GREENHOUSE BUILD

IN PROGRESS

Backyard greenhouse with full automation. Start with a structure, end with a self-watering, climate-managed growing system.

Geodesic dome hub kit — components laid out in the box
MATERIALS STATUS
Timber sourced
Geo kit ordered — buildwithhubs.co.uk
Plastic wrap
Still need to sort this
Frame assembly
Automation layer
AUTOMATION PLANS
  • Arduino + relay board as the control layer
  • Exhaust fan — temperature triggered
  • Mini solar panel + battery — self-powered off-grid
  • Misting and watering mechanism on a schedule
  • Eventually: computer vision to monitor plant health and trigger actions automatically
WIRING DIAGRAM 
flowchart TD
    subgraph pwr ["POWER"]
        SOLAR["Solar Panel"]
        CC["Charge Controller"]
        BAT["Battery"]
        SOLAR --> CC --> BAT
    end

    BAT --> ARD["Arduino"]

    subgraph sense ["SENSE"]
        TEMP["Temp + Humidity Sensor"]
    end

    TEMP --> ARD
    ARD --> RLY["Relay Board"]

    subgraph act ["ACTUATE"]
        FAN["Exhaust Fan — temp trigger"]
        PUMP["Misting Pump — scheduled"]
    end

    RLY --> FAN
    RLY --> PUMP

    subgraph cv ["FUTURE — COMPUTER VISION"]
        CAM["Camera"]
        RPI["Raspberry Pi"]
        CAM --> RPI
    end

    RPI -->|plant health signal| ARD