diff --git a/source/_components/plant.markdown b/source/_components/plant.markdown
index e262e81059f..9c21905676a 100644
--- a/source/_components/plant.markdown
+++ b/source/_components/plant.markdown
@@ -146,23 +146,28 @@ sensor:
   - platform: mqtt
     name: my_plant_moisture
     state_topic: my_plant_topic
-    value_template: '{{ value_json.moisture }}'
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.moisture | int }}'
+    unit_of_measurement: '%'
   - platform: mqtt
     name: my_plant_battery
     state_topic: my_plant_topic
-    value_template: '{{ value_json.battery }}'
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.battery | int }}'
+    unit_of_measurement: '%'
   - platform: mqtt
     name: my_plant_temperature
     state_topic: my_plant_topic
-    value_template: '{{ value_json.temperature }}'
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.temperature | float }}'
+    unit_of_measurement: '°C'
   - platform: mqtt
     name: my_plant_conductivity
     state_topic: my_plant_topic
-    value_template: '{{ value_json.conductivity }}'
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.conductivity | int }}'
+    unit_of_measurement: 'µS/cm'
   - platform: mqtt
     name: my_plant_brightness
     state_topic: my_plant_topic
-    value_template: '{{ value_json.brightness }}'
+    value_template: '{{ value_json.brightness | int }}'
+    unit_of_measurement: 'Lux'
 ```
 
 {% endraw %}