Soil pH Monitoring System and Agricultural Land Watering Regulations Using the Fuzzy Method for Sidomulyo Village

Abstract

A community called Sidomulyo Village was located in Batam City's Sagulung District of Tembesi Village. There, farming was the main source of income for the majority of people, however, some also worked as farmers part-time. One of the sources of fresh veggies in Batam City was Sidomulyo. Some farmers claimed that the initial stage of farming, testing the pH of the soil, was challenging for them. This was due to the need for farmers to visit the Agriculture Service to borrow a soil pH testing instrument and the fact that some still utilized time- and energy-intensive conventional irrigation techniques. The goal of this research is to make it simpler for the community to grow crops by addressing their concerns and wants. To that end, an IOT (Internet of Things)-based soil pH monitoring system and an automatic land irrigation setting system utilizing the fuzzy technique were developed. The ESP32 will receive soil pH readings from the soil pH sensor and show them on the website or application. When it comes to automatic watering, the information that determines how long to water is dependent on temperature and humidity readings. With such a notion, it is now much easier for farmers to monitor the pH of the soil, which also makes it simpler for them to water and saves more time and energy.