Never too little. Never too much.

How does Boum's Auto Mode work?

With Boum drip irrigation, a special machine learning algorithm works in the background to calculate the optimal amount of water for each plant at any given time. This means the plants never receive too little or too much water, whatever the weather.

No wasted water.

What does it take into account?

Auto Mode takes into account factors such as pot size (a small pot becomes saturated more quickly than a large one), pot type, how hot it is and whether it has rained. It also considers how exposed the location is and the plants' growth stage: in spring, small seedlings need less water than fully grown plants in midsummer or when bearing fruit. And water evaporates more quickly in a sunny spot than in partial shade.

Always up to date.

How often does the app fetch the latest weather data?

The app retrieves current weather data twice a day: the day's forecast in the morning, and the actual recorded rainfall and temperature readings in the evening. We use this information to calculate the amount of water for each of the two automatic pumping times.

A self-optimising system.

Learning from Boum pots.

How does the algorithm know how much water a specific plant needs under particular climatic conditions? This is the secret behind our method: thousands of active Boum systems with Boum pots provide data on water consumption and the microclimate. around the clock. The water level sensor measures how much water each pot uses. This data keeps improving our algorithm. In a sense, drip irrigation learns from wick watering.

Adjust manually.

Fine-tune as needed.

Every location, plant and planter behaves a little differently, so you can fine-tune the settings in the app. For example, you can increase or decrease the calculated watering amount by a percentage, or change the watering time. That way, everything matches your plants' needs.

Internet? Optional soon.

Do I need an internet connection?

A Wi-Fi connection is needed to make full use of Auto Mode. If no connection is available, you can set the watering interval and the amount of water pumped manually. In this case, watering does not currently adapt to the weather. Not yet! We are actively working on making Auto Mode fully autonomous. This will extend its use to remote allotments and holiday homes 😊.