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Volume no. 4 | 2024/09
Issue no. 1


Title
GREEN AUTOMATED INTUITIVE ALERTS: ENHANCEMENT OF AN OUTDOOR AUTOMATED WATERING SYSTEM FOR GARDEN MAINTENANCE
Author
Jireh Mikyllah B. Aldovino, Jillian Chin C. Maramo, Brianca Coel Mae D. Medrano, and Althea Jelean G. Villaceran, Ms. Christine Joyce L. Enteria, LPT
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Abstract
Ensuring the well-being of plants presents a significant challenge for many garden owners, primarily due to their limited knowledge of effective care practices. This issue frequently manifests in overwatering and underwatering, which not only poses environmental concerns by elevating water consumption rates but also negatively impacts the vitality and survival of plants. Hence, this study, entitled “Green Automated Intuitive Alerts: Enhancement of an Outdoor Automated Watering System for Garden Maintenance” aims to provide a convenient alternative system in order to mitigate the water consumption and promote a greener space in each home garden. The study is undertaken in line with the 12th Sustainable Development Goal “Responsible Consumption and Production”. Furthermore, the study utilized a combination of experimental and descriptive quantitative approaches for methodology. To gather the necessary data, the researchers used the stratified random sampling method in distributing survey questionnaires to 30 garden owners, compromising a mix of home gardeners, professional gardeners, and community gardeners, within Batangas City. The data gathered was analyzed using a statistical treatment which included frequency, ranking, weighted mean, and ANOVA. The findings of the study revealed that the garden owners from Batangas City, agreed that the prototype was functional and effective as an automated watering system for gardens. The researchers also noted that the null hypothesis is rejected and that there is no significant variation in the level of acceptability amongst the garden owners in terms of visual inspection of plants, automation and ease of installation. With this, the study’s results and conclusion showed that, although the prototype was effective, modifications of certain characteristics of the system such as the integration of artificial intelligence to the system and the enhancement of certain components and materials such as the roof, plant box, and the power supply would enable the product to reach its full potential.
Keywords
Automated Watering System, Soil Moisture Level, Irrigation Technology, Water Conservation, Home Garden Maintenance, Plant Maintenance
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