Automatic and adjustable device for watering a growing container

摘要

This adjustable and automatic device for watering a plant tray (1) comprising a container for the potting soil, a water reservoir (2) for moistening the said soil includes a means (5) for detecting the moisture right within the potting soil, consisting of distant metallic electrodes for measuring the resistance of the slice of soil between the electrodes, the electrodes being located in or on a permeable protective cage (6) and located right within the container, means for supplying and dispensing water, and a control system operating the means for dispensing water as a function of the resistance detected between the electrodes. IMAGE