Update on My Automated Garden System (Plus System Diagram, Parts List, & All Code Now Shared!)

[@DaantjeEeltink]

I'm a programmer for the last 35+ years, but it's the idea that counts, not the code quality! Keep up the good work! it got me going on my new project.

[@MattGarver]

Totally blown away with the intricacy of your build. Put that video on your digital resume and get scooped by one of the major greenhouse operations.

[@UsDeadPool]

I know this is a few years latter but the setup you have for the mixing bars is genius. Well done

[@petersamios5409]

Thanks so much for putting this together. As someone with many years experience coding on different platforms, I welcome you to the club. I look forward to more.

[@kwekerij]

Well done mate, I appreciate your effort and I implemented some stuff based on your videos.

[@coffeewmike]

I am working on a hobby PLC automation for home food growth project and this is absolute GOLD

[@MarkSnop]

this looks absolutely incredible! I ran a grow facility for about eight years and did everything more or less manually. I didn’t even dream of doing something like this, but I’m really surprised cause this is exactly what I do in my house. Anyway, if I ever start growing again believe me I’ll be looking at your stuff. This looks really really cool. Good job man really awesome!

[@skeel777]

This rocks! Diy to the rescue. It is crazy how the market has overlooked all the small time growers out their. They only cater to big time grows with there 2k-20k system automation. Also their 2k-5k automation have half the bells and whistles this has. Look forward to seeing more. Thanks!

[@pllagunos]

THANK YOU SO MUCH! Not even into gardening, but I want to implement automatization in my shop and this series has answered many questions of mine.

[@JustinCase136]

Love your set up !! After seeing the full automation series I bought a raspberry pi 4 and a few sensors to get started , thanks for the effort you've put in getting this idea out there 👏👏👏

[@LEDGardener]

Hey right on man, you'll love it.

[@nylefrmr]

Incredible! I am honestly surprised you shared this much info, but I'm grateful-your videos on their own were inspiration enough! Great work!

[@LEDGardener]

Thank you. I think it'd be really cool to see people push this forward and come up with some new ideas so sharing just makes sense.

[@RzQc1]

Thank you for providing such insight. Your efforts will serve the whole society.

[@dylancastora8193]

You are an incredible resource for us growers. Thank you for all the work you do in making this content.

[@LEDGardener]

Thanks a lot, man. The community in this niche is awesome.

[@abizkit94]

Love the ingenuity with the magnetic stirring :D

[@Chris-di1xp]

Superb, just what i'm looking for to KickStart my manual hydroponics system and make life a little easier maybe lol. Please keep up the content it's Great

[@LEDGardener]

Cheers. I’ll be starting to publish again this month.

[@albertoflecha2388]

Awesome! Thanks for putting this together. Wanted something to log the water and ambient temp for my acuaphonic system, now I can do that and more!

[@TheUmuHaveAwoken]

Thank you so much for this! I've been wanting to start growing my own food, this will definitely be useful for me!

[@LEDGardener]

Beauty. Get to it!

[@lexusv8enginesllc278]

I just Love it.. And thanks so much for putting all of this together. I am sure this will help so many people its unreal. Just so great you did this and shared it all.. Simply brilliant

[@LEDGardener]

Cheers, thank you.

[@UnBayleefable]

With an up and coming project to automate a bunch of home grow systems this is very useful thank you for providing this great information to the community I can't wait to fork the project and help bring out its fullest potential.

[@theecstatic9686]

Duder, using a simple scale to know how much nutrient solution you have....alright...you got me... I am hooked.....

[@theecstatic9686]

"DIY magnetic stirring system"....Yea...I am watching every single video of yours tonight....

[@LEDGardener]

Hahaha

[@rosshowes186]

For anyone watching instead of using the weight scale you can use a universal gas tank level sending unit. Or what I did for my grow bucket water levels in the tent I have a 1inch pvc vetical air chamber with a air pressure sensor. As the water rises, compresses the air giving a height reading. $1.50 a sensor

[@ricky4682]

Dude... thanks for all the hard work.. really helpful for me as 100% beginner.. a little python but that's it.. thanks again

[@TheBestgoku]

How do people like u exist. I wish I become capable enough in life to have friends like you. Thank you for pushing the human race forward. Every step no matter how small is a step forward.

[@Bharath_1977]

Thanks

[@sjkba]

This is so freaking dope! Programming is new to you!?! Dude! Thanks so much for sharing!

[@LEDGardener]

Thanks man 😎

[@ThavornK.]

ขอขอบคุณ👍

[@kdiggity11]

Thanks for the great video. Great job with it all. I am in the planning phase for my system now.

[@johnx9318]

Some people have just too much time on their hands! Seriously impressive! Great project.

[@wisnuajiwibowo2529]

This is awesome, I'm still learning how to set up this system using Raspi, thank you for sharing, It help my Greenhouse Project 👍

[@rabbitez]

Nice. I am doing the exact same thing with nodered. I really like how neatly you've organised everything. This will be really useful! Subscribed.

[@fluxpistol3608]

Thanks for the video. FYI 1L of just water = 1Kg. Water with anything added has a higher density & therefore a higher weight. Eg 1L of milk ≠ 1Kg. Something to consider iff you want accurate dosing. Keep up the great work, Watched all of your vids

[@LEDGardener]

Hey Flux, thank you. I think with something like 10-20mL of liquid nutrients mixed in per liter, it should be negligible, no?

[@boctok55]

This is outstanding! I'm in the process of starting a similar project, though I had planned to use the "Mi Flora" sensors in the pots to control the pumps for irrigation and nutrients. I'm completely new to the world of Raspberry Pi and ESP32, but hopefully with the help of your examples, I can cobble together something that will get the job done. Thanks so much for posting all of this! You are a saint!

[@LEDGardener]

Yeah those sensors looks awesome. Best of luck!

[@Uneke]

Thank you! I’m definitely going to try out your repo and see how this works for me

[@bretthouser13]

Thanks for giving me the new hobby.

[@LEDGardener]

Man, I lose a lot of sleep thinking about what kind of cool shit I can add or modify.

[@vtv4373]

Thanks man. That's really nice of you for sharing everything.

[@chroniccare409]

Every time I watch your videos I’m absolutely astounded. I wish I had the intelligence to get something like this off the ground

[@LEDGardener]

eh, thanks CC. I think time and motivation is the key for something like this. There's so much info on youtube and everywhere else, you just have to be driven to find it and apply it!

[@chroniccare409]

@@LEDGardener some funny shit.... soon as I watched your first video I ordered a raspberry pi4 and some relays. I don’t even got a fucking computer hahaha. I’m gonna try to get it set up tho. Soon. Keep ya updated

[@SadiAdnan-i8q]

Bro you did such a fire job!!!! i have a same set up like yours with your code i will be unstoppable!!! Going to make some upgrades.

[@CasaMetalica]

Fantastic. Thanks a lot. In my country is very difficult to buy. The biggest agro in the world manually.

[@firecloud77]

Holy mackerel, that's quite a setup. I hope you're growing a crop that makes all this trouble worth it. :)

[@LEDGardener]

I'm growing canola in a 4x4 to bottle my own craft canola oil

[@Cannanadian]

@@LEDGardener Because calling it rapeseed is too controversial

[@LEDGardener]

@Cannanadian Jay Hahaha. Never hear anyone call it that here.

[@Cannanadian]

Maybe it’s something that would get demonetized

[@dandevries7124]

@@Cannanadian Funny how Canola oil just sounds so much more appetizing than Rapeseed oil!

[@jasondryden7576]

Ignore the 2 thumbs down, you have done an amazing job, this the best automation system ive seen, thank you for sharing, im going to have a look at building this system, as complete automation and of course live data 24 7 anywhere is very appealing. Great job, you dont think you do but you've got skills kid.

[@LEDGardener]

Thanks a lot, man. Best of luck with yours.

[@ivanivanovich5904]

final price?

[@joachimbates5370]

Super awesome! I’ve been following this channel for ages as it’s the only setup that seems well catered to setup greenhouse and aquaponic control for a setup I’d like to get going! Thank you!

[@whynotohwell]

great stuff. Thank you so much for the information and inspiration. I was doing a lot of the same type of soil/hydroponic gardening stuff already for years but with very limited, or 0 automation. In the last month or so tho been going about trying to implement a lot of ideas/concepts I've picked up on your channel and the struggle is REAL! especially with the coding related configurations. I have been learning a massive amount though, and its really added a significant amount of enjoyment to the hobby so thanks again and please keep the content coming!

[@LEDGardener]

Thanks! That's awesome, man. It's a steep learning curve but super rewarding.

[@DesertGardenPrepper]

you are a super genius! I have been hoping you would do this. I will have a million questions, but for now all I can say is THANK YOU!!!

[@LEDGardener]

Hahaha right on, dude.

[@codaemon375]

Love your videos. Can you show more on the produce? To see the results of all the automation

[@punkelmark2102]

Thank you for this. I find your system very comprehensive and the prototype build provides a nice foundation for projects alike. I'm also looking into doing a similar project, i'll find inspirations on this one to build something more optimized with creating individual modules and PCBs.

[@gromyfpv4322]

I've been trying to figure a way to measure my reservoirs!! Weigh scale looks promising! Awesome work and thanks for sharing

[@LEDGardener]

It works great. I was concerned the scale would creep but I ran it for a good 6 months and checked calibration and I was only out something like a quart. Now I can easily calibrate the sensors from the interface too, so if I test it and find it's out of tolerance at a res change, it's an easy fix.

[@rickpouley2857]

That is a great set-up. I was wanting to automate my hydroponic systems. I currently grow in a 24 X 24 indoor grow house. Climate controlled etc. Keep up the good work.. I will have a ton of questions when I can make time to start this adventure..

[@robl5027]

Thank you so much for sharing. As a relative beginner it's going to take me quite some time to process the information you've provided, so I can't leave any kind of constructive feedback for you (which you refreshingly seem to respond well to), but I did at least want to take the time to say thanks and thanks for going metric!! Hehe

[@LEDGardener]

Heheh. I appreciate it. Best of luck if you start your own project!

[@danxDD23]

Wow man! Awesome job for being your 1st time! I'm trying to build my own rdwc system and automate it. You just made that process 100 times easier. Thanks so much!

[@LEDGardener]

Nice! Were you planning to go the home assistant route?

[@danxDD23]

@@LEDGardener well now that you have a write up, i will. I have zero knowledge of how these microcontrollers work but i have good electric theory knowledge so having a guide like this is what im looking for to get started.

[@LEDGardener]

@@danxDD23 You sound like me when I started, not long ago. The drive to learn and the ability to persevere through some extremely frustrating roadblocks along the way is all you need to succeed.

[@danxDD23]

@@LEDGardener yeah I imagine its gonna be a learning experience, but I got time and patience to learn this. Again thank you so much and im looking forward for future updates!

[@dartwejders]

Thanks for this wonderful job! People like you make the world a better place)

[@LEDGardener]

Hey, thank you!

[@joshuafarrell5171]

Very impressive if you've never coded before (unaware how the Home Assistant is at the moment) But very interested in replicating this setup to automate irrigation and nutrient delivery

[@circle4922]

You're the man, ledg.

[@LEDGardener]

Ehhh, circle!

[@liquidpower]

Huge! this is awesome thanks so much! Im running a pretty similar setup for my 3x3 tent

[@LEDGardener]

Dude, don't you know that the minimum size space to run this stuff in is a 20 acre greenhouse? At least that seems to be the consensus here - hahaha. I get flak for using a 4x6.

[@pros2go]

I just completed a modified version of this build that enables OTA updates for the control box esp32 using the Arduino IDE. Awesome work man and I just want to say thank you for saving me weeks of my life. If I had to take a guess I would say electrical engineer, controls designer, or plc operator?

[@LEDGardener]

Right on, man. Nice work. I’ve been working in low voltage for the past 10 years or so and have also gotten into programming in the last couple years and love it.

[@RobertoCarvalho-0]

Jesus this is amazing. Just well well done and thanks so much for sharing.

[@LEDGardener]

Thank you very much!

[@decourcy95]

This is awesome dude!! Thanks so much for sharing, subscribed and shared with a few people in my computer science program!

[@BOOYAGA]

Awesome, been waiting for this 👍 Also joined the forum 💪 I've got tons of stuff coming in, can't wait to start building it! See you on the forum 😎

[@LEDGardener]

Hey cheers motor. Good luck with your build and I'll do my best to help.

[@Dylan_Lanckman]

this is very advanced, sir! I tip my hat to you!

[@kornshadow097]

Wow you posted eveything? That's hardcore. You're a badass. I also don't know anything about programming aside from copy n pasting html, Javascript and maybe stuff for my 3d printers codes. Arduino and raspberry pi I haven't messed with but wanted to. My current system takes a lot of what's already out there and uses it differently but yours is very much custom. I'd love to incorporate the ph and nutrient automation but I'm also new to gardening so I don't really know what ppm is needed and recently got over root rot so Im trying to figure out why my ppm is going up daily lol

[@BugCrush3r]

How exactly are you controlling the speed of the vent fan? I've got a vent fan that is variable speed. It has a 120VAC plug and another plug used for speed control. When it is connected to the temp controller that came with the vent fan i can control the speed through the controller and when speed control plug is unplugged from the controller the vent fan turns at a constant 100% speed. I was wondering if you could explain a little bit how you are controlling your vent fan speed? I haven't been able to find a electrical schematic that explains the internal circuitry of the fan online.

[@OneManSmoke]

really looking forward to your review and testing on HLG's new SCORPION DIABLO ! keep up the great work.

[@thezehands9694]

So bad ass!! Thank you so much for sharing all of this!! Much love from @Camorragardens!

[@LEDGardener]

Hey buddy, cheers. I see your DC audio vid from way back when. That's a beaut - I used to be into car audio too. Ran some DD 9512s off a pair of Z1s, tried some Atomic stuff, RE, and eventually settled on a Fi SP415 running off of a DC Audio 3.5k with a pair of G31 deep cycles. Fun stuff.

[@thezehands9694]

@@LEDGardener ooooo!! My guy!! Those Fi are gorgeous!! Nice choice on dc Amp. I miss my subs. Im trying to get some Fi soon! I live in Vegas, n they're local... hehehe...

[@gondori4380]

Wooow Super nice done!! Thanks I made simillar projects and really appreciate your time!! loved the idea of magnetic stirrer plates Very Very Sharp 🙏✌️

[@adamlim2234]

Thanks for sharing bro,help me so much for my large scale greenhouse farming on golden melon

[@Ghanzo]

Very well presented! Thanks for sharing. Will be helpful when I make some upgrades to my own system.

[@LEDGardener]

Thanks! What have you got going on with yours?

[@Ghanzo]

@@LEDGardener Well I started with aeroponics using compressed air and nozzles that take an air and water mix, but I'm moving into soil. It's pretty loud and I think I can get better tasting plants with soil. Right now I'm building a soil, 1/3 vermicompost, 1/3 CSPM , 1/3 pumice, with neem, karanja, gypsum dust, basalt dust, and oyster shell. Throwing in worms and cover cropping with clovers. Automation is going to be pretty minimal at first but I might try to run some temp humidity on home automation like you are. I also really like that flood trigger. Maybe even a camera! Might water using blumat. Going to do it all in a 4x8 grow bed in a 5x9 tent.

[@e-man1083]

Aweasome gift again from you to0 the geek world!! Cheers !

[@damienrich8756]

Great videos!!! I would really like to see more on how you create some of the dashboard functions like the schedule Grow Start Date and Current Week. Thanks for the vids!!

[@rohanprakash]

Awesome, Inspiring, Generous. Thank you.

[@chrishadsock2023]

Awesome setup, thanks for posting. What kind of backplane is that at 1:35? It's really cool how you added the breadboard to it.

[@LEDGardener]

Thanks! It’s an accessory you can get with the beige project box.

[@RUMPshit]

Hi! Where do you pump the nutritients? Do you pump it right into the reservoir? And how do you make sure, that the system will make the right EC? Is it constantly checking ec and then stopping or based on a timer? Thanks

[@smashimone]

FYI - Please note that the Tentacle shield for Arduino will be discontinued and the replacement shield will be the Whitebox T1 MkII (June 2021)

[@BOOYAGA]

I kinda went on to learn node red after watching your videos. So now that I've gotten the hang of it, you released your code 😅 Figure I'll use a blend of both 👍

[@LEDGardener]

Yeah, my system never ran node red since I got used to yaml... I would love to convert this all though. Wanna do it for me? Ha!

[@BOOYAGA]

@@LEDGardener you're probably a few steps ahead of me tho. I've dwelled in some programming before, but most of it was 10 years back so I kind of dove into it again with a cleared mind 😅 I'm figuring once the relays, ESP and sensors get here I'll get cracking 👍 I will share whatever futile progress I make on the forum 😊 Now, I also feel I might have to take a look at how you did it. Until now I've just used a buzzer to emulate relay trigger, and sliders to emulate sensor values. Just so I could set up sequences in node-red. I'll be running this on a Rdwc drain-to-waste system 😊

[@PanandMoshes]

I'd love to learn how you linked up the fans, I'm very interested in setting something like that up.

[@LEDGardener]

What would you like to know?

[@PanandMoshes]

@@LEDGardener how you linked multiples up. I know most fans come with a connector to run multiples in a case, but I'm at a loss with how to run multiple on one line with a switch like you have.

[@LEDGardener]

@@PanandMoshes I just chopped the connectors off and spliced all the power together and all the ground together.

[@greggruger589]

Dude your awesome! Thank-you for this

[@bretthouser13]

I would love a video on the calibration side of this controller.

[@SarmadSohaib22]

good work. may i know model number of peristaltic pumps that you used?

[@Negus222]

This is hugely impressive for a first go at coding and electronics. I'm trying to get started with some automation projects for my hydroponics as a hobbyist myself, and I'm curious how long it took you to learn what you needed and successfully execute this design.

[@KevinHoogdorp]

Thank you very much for sharing! I've just started playing with arduino IDE I want to automate for growing strawberries

[@LEDGardener]

Fun! Are you thinking of going just straight Arduino for the project?

[@pierresaillard9834]

Damn man ! Lot of respect from France, that is very inspiring✌🏻

[@scharpmeister]

Outstanding work!

[@almostcompost2285]

Holy shit this is awesome. Thank you so much for sharing!! 🤘🤘🤘🤘

[@LEDGardener]

Cheers, compost

[@TripSoup420]

I also commented last video of my issue with contamination from the jars based on reactions with different salts, check out "Erlenmeyer Flask" on Amazon, mean to go with your stir stations... I wish I was as tech as you, your set up is so cool, do yo plan to include hvac control for maybe a mini split ac/heat unit? co2 control? that would round it out, lol, love it!

[@LEDGardener]

Hey thanks for the recommendation; checking it out now. I'd love to do some HVAC work for this rig. It gets really cold here and touches -40 once or twice a year typically. I don't know much about mini splits but I don't think my climate works for them. CO2 would be fun too.

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

please elaborate on why the flask?

[@TripSoup420]

@@TheUnofficialMaker I also put my nutrients in ball jars, makes it easier to use syringes to measure, when the nutrient comes into contact with the metal of the lid, either from bumping the jar and causing a splash inside, or just through keeping it closed, there is a reaction between the metal of the lid and the different salts. I use all general hydroponics, not all, but some of the nutrients have growths that are "weird" or rust is coming in, I don't think the nutrients should be in a container with a metal lid, so the jars would be fine, in my opinion, but either replace the lids with plastic, or just get the right flask, guess there is an exact right flask to use, i just saw one that could replace what he has in his set up, plus it looks good enough to go with a project this nice, in my opinion. I also think some of the nutrients are supposed to not see as much light, but I only know about the jar build up on lids for sure. I would in no way think i have any complaints about what he built, this is awesome, this is just a thing i personally deal with right now

[@TheUnofficialMaker]

@@TripSoup420 ok so you could use a rubber stopper on the flask..i love the look of them ;)

[@ShuhDonk]

One sweet setup man, love it.

[@Diogenes84]

My dream Setup for automation dosimeter 👍👍 Please make a product I will buying

[@dakodaspencershmacked181]

Excellent video. Thank you.

[@rykerhasyounow]

I have a new grow room setup and have been learning HA. Thanks for the great vid. I'm going to try a slightly less Arduino based route though. Hoping to automate out of HA. I fear I may be limited by what HA will read from though. 🤔

[@Adrian-yz7oe]

Thanks a lot for sharing, you did a great job!

[@martink9785]

Amazing work! I looked into doing this with node-red and it got quite complicated once timers and things were being added. I ended up giving up

[@LEDGardener]

Dang. I think Home Assistant, supplemented by the NR add-on, is the recipe for success.

[@klorofila]

what PH and EC sensors do you use? can you leave them always submerged or this makes the reading drift?

[@LEDGardener]

Atlas Scientific. They are rated to be submerged indefinitely.

[@fernandomaldonado599]

Hermoso es una obra de arte ❤

[@hadfieldski]

Inspirational video, thanks. Question about voltage input to ESP32, you have 7V input, just curious why, I always thought Vin is 5V?

[@LEDGardener]

Doesn't hurt to give yourself a little overhead so long as you're not too far over and taxing the voltage regulator. I think the limit is something like 12V but you wouldn't want to run that much.

[@hadfieldski]

@@LEDGardener cracking, good to know cheers!

[@anotherengineer4021]

Love the setup, have you considered incorporating aeroponics at all? I’m currently working on building my own automated garden system and am hoping to implement aeroponics to save on water consumption and avoid needing a grow medium.

[@LEDGardener]

Aeroponics is something I've never touched. Seems pretty dang cool but I don't want to go down another rabbit hole before I finish some other projects!

[@amintaleghani2110]

@ LED Gardener, thanks for your video, may I know how did you desing the UI in you project ? is there a program that you can customize it based on your set up?

[@LEDGardener]

Home Assistant takes care of the UI for you. You just pick what you want to see on iit, for the most part.

[@rottison]

HI and thank you for this my wife has a thing now to bring in a lot of her plants from the back garden that are cold sensitive. and she told me this is how it will be so make it work and with your build I think I can. Do you heat the inside of your grow tent and if so with what? In the EU they have a nice round tube heater looks like 3 inch pvc pipe. I am looking for something like that to use in the US that isnt 240V

[@LEDGardener]

I don't heat it, though I always try to have a light on. The tent is divisble into a 4x4 and 2x4 space, so I try to keep one side on when the other is off, in order to heat the tent.

[@SebastianWilfling]

Nice job. Love it!!!!

[@johnm4962]

i am struggling to get anything working on the pi with touch i will keep reading and reading but i am finding home assistant frustrating i hope to get something i can use soon cool project

[@lopesrf]

Thank you! amazing stuff here!!!

[@LEDGardener]

Cheers! Hope it proves helpful.

[@TripSoup420]

so awesome! how much power is the automation adding to the grow? normally i factor in my fans, lights, hvac, pumps, (normal grow stuff) how many watts does your set up, the automation, the nutrient stir, controllers, about how much EXTRA would you say it adds?

[@LEDGardener]

Great question - I've never measured it. The control box likely runs on very little power though and I've tried to minimize consumption... for example, the pump that stirs the nutrient solution cycles on for 5 minutes every 20 minutes, rather than running continuously. The nutrient stirring only fires when I'm mixing a new reservoir of nutes. At idle, the system is pretty much just powering a couple arduinos, logic level components and some LEDs.

[@Skeptic2006]

I'm too cheap to pay two separate internet bills. I'm just using a mobile hotspot for my internet. 23€/month for limitless is nice but if I leave with my cell the apartment won't have internet making automation impossible. This kind of stuff would be the only reason for two interwebs. Very cool.