Every time my girlfriend cooks using fresh herbs, I make a comment about how we should grow our own. It’s a nice idea, unless you live in an apartment that rarely gets enough sun for plants. While we could set up something with grow lights, plants are rarely that simple.
That’s why this DIY home farming kit caught my eye. Building your own grow box is expensive and complicated, but this kit allows beginners and advanced enthusiasts to turn existing furniture into a complete grow box.
The kit includes full spectrum LED grow lights, a controller, sensor, and ventilation solution. Everything is controllable via a smartphone, allowing you to set schedules and light dimming to ensure maximum plant health.
The controller board also exposes the GPIOs needed to flash the onboard ESP32, so it’s entirely hackable. Plus the firmware is open source too! This makes adding additional sensors and modules fairly easy.
There are multiple kits available, but those looking for a place to start should check out this kit to give themselves that green thumb they’ve always wanted.
