatus. The apparatus may be provided in any of the example plant watering apparatus as previously described. Implementation of a controller 500 may be as controller circuitry. The controller 500 may be implemented in hardware alone, have certain aspects in software including firmware alone or can be a combination of hardware and software (including firmware). As illustrated in FIG. 5 the controller 500 may be implemented using instructions that enable hardware functionality, for example, by using executable instructions of a computer program 544 in a general-purpose or special-purpose processor 546 that may be stored on a computer readable storage medium (disk, memory etc.) to be executed by such a processor 546. The processor 546 is configured to read from and write to the memory 548. The processor 546 may also comprise an output interface via which data and / or commands are output by the processor 546 and an input interface via which data and / or commands are input to the processor 546. The memory 548 stores a computer program 544 comprising computer program instructions (computer program code) that controls the operation of the apparatus when loaded into the processor 546. The computer program instructions, of the computer program 544, provide the logic and routines that enables the apparatus to perform the methods illustrated in the accompanying FIGs (e.g., FIG. 4). The processor 546 by reading the memory 548 is able to load and execute the computer program 544. The apparatus may comprise: at least one processor 546; and at least one memory 548 storing instructions that, when executed by the at least one processor 546, cause the apparatus at least to: controlling the means for moving water 104 to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir 102 into the passage 108 such that, once moved by the means for moving water 104, the passage 108 is filled with water to the predetermined height corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights. The controlling may be done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height. Computer program instructions for causing an apparatus to perform at least the following or for performing at least the following: controlling the means for moving water 104 to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir 102 into the passage 108 such that, once moved by the means for moving water 104, the passage 108 is filled with water to the predetermined height corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights. The controlling may be done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height. The controller 500 may have a wireless interface for communicating with a remote second apparatus. The input of the predetermined height may be transmitted from the remote second apparatus and received by the controller 500, e.g., via the wireless interface. This remote second apparatus may be an electronic device, for example, a mobile terminal, according to an example of the present disclosure. It should be understood, however, that a mobile terminal is merely illustrative of an electronic device that would benefit from examples of implementations of the present disclosure and, therefore, should not be taken to limit the scope of the present disclosure to the same. A user, via remote second apparatus, may effect user preferences such as: the colour of the light emitted from the lighting means; the type of sound emitted from the sound output means; or the frequency of alerting / reminding of the user to (as described above). Such effecting of user preferences may be done, for example, via an application / program / software on the remote second apparatus. The application / program / software may be a habit building and / or productivity application / program / software. The computer program instructions may be comprised in a computer program, a non-transitory computer readable medium, a computer program product, a machine readable medium. In some but not necessarily all examples, the computer program instructions may be distributed over more than one computer program. Although the memory 548 is illustrated as a single component / circuitry it may be implemented as one or more separate components / circuitry some or all of which may be integrated / removable and / or may provide permanent / semi-permanent / dynamic / cached storage. Although the processor 546 is illustrated as a single component / circuitry it may be implemented as one or more separate components / circuitry some or all of which may be integrated / removable. The processor 546 may be a single core or multi-core processor. The blocks illustrated in the accompanying FIGs may represent steps in a method and / or sections of code in the computer program 544. The illustration of a particular order to the blocks does not necessarily imply that there is a required or preferred order for the blocks and the order and arrangement of the block may be varied. Furthermore, it may be possible for some blocks to be omitted. Where a structural feature has been described, it may be replaced by means for performing one or more of the functions of the structural feature whether that function or those functions are explicitly or implicitly described. The term 'comprise' is used in this document with an inclusive not an exclusive meaning. That is any reference to X comprising Y indicates that X may comprise only one Y or may comprise more than one Y. If it is intended to use 'comprise’ with an exclusive meaning then it will be made clear in the context by referring to "comprising only one...” or by using "consisting”. In this description, the wording 'connect', 'couple’ and 'communication’ and their derivatives mean operationally connected / coupled / in communication. It should be appreciated that any number or combination of intervening components can exist (including no intervening components), i.e., so as to provide direct or indirect connection / coupling / communication. Any such intervening components can include hardware and / or software components. As used herein, the term "determine / determining" (and grammatical variants thereof) can include, not least: calculating, computing, processing, deriving, measuring, investigating, identifying, looking up (for example, looking up in a table, a database or another data structure), ascertaining and the like. Also, "determining" can include receiving (for example, receiving information), accessing (for example, accessing data in a memory), obtaining and the like. Also, " determine / determining" can include resolving, selecting, choosing, establishing, and the like. In this description, reference has been made to various examples. The description of features or functions in relation to an example indicates that those features or functions are present in that example. The use of the term 'example' or 'for example’ or 'can’ or 'may’ in the text denotes, whether explicitly stated or not, that such features or functions are present in at least the described example, whether described as an example or not, and that they can be, but are not necessarily, present in some of or all other examples. Thus 'example’, 'for example’, 'can’ or 'may’ refers to a particular instance in a class of examples. A property of the instance can be a property of only that instance or a property of the class or a property of a sub-class of the class that includes some but not all of the instances in the class. It is therefore implicitly disclosed that a feature described with reference to one example but not with reference to another example, can where possible be used in that other example as part of a working combination but does not necessarily have to be used in that other example. Although examples have been described in the preceding paragraphs with reference to various examples, it should be appreciated that modifications to the examples given can be made without departing from the scope of the claims. Features described in the preceding description may be used in combinations other than the combinations explicitly described above. Although functions have been described with reference to certain features, those functions may be performable by other features whether described or not. Although features have been described with reference to certain examples, those features may also be present in other examples whether described or not. The term 'a', 'an’ or 'the’ is used in this document with an inclusive not an exclusive meaning. That is any reference to X comprising a / an / the Y indicates that X may comprise only one Y or may comprise more than one Y unless the context clearly indicates the contrary. If it is intended to use 'a’, 'an’ or 'the’ with an exclusive meaning then it will be made clear in the context. In some circumstances the use of 'at least one’ or 'one or more’ may be used to emphasis an inclusive meaning but the absence of these terms should not be taken to infer any exclusive meaning. The presence of a feature (or combination of features) in a claim is a reference to that feature or (combination of features) itself and also to features that achieve substantially the same technical effect (equivalent features). The equivalent features include, for example, features that are variants and achieve substantially the same result in substantially the same way. The equivalent features include, for example, features that perform substantially the same function, in substantially the same way to achieve substantially the same result. In this description, reference has been made to various examples using adjectives or adjectival phrases to describe characteristics of the examples. Such a description of a characteristic in relation to an example indicates that the characteristic is present in some examples exactly as described and is present in other examples substantially as described. The above description describes some examples of the present disclosure however those of ordinary skill in the art will be aware of possible alternative structures and method features which offer equivalent functionality to the specific examples of such structures and features described herein above and which for the sake of brevity and clarity have been omitted from the above description. Nonetheless, the above description should be read as implicitly including reference to such alternative structures and method features which provide equivalent functionality unless such alternative structures or method features are explicitly excluded in the above description of the examples of the present disclosure. Whilst endeavoring in the foregoing specification to draw attention to those features believed to be of importance it should be understood that the Applicant may seek protection via the claims in respect of any patentable feature or combination of features hereinbefore referred to and / or shown in the drawings whether or not 5 emphasis has been placed thereon. l / we claim: 10

Claims

1. A plant watering apparatus comprising:a reservoir for storing water;means for moving water;at least one portion for holding at least one member for holding seeds; anda passage extending from the reservoir to the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds, wherein the passage comprises a plurality of apertures disposed along the passage at a respective plurality of heights,wherein the means for moving water is configured to control a movement of a predetermined amount of water from the reservoir into the passage such that, once moved by the means for moving water, the passage is filled with water to a predetermined height corresponding to at least one of the plurality of heights.

2. The apparatus of claim 1, wherein the means for moving water is configured to control the movement of the predetermined amount of water responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height.

3. The plant watering apparatus of any of claims 1 or 2, further comprising a housing configured to house: the reservoir; the means for moving water; the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds; and the passage.

4. The plant watering apparatus of any previous claim, further comprising the at least one member for holding seeds.

5. The plant watering apparatus of claim 4, when dependent on claim 3, wherein the at least one member for holding seeds is on an outer surface of the housing.

6. The plant watering apparatus of claim 5, wherein the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds comprises a recessed channel in the outer surface of the housing.

7. The plant watering apparatus of claim 6, wherein the passage and the recessedchannel are substantially co-located.

8. The plant watering apparatus of any previous claim, wherein, in use when the at least one member for holding seeds is held in the at least one portion for holding the at least one member for holding seeds, the plurality of apertures are configured to allow water to move between the passage and the at least one member for holding seeds.

9. The plant watering apparatus of claim 4, wherein the at least one member for holding seeds comprises an elongate strip.

10. The plant watering apparatus of claim 9, wherein at least one portion of the strip is devoid of seeds.

11. The plant watering apparatus of any of claims 4 to 10, wherein the at least one member for holding seeds comprises:a medium porous to water; andone or more seeds disposed on and / or in the porous medium.

12. The plant watering apparatus of claim 11, wherein the at least one member for holding seeds further comprises a mesh overlaying the seeds, configured to hold the one or more seeds to the porous medium.

13. The plant watering apparatus of any of claims 3 to 12, wherein the housing and the reservoir have substantially aligned open ends.

14. The plant watering apparatus of claim 13, further comprising a cover for covering the open ends.

15. The plant watering apparatus of any previous claim, further comprising sound output means and / or lighting means.

16. The plant watering apparatus of any previous claim, further comprising a base portion.

17. The plant watering apparatus of claim 16, when dependent on claim 15, wherein the base portion is configured to house: the sound output means and / or the lighting means.

18. The plant watering apparatus of any previous claim, wherein the means for moving water comprises at least any one or more of: a pump; a motor; a valve; or an actuator.

19. Computer program instructions which, when run on a computer, cause the computer to perform:controlling the means for moving water of the plant watering apparatus of any previous claim to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir into the passage such that, once moved by the means for moving water, the passage is filled with water to the predetermined height corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights.

20. The computer program instructions of claim 19, wherein the controlling is done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height.

21. A member for holding seeds comprising an elongate strip comprising: a medium porous to water; and one or more seeds disposed on and / or in the porous medium.

22. The member for holding seeds of claim 21, further comprising a mesh overlaying the seeds, configured to hold the one or more seeds to the porous medium.

23. A method comprising controlling the means for moving water of the plant watering apparatus of any of claims 1 to 18 to move the predetermined amount of water from the reservoir into the passage such that, once moved by the5          means for moving water, the passage is filled with water to the predeterminedheight corresponding to the at least one of the plurality of heights.

24. The method of claim 23, wherein the controlling is done responsive to receipt of an input of the predetermined height.

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