AUTOMATIC PLANT IRRIGATION SYSTEM

Abstract

In daily operations related to watering plants is the most important cultural practice and the most labour-intensive task. No matter whatever the weather is, either too hot and cold or too dry and wet it is very crucial to control the amount of water reaching the plants. So, It will be effective to use an idea of an automatic plant watering system which waters plants when they need it. An important aspect of this project is: “when and how much to water”. To reduce manual activities for the human to watering plants, the idea of a plant watering system is adopted. The method is employed to monitor the soil moisture level continuously and to decide whether watering is needed or not, and how much water is needed in the plant's soil. This project can be grouped into subsystems such as; power supply, relays, solenoid valve, Arduino GSM shield, Soil moisture sensor, and LCD .This project on the "Automatic Plant Irrigation System" is intended to create an automated irrigation mechanism that turns the valve of the pumping motor ON and OFF by detecting the dampness/moisture content of the earth. In the domain of farming, the utilisation of appropriate means of irrigation is significant. The benefit of employing these techniques is to decrease human interference and still make certain appropriate irrigation. The model consists of three stages: Firstly, sensing the land’s moisture levels. The second stage is the determination of its status: dry or wet. The last and third stage is Valve control