diff --git a/rust/src/plant_state.rs b/rust/src/plant_state.rs
index 26c7288..1560719 100644
--- a/rust/src/plant_state.rs
+++ b/rust/src/plant_state.rs
@@ -11,11 +11,12 @@ use serde::{Deserialize, Serialize};
 const MOIST_SENSOR_MAX_FREQUENCY: f32 = 7500.; // 60kHz (500Hz margin)
 const MOIST_SENSOR_MIN_FREQUENCY: f32 = 150.; // this is really, really dry, think like cactus levels
 
-#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Clone, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind")]
 pub enum MoistureSensorError {
     ShortCircuit { hz: f32, max: f32 },
     OpenLoop { hz: f32, min: f32 },
-    BoardError(String),
+    BoardError { message: String },
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
@@ -49,6 +50,14 @@ impl MoistureSensorState {
 impl MoistureSensorState {}
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+pub struct SensorTelemetry {
+    pub moisture_pct: Option<f32>,
+    pub raw_hz: Option<f32>,
+    pub error: Option<MoistureSensorError>,
+}
+
+#[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
+#[serde(tag = "kind")]
 pub enum PumpError {
     PumpNotWorking {
         failed_attempts: usize,
@@ -134,9 +143,9 @@ impl PlantState {
                     },
                     Err(err) => MoistureSensorState::SensorError(err),
                 },
-                Err(err) => MoistureSensorState::SensorError(MoistureSensorError::BoardError(
-                    err.to_string(),
-                )),
+                Err(err) => MoistureSensorState::SensorError(MoistureSensorError::BoardError {
+                    message: err.to_string(),
+                })
             }
         } else {
             MoistureSensorState::Disabled
@@ -159,9 +168,9 @@ impl PlantState {
                     },
                     Err(err) => MoistureSensorState::SensorError(err),
                 },
-                Err(err) => MoistureSensorState::SensorError(MoistureSensorError::BoardError(
-                    err.to_string(),
-                )),
+                Err(err) => MoistureSensorState::SensorError(MoistureSensorError::BoardError {
+                    message: err.to_string(),
+                })
             }
         } else {
             MoistureSensorState::Disabled
@@ -277,19 +286,21 @@ impl PlantState {
         &self,
         plant_conf: &PlantConfig,
         current_time: &DateTime<Tz>,
-    ) -> PlantInfo<'_> {
+    ) -> PlantInfo {
+        let (moisture_pct, _) = self.plant_moisture();
         PlantInfo {
-            sensor_a: &self.sensor_a,
-            sensor_b: &self.sensor_b,
+            moisture_pct,
+            sensor_a: Self::sensor_to_telemetry(&self.sensor_a),
+            sensor_b: Self::sensor_to_telemetry(&self.sensor_b),
             mode: plant_conf.mode,
             do_water: self.needs_to_be_watered(plant_conf, current_time),
-            dry: if let Some(moisture_percent) = self.plant_moisture().0 {
+            dry: if let Some(moisture_percent) = moisture_pct {
                 moisture_percent < plant_conf.target_moisture
             } else {
                 false
             },
             cooldown: self.pump_in_timeout(plant_conf, current_time),
-            out_of_work_hour: in_time_range(
+            out_of_work_hour: !in_time_range(
                 current_time,
                 plant_conf.pump_hour_start,
                 plant_conf.pump_hour_end,
@@ -316,15 +327,40 @@ impl PlantState {
             },
         }
     }
+
+    fn sensor_to_telemetry(sensor: &MoistureSensorState) -> SensorTelemetry {
+        match sensor {
+            MoistureSensorState::Disabled => SensorTelemetry {
+                moisture_pct: None,
+                raw_hz: None,
+                error: None,
+            },
+            MoistureSensorState::MoistureValue {
+                raw_hz,
+                moisture_percent,
+            } => SensorTelemetry {
+                moisture_pct: Some(*moisture_percent),
+                raw_hz: Some(*raw_hz),
+                error: None,
+            },
+            MoistureSensorState::SensorError(err) => SensorTelemetry {
+                moisture_pct: None,
+                raw_hz: None,
+                error: Some(err.clone()),
+            },
+        }
+    }
 }
 
 #[derive(Debug, PartialEq, Serialize)]
 /// State of a single plant to be tracked
-pub struct PlantInfo<'a> {
+pub struct PlantInfo {
+    /// combined plant moisture from available sensors
+    moisture_pct: Option<f32>,
     /// state of humidity sensor on bank a
-    sensor_a: &'a MoistureSensorState,
+    sensor_a: SensorTelemetry,
     /// state of humidity sensor on bank b
-    sensor_b: &'a MoistureSensorState,
+    sensor_b: SensorTelemetry,
     /// configured plant watering mode
     mode: PlantWateringMode,
     /// the plant needs to be watered