The Arduino Automatic Smart Plant Watering Kit 2.0 is available in the Geeky Gadgets Deals store for $69, have a look at the video below. Watch this video on YouTube.

And with the Arduino platform, you can apply programming to real-world problems through accessible DIY kits. This one can be rigged to automatically water up to four plants for you.

However, since different plants require different amounts of water, you're free to modify the Arduino code's thresholds to suit your specific plant.

What happens when an engineer builds a smart garden? This Arduino-powered system automates watering while collecting real-time data on soil moisture, temperature, and sunlight. From sensor ...

Fill the (now leaky) baggie with water, rest the baggie inside the plant's pot (or anywhere near it, as long as it's above the soil and the wick is touching the soil), and you're done.

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