The Smart Gardening System represents an IoT-driven
initiative designed to make plant maintenance easier and more effective by
handling watering automatically. It relies on a soil moisture sensor to track
moisture levels in the soil continuously. If the soil gets too dry—say, below
30% moisture—the sensor alerts the Arduino Uno microcontroller, which then
switches on a water pump using a relay module. The pump stops once the soil
hits an optimal level, like 60%, to avoid wasting water or drowning the roots.
Core parts include the Arduino Uno, soil moisture sensor, relay module, water
pump, and a separate power source. To make things user-friendly, we have added
a basic web page built with Flask that shows live updates on soil moisture and
whether the pump is running or not, so people can check in from anywhere
online. During tests, the setup responded in less than a second, with the
sensor hitting 95% accuracy across different soils, and it cut water use by
about 40% compared to doing it by hand. This approach cuts down on manual work,
stops plants from getting too much or too little water, and helps them grow stronger.
It's especially handy for folks with packed schedules or who travel a lot. In
the end, it makes gardening more sustainable by saving resources and effort.
Author(s) Details
Sumit Singha
Chowdhury
Department of Master of Computer Application, Acharya Institute of
Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Barsha Mallick
Department of Master of Computer Application, Acharya Institute of
Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Manish Kumar Thakur
Department of Master of Computer Application, Acharya Institute of
Technology, Bengaluru, Karnataka, India.
Please see the book here :- https://doi.org/10.9734/bpi/mono/978-93-88417-94-5/CH7
