diff --git a/src/App.tsx b/src/App.tsx
index fcec8b3..b8ddbe1 100644
--- a/src/App.tsx
+++ b/src/App.tsx
@@ -11,6 +11,7 @@ import Warehouse from './components/Warehouse'
 import Market from './components/Market'
 import { ActionCooldown } from './components/ActionCooldown'
 import { useSaveSystem } from './store/useSaveSystem'
+import { Console } from './components/Console'
 
 const appContainerStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
   maxWidth: '1200px',
@@ -51,6 +52,7 @@ function App() {
             <Market />
           </TabsContent>
         </Tabs>
+        <Console />
       </div>
     </div>
   )
diff --git a/src/components/Console.tsx b/src/components/Console.tsx
new file mode 100644
index 0000000..0795146
--- /dev/null
+++ b/src/components/Console.tsx
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+import React from 'react'
+import { useGameStore } from '../store/useGameStore'
+
+const consoleContainerStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  marginTop: '2rem',
+  padding: '1rem',
+  backgroundColor: '#1a1a1a',
+  borderRadius: '0.5rem',
+  maxHeight: '200px',
+  overflowY: 'auto',
+}
+
+const messageStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  color: '#e0e0e0',
+  fontSize: '0.9rem',
+  marginBottom: '0.5rem',
+  fontFamily: 'monospace',
+}
+
+const timestampStyle: React.CSSProperties = {
+  color: '#666',
+  marginRight: '0.5rem',
+}
+
+export const Console: React.FC = () => {
+  const messages = useGameStore((state) => state.consoleMessages)
+
+  return (
+    <div style={consoleContainerStyle}>
+      {messages.map((message) => (
+        <div key={message.id} style={messageStyle}>
+          <span style={timestampStyle}>
+            {new Date(message.timestamp).toLocaleTimeString()}
+          </span>
+          {message.text}
+        </div>
+      ))}
+      {messages.length === 0 && (
+        <div style={messageStyle}>No messages yet...</div>
+      )}
+    </div>
+  )
+} 
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/src/store/useGameStore.ts b/src/store/useGameStore.ts
index d6fb702..b558c2e 100644
--- a/src/store/useGameStore.ts
+++ b/src/store/useGameStore.ts
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ import {
   COOLDOWN_DURATION,
   MARKET_ITEMS,
 } from '../constants'
-import { GameState, PlotState, FieldTool } from '../types'
+import { GameState, PlotState } from '../types'
 
 const initializeField = (size: number): PlotState[][] => {
   return Array(size)
@@ -53,6 +53,18 @@ export const hasSaveInSlot = (slot: number): boolean => {
   return !!localStorage.getItem(`${SAVE_SLOT_PREFIX}${slot}`)
 }
 
+const addConsoleMessage = (state: GameState, text: string) => (
+  state.consoleMessages = [
+    {
+      id: Math.random().toString(36).substring(7),
+      text,
+      timestamp: Date.now(),
+    },
+    ...state.consoleMessages,
+  ].slice(0, 50)
+)
+
+
 export const useGameStore = create<
   GameState & {
     plant: (row: number, col: number) => void
@@ -78,6 +90,7 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
   gameSpeed: INITIAL_GAME_SPEED,
   actionCooldown: 0,
   tickCount: 0,
+  consoleMessages: [],
 
   assignCrop: (row, col, cropId) => {
     set(
@@ -182,6 +195,14 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
             const crop = CROPS[plot.current.cropId]
             const waterNeeded = crop.waterPerTick
 
+            // Check if water is running low (less than 25% of what's needed)
+            if (plot.moisture < waterNeeded * 0.25 && plot.moisture > 0) {
+              addConsoleMessage(
+                state,
+                `Plot (${rowIndex + 1},${colIndex + 1}) ${crop.name} is running low on water!`,
+              )
+            }
+
             // Only grow if fertility is above 0.2
             if (plot.moisture >= waterNeeded && plot.fertility >= 0.2) {
               let growthRate = 1
@@ -196,6 +217,15 @@ export const useGameStore = create<
               state.plots[rowIndex][colIndex].moisture =
                 plot.moisture - waterNeeded
               state.plots[rowIndex][colIndex].current.progress = newProgress
+              
+              // If the plot just became mature, add a message
+              if (mature && !plot.current.mature) {
+                addConsoleMessage(
+                  state,
+                  `Plot (${rowIndex + 1},${colIndex + 1}) ${crop.name} is ready to harvest!`,
+                )
+              }
+              
               state.plots[rowIndex][colIndex].current.mature = mature
             }
           })
diff --git a/src/types/index.ts b/src/types/index.ts
index 7fb72a7..5f0d942 100644
--- a/src/types/index.ts
+++ b/src/types/index.ts
@@ -30,6 +30,12 @@ export interface InventoryItem {
 
 export type FieldTool = 'mark' | 'plant' | 'water' | 'harvest' | 'inspect'
 
+export interface ConsoleMessage {
+  id: string
+  text: string
+  timestamp: number
+}
+
 export interface GameState {
   cash: number
   inventory: Record<string, number>
@@ -39,6 +45,7 @@ export interface GameState {
   plots: PlotState[][]
   gameSpeed: number
   actionCooldown: number
+  consoleMessages: ConsoleMessage[]
 }
 
 export interface MarketTransaction {