EDDY GARDNER – automatic plant watering system

🪴 Eddy Gardner 3.0 – Automatic Plant Watering System

Eddy Gardner 3.0 is the third iteration of my automatic plant watering system — this time based on ESPHome, Home Assistant, and a peristaltic pump. The device monitors soil moisture and dispenses water in timed, precise doses when needed. No coding is required — everything is configured via YAML and controlled through the Home Assistant interface.

📦 What's included in this project?

3D-printable enclosures for:

NKP-DC-B10 peristaltic pump

soil moisture sensor

electronics module (Wemos D1 mini, buck converter, MOSFET)

STL files for printing

Full configuration and assembly details via blog + GitHub repo

📸 All components were modeled in Fusion 360 and assembled with M3 screws. For water distribution, I used flexible drip tubing — it fits perfectly on the pump connectors.

🔧 Main components:

Wemos D1 mini (ESP8266)

NKP-DC-B10 peristaltic pump

Logic-level MOSFET module (3.3V compatible)

12V power supply + step-down converter to 5V

Analog soil moisture sensor (A0 input)

🔗 External resources

📘 Full project write-up and history (2020–2025):
➡ https://hamspirit.pl/SQ9MDD/?p=2861

💾 ESPHome YAML configuration + hardware setup on GitHub:
➡ https://github.com/SQ9MDD/EddyGardner3.0

This is a perfect weekend project if you want your plants to be watered only when they actually need it — no relays, no guesswork, no overwatering.