Researching

Primary questions

  1. What is the optimal setting go grow tomatoes?
  2. How often should the tomatoes be taken cared of?
  3. Where should we go to collect tomato seeds?
  4. What are the steps to germinate the tomato plants?
  5. What is the farming duration for tomatoes?
  6. What are some typical issues/problems while growing plants?
  7. Which plants are easily grown?
  8. What is the space requirement for the selected crop?

Secondary questions

  1. What are the main parts needed to construct the watering system?
  2. What should be the optimal time bound to harvest the chosen plant
  3. How are/should the parts (be) connected?
  4. What is a moisture sensor and what is it used for?
  5. What is a solenoid valve and how does it work?
  6. How does the Arduino communicate with the relay module
  7. How can we have an equal distribution of water across the whole system?
  8. How to read data from a moisture sensor?
  9. Which are types of pumps that are suitable for a small-scale farm?
  10. What characteristics determine the health of the plant (how healthy the plant is)?
  11. What is an amplifier? And why do we need it for the moisture sensor?
  12. What is the best type of fertilizer for the plant?



Primary + Secondary research

Automatic Water Irrigation System with Moisture Sensors by Peter Nguyen and Minh Nguyen