My First Greenhouse

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  Front View of Greenhouse

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  Aerial View of Greenhouse

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  Side-Angle View of Greenhouse

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  main body of the greenhouse prototype

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  sample plants

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Inspiration

Our motivation behind creating this project was that children are spending more and more time on electronic devices, which is hindering their behavioral, mental and personal development. Studies have shown that children who participate in nature and horticultural activities demonstrate greater personal confidence, responsibility, and empathy. This led us to design "My First Greenhouse", a children's introduction to responsibility and caring for the environment.

What it does

My First Greenhouse encourages kids to learn responsibility by caring for plants with a smart monitoring system that tracks soil and environmental conditions to notify users when a plant needs care. After prompting the owner to provide attention to their plant, the user can press a button that dispenses water to the plant.

How we built it

Using an Arduino microcontroller, we were able to program temperature, humidity, and moisture sensors to read the plants' living conditions. We wrote simple logic to read the collected data, which then triggers alerts based on conditions for the plant.

Challenges we ran into

The most challenging part of our project was fixing bugs in both hardware and software, especially in terms of connecting and reading sensor data. Due to limited parts, the circuit and program we originally envisioned had to be scrapped, and we had to improvise with what we had.

Accomplishments that we're proud of

During our work, we gained experience working with various sensors, processing data from the environment, and responding to environmental changes. We successfully created a working, interactive system and connected coding concepts to a real-world application

What we learned

We learned how to use sensors to interpret environmental data and apply the data to an intended purpose. We learned the importance of testing, debugging, and iteration.

What's next for My First Greenhouse

In the future, we would like to add more sensors (like light for better accuracy) or an LED-style system We would also like to improve automation, such as automatic watering or mobile monitoring.

Built With

• arduino
• c++
• github
• platformio
• vscode