If you are designing your own intelligent “Graden Computer” with an optional digital plant moisture sensor/water pump controller that lights an LED to alert the user when it is time to water a potted ...

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 ...

This smart irrigation system has loads of options, especially around soil monitoring, but some will find all that flexibility difficult to wade through. Moen is in the midst of building out deep and ...

Moen’s new smart sprinkler controller offers a feature competitors like Rachio and Orbit don’t: A remote sensor that monitors the temperature and moisture content of the soil your lawn is planted in.

Moen thinks it can take the hassle out of watering your lawn — and possibly save you some money in the process. It's introducing a Smart Sprinkler Controller (shown below) that, in tandem with ...

Since humans began farming more than 10,000 years ago, they have relied largely on their own senses to determine how much water crops need. But as water becomes scarcer, farmers have a greater need to ...

An innovative effort would embed sensors in agricultural fields in a bid to cut down on irrigation--saving farmers money and preserving water for endangered species By June 15 gasoline-powered augers ...