Using an Arduino Leonardo microcontroller and a Raspberry Pi Zero, Scott Paterson and Max Knight have developed an automated hydroponic system aptly named the HydroBot. Created to help grow fresh ...

This team project for the Hackaday Prize is a solution to a rather important problem. Imagine growing plants for use as biomarkers for pollution. It’s a great idea, but how do you grow the plants in ...

If you are looking for a fully automated system to help you grow a wide variety of different herbs and vegetables in the comfort of your home. You may be interested in the LetPot indoor garden which ...

I grew up with a ready supply of freshly picked greens and veggies from my parents' garden, but apartment dwellers don't have such luxuries. This is where indoor growing units can help, and the ...

Many city dwellers don't have access to an outdoor garden but would still like to grow their own greens. HydroArtPod is the latest in a long line of indoor gardening devices looking to automate the ...

A new startup is working to address one of agriculture’s growing challenges: helping small-scale farmers increase production while using less land and water.

Hydroponic gardening has taken off in a big way in the last few years, as more and more people have come to appreciate the idea of growing stuff more or less anywhere. But, according to Amit Kumar, of ...

Tending to a garden is usually a rewarding endeavor, as long as there is good soil to work with. If there isn’t, it can either get frustrating quickly having to deal with soils like sand or hard clay, ...

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Billionaire Oracle Corp. cofounder Larry Ellison this week ...

DRONES, self-driving tractors, automated hydroponics, climate-simulated greenhouses, auto-crop planting robots, targeted pest-control and precise irrigation are all part of the new agricultural ...