u/shivmsit

I was planning to go on vacation for 1 week and my biggest worry was how to supply water to my backyard plants. There are lot of plants and in this summer they need water regularly, otherwise many of them would have died.

So I decided to build a watering system which I can control from app or add schedules, so watering can happen automatically.

I used ESP32, designed and vibe coded backend, Android app, firmware & used an open source MQTT server. Also, created box in OpenSCAD and 3d printed it. From the app I can see live status, turn watering on/off anytime, and add/remove schedules.

So I am back after vacation and all plants are doing well. So now system is working well and I am also thinking maybe I can ask gardener to come less frequently, which can save some money also :).

Some gotchas: Water Usage is just place holder and schedule title for evening mentioned "Morning Watering"
This is still in early phase but functional and working prototype!

I was planning to go on vacation for 1 week and my biggest worry was how to supply water to my backyard plants. There are lot of plants and in this summer they need water regularly, otherwise many of them would have died.

So I decided to build a watering system which I can control from app or add schedules, so watering can happen automatically.

I used ESP32, designed and vibe coded backend, Android app, firmware & used an open source MQTT server. Also, created box in OpenSCAD and 3d printed it. From the app I can see live status, turn watering on/off anytime, and add/remove schedules.

So I am back after vacation and all plants are doing well. So now system is working well and I am also thinking maybe I can ask gardener to come less frequently, which can save some money also :).

Some gotchas: Water Usage is just place holder and schedule title for evening mentioned "Morning Watering"
This is still in early phase but functional and working prototype!

I was planning to go on vacation for 1 week and my biggest worry was how to supply water to my backyard plants. There are lot of plants and in this summer they need water regularly, otherwise many of them would have died.

So I decided to build a watering system which I can control from app or add schedules, so watering can happen automatically.

Project details: I used ESP32, designed and vibe coded backend, Android app, firmware & used an open source MQTT server. Also, created box in OpenSCAD and 3d printed it. From the app I can see live status, turn watering on/off anytime, and add/remove schedules.

So I am back after vacation and all plants are doing well. So now system is working well and I am also thinking maybe I can ask gardener to come less frequently, which can save some money also :).

Some gotchas: Water Usage is just place holder and schedule title for evening mentioned "Morning Watering"
This is still in early phase but functional and working prototype!