Arduino Controlled Irrigation System

In this era of technology, machines are used to make people's lives easier. Using this knowledge, we can improve and design simple methods of keeping people healthy. This project focuses on agriculture. By implementing technology, we can reduce manpower, time and still produce healthy organic produce. Therefore, an automatic plant irrigation system has to be designed to control different aspects necessary for plant growth. These parameters are moisture content, temperature control and light intensity. This project focuses on the results of maintaining consistent moisture, keeping the soil warm and supplying enough light to the seed/plant. This system uses an Arduino Mega microcontroller to sense moisture levels, surrounding temperature and light intensity. For example, when the moisture content is less than the limit which is predefined, it will start supplying the desired amount of water till it reaches the limit. The pump will automatically water the plant and when the soil is wet the pump will automatically switch off, thereby eradicating the need of manpower and conserving the time.