I’m an electrical engineering student working on my senior project, but my group and I are still in the design stage. Since so many people (including ourselves) often fail when trying to start a garden, we wanted to design a project that would add some monitoring and/or automation to the process. Our initial idea is to use sensors to monitor sunlight, soil temperature, pH and moisture, provide that info to the user, and perhaps add some functionality that would make adjustments.
We would appreciate any comments or suggestions that would help us along. Feel free to answer our questions or provide some suggestions of your own.
Thank you
Questions
Under what weather conditions do you usually garden? Which seasons? Where?
What do you primarily grow?
What issues do you most often have when gardening?
How large is your garden?
What would make gardening easier for you?
How much would you be willing to pay for a device that would help you garden?
How long would you expect a device like this to last?
What feature would you use the most? The least?
