This is a simple arduino project for a soil moisture sensor that will light up a LED at a certain moisture level. It uses Arduino Duemilanove microcontroller board. Two wires placed in the soil pot ...

Around the Hackaday bunker, any plant other than a cactus has a real chance of expiring due to thirst. Perhaps we should build some of [MakersFunDuck]’s Moisture Duck boards. As you can see in the ...

Unless you’ve been gifted with a green thumb, it can often feel like a challenge keeping your garden looking its best. Between harsh winters and humid summers, Canadian elements also make it difficult ...

Around the Hackaday bunker, any plant other than a cactus has a real chance of expiring due to thirst. Perhaps we should build some of [MakersFunDuck]’s Moisture Duck boards. As you can see in the ...

From tracking your plant's health to calculating its happiness score, discover three houseplant gadgets from IFA 2025 that ...

The smart garden is one of the newest frontiers for smart device technology. We recently reviewed three connected plant sensors, all of which promise to feed information about your plant and its ...

Soil moisture sensors can help farmers save water, by letting them know when their crops actually need to be watered. A new sensor could be particularly helpful, as it incorporates a special material ...

I finally got around to building another cheap enuresis (bedwetting) alarm with the help of a couple of inexpensive and easily available electronic parts. This little enuresis alarm is a tricky design ...