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Automatic irrigation system

Objective: Design a home irrigation system for the care of the environment.

How to make an automatic irrigation system

Home automatic watering system

A home automatic irrigation system is a method of watering that works in an automated


way, or what is the same, the watering of the plants is done without any intervention, when
necessary and efficiently. These home drip irrigation systems can be used both indoors and
outdoors conveniently for plants.

instructions

Materials:
 A plastic bottle.
 A natural fiber string or a piece of cotton cloth.

1. Get a plastic bottle.


Look for a bottle of soda that you have stored at home, if you don't have one you can buy it,
it is very easy to get.

2. Buy a natural fiber rope or a piece of cotton cloth.


If you do not have to buy a natural fiber rope, you can take a piece of cotton fabric from
some clothes that you do not use, this will serve you perfectly.

3. Take the plastic bottle, cut it in half.

4. Fill the upper part with fertilized soil, plant the plant you want and make some holes in
the plug and pass the string through them that will reach the bottom.

5. Fill the bottom of the bottle that you cut earlier with water.

6. Insert the super part at the bottom as follows:


7. The wick will absorb the water and transport it to the plant by capillarity.

RESULT

This is the result of our home automatic irrigation


By this same method, a bottle could
be recycled into a pot with self-
watering, as shown in the image

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