Background
I currently work as a Software Engineer and data scientist. I love automating things, hacking hardware solutions together, and creating things that usually make me and my family’s life just a little bit easier. Automate out the boring mundane stuff, so I have time for the more important things in life.
Why Hydro?
I first started researching Hydroponics as a solution to me not being able to grow year round. Being that I live in a tiny apartment, space limitations and cleanliness was key (who wants flies and pests from soil). What really sold me is that hydroponics cuts out the middle man but just giving the plants what they want directly through water!
Plans
Due to the limited space in my apartment, my initial plans are simply to just grow perpetual lettuce for me and my family in a tiny 6sqft worth of space under my desk. Even though space is a limitation now, there are so many parts of hydroponics that can be more automated to be a 100% hands off growing (apart from the planting new seeds, transplanting seedlings, and harvesting – but those are the fun parts!). With each growing cycle I plan on logging as much data as I can (manually at first) and then bit by bit automating the manual data gathering into a more automated approach. Join me on my journey to start growing Sans Dirt!