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SaharaSprout
SaharaSprout irrigation controller mounted on the farmhouse wall with active zone status display and solar wiring.
AUTONOMOUS CROP-SPECIFIC IRRIGATION

It knows what you planted. So it waters like you would.

A young seedling, a flowering plant, and a crop nearing harvest do not need the same hydration. The system tracks your crop as it matures across the season and manages each zone on its own.

The Three Parts

Built for African farm conditions.

Each unit has a dedicated role. Powered by sunlight, connected by direct local radio, and operating without network towers.

01 • In The Field

Solar Field Node

Mounted on a post in each zone with its own mini solar panel. A single cable descends into the soil, sensing moisture at three depths down one hole. It transmits readings back to the farmhouse wirelessly — no SIM card, no data plan.

  • Solar powered with internal battery
  • Senses at 3 depths in one hole

02 • On The Wall

Farmhouse Controller

A 5-inch daylight-readable screen mounted on your exterior wall. It knows what you planted in each zone and where it is in its season, managing all 6 zones and your pump. Operates 100% offline without requiring a smartphone or internet.

  • 6 crop zones + pump control
  • Sunlight-readable interface

03 • At The Crop

Precision Drip Network

Connects to your gravity tank, solar pump, or existing drip lines. If there is already pipe in the ground, it stays. Electronic valves open when that specific crop calls for water, delivering directly to plant root bases without wasting water between rows.

  • Existing pipe or new layout
  • Direct root zone delivery
Agronomic Intelligence

How the system adapts across distinct crop classes

Select a crop to explore its watering profile across the season:

Cassava [Staple Root]Tap a stage to test

Watering profile: Deep subsoil pulses with long dry-down intervals before harvest.

Three-depth subsurface sensing via direct local radio

The sensor node tracks moisture at shallow, mid, and deep root layers down a single hole. When moisture crosses what that crop requires at its current stage, the controller operates the valve.

Farmhouse Screen

What the farmhouse screen shows

SOLAR 100%
ZONE 1:CASSAVA· tuber bulking
Class: Staple Root
watering now
ZONE 2:HOT PEPPER· fruit set
High-Value VegDaily moisture holding blossoms
has what it needs
ZONE 3:SORGHUM· dry-down
Drought GrainNatural field drying; line shut
has what it needs
ZONE 4:COWPEA· nodule emergence
Nitrogen LegumeAerated root zone; nodules fixing nitrogen
has what it needs
ZONE 5:PLANTAIN· bunch filling
PerennialHeavy transpiration demand
next in line
ZONE 6: UNPLANTEDOFF
Diverse Crops, Diverse Demands

In Zone 3, drought-tolerant Sorghum dries down naturally without a drop. In Zone 4, Cowpeas require aerated soil to fix nitrogen. Meanwhile, high-transpiration Plantain in Zone 5 receives steady hydration. Same soil, zero guesswork.

Four crops, four different needs, one decision each — and nobody walked the field.

The controller opens the valve when that specific crop requires it, not when a clock runs out.

No grid. No signal. No subscription.

It runs on sun and it keeps running when the cellular network is down. Nothing about your season depends on somebody else’s telecommunications tower.

Where it fits

Bare ground, or pipe you already paid for.

Starting from nothing

Tank, pump, pipe, and the system that runs them. One installation, one visit, and the ground is under irrigation.

Already have irrigation

Then this is the faster job. If there is pipe in the ground and it runs on a timer, the pipe stays. We add the part that was missing: something that knows what is growing.

Drip irrigation lateral watering a planted crop row in red laterite soil.
Drip lateral line watering a planted row in red laterite soil.

Questions & Answers

How installation works.

Working agricultural farm with sensor nodes, water storage, and crop rows under open sky.

Tell us what you grow and where.

Send us a few details about your land and water source. We answer every inquiry.