System and method for automated plant maintenance and communication alerts

A system for automated plant condition notification, detection, and watering to improve plant growth and maintenance, the system comprising:

• a computing unit,
• an optical sensor communicably connected to the computing unit,
• a soil moisture sensor communicably connected to the computing unit,
• a water tank level sensor communicably connected to the computing unit,
• a pump communicably connected to the computing unit,
• the computing unit including a processor and a memory, the processor capable of executing instructions stored on the memory, the processor configured to:
• receive a first input indicative of a user identifier and a communication type;
• receive a second input indicative of a plant type;
• receive a third input indicative of a communication interval time;
• receive a soil moisture input from the soil moisture sensor indicative of a soil moisture level;
• receive a water level input indicative of a water level reading from the water tank level sensor;
• receive an optical sensor input from the optical sensor,
• determine a water pump initiation threshold and a water pump completion threshold based on one or more of the plant type, the optical sensor input, or the soil moisture input;
• determine a plant maturity optical value based on the plant type;
• determine a water level threshold based on one or more of the plant type and a water tank type;
• transmit a water pump initiation signal to initiate a watering event based on the water pump initiation threshold;
• transmit a water pump completion signal to stop a watering event based on the water pump completion threshold;
• and
• transmit a notification to the user identifier, via the communication type, the notification including one or more of:
• a plant maturity message when the optical sensor input is within a range of the plant maturity optical value, and
• a water level message when the water level input is less than the water level threshold.

A method for growing plants, comprising:

• receiving, at a computing unit, a first input indicative of a user identifier and a communication type;
• receiving, at the computing unit, a second input indicative of a plant type;
• receiving, at the computing unit, a soil moisture input from the soil moisture sensor indicative of a soil moisture level;
• receiving, at the computing unit, a water level input indicative of a water level reading from the water tank level sensor;
• receiving, at the computing unit, an optical sensor input from the optical sensor,
• determining, at a computing unit, a water pump initiation threshold and a water pump completion threshold based on one or more of the plant type, the optical sensor input, or the soil moisture input;
• determining, at the computing unit, a plant maturity optical value based on the plant type;
• transmitting, from the computing unit, a water pump initiation signal based on the water pump initiation threshold;
• transmitting, from the computing unit, a water pump completion signal to stop the watering event based on the water pump completion threshold;
• and
• transmitting, from the computing unit, a notification to the user identifier, via the communication type, the notification including one or more of:
• a plant maturity message when the optical sensor input is within a range of the plant maturity optical value,
• a water level message when the water level input is less than the water level threshold, and
• a soil moisture level message.