Hello, this repository contains many different parts, the indoor green house is currently a 4 foot by 4 foot enclosed tent. Inside of the green house (refered to as the grow tent) there are reflective kevlar siding to ensure light is not wasted rather it is directed towards the plants themself.
The grow tent is currently on version 1.1.
Grow tent 1.0 was rather rudimentary. It grew an unidentified but supposedly hardy strain of cannabis. For 1.0 the location of growing was in Massachusetts in 2021, meaning it was fully compliant with local laws. It grew 4 plants, but unfortunately only one was able to grow fully. Grow tent 1.0 used a system called "deep water" hydroponics, which is were the roots are left to soak in a nutrient solution continuously. Grow tent 1.0 had the following problems that ultimately led to a reduced and sickly harvest:
- The roots were constantly at risk of developing root rot, this killed 2 plants.
- There was not enough nutrient, this caused the living plant to be very small and sickly.
- The root rot allowed for many diseases to fester, this led to 1 other plant to die.
Grow tent 1.1 grows industrial hemp, specifically a strain that called Earlina that is bred to grow grains, these plants are squaty like that of the cannabis, but end up producing more seeds than typical. The problems of the cannabis, like not enough nutrients and root should still persist with the switch to hemp. Grow tent 1.0 tries to solve these problems by addressing these major problems.
The grow tent still soaks the roots, but only for a prescribed amount of time. The roots soak for about 15 minutes and then dry for about 40-45 minutes. The nutrient solution has also changed to a much cheaper type of nutrient solution, this will allow the plant to have more vitamins and minerals that better mimic soil nutrients.
The largest amount of programming for grow tent 1.1 involves a usb switch called YepKit that controls whether a submersible pump inside of each plant bucket (1.1 uses the same deep water bukets from 1.0) is activated. After the soaking phase of the roots is complete the water is sent to the next bucket. The water is then sent in a cycle that allows each bucket about 15 minutes of soaking followed by a cycle of 45 minutes of drying.