Meet Niwa, World s First Smart Home Hydroponics System (And It Looks Good Too)

Posted on May 12, 2014 by Thijs

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plug and play hydroponic system
Niwa aims to make home hydroponics easier, more affordable, and sexier
Growing your own veggies, herbs, and other edible plants is the way of the futur
e. By growing and harvesting your own crops, even though on a small scale, you a
re reducing transport costs and keep control over how exactly your food is grown
. Whether or not is organically and untreated with pesticides.
Although hydroponic growing in your home sounds great in theory, reality is that
there are few to none mid-sized hydroponic systems available on the consumer ma
rket that look good too. This will soon change with the release of the Niwa smar
t hydroponic growing system.
What s so special about this system?
Well, it will be afforable and easy to use. Most existing setups are pretty hard
to operate properly. The makers of Niwa say that with their system, hydroponic
growing will be child s play. They promise anyone, even with no gardening knowledge
whatsoever, can grow like an experienced farmer.
By offering ease of use at relative low costs combined with an elegant appearanc
e the company may cause a breaktrough on the home hydroponics market.
grow your own organic fresh produce, all year long
grow your own organic fresh produce, all year long
What exactly is Niwa?
Niwa is a fully automated, plug and play hydroponic growing kit that takes care
of the apropriate amount of lighting and ventilation. It also regulates humidity
levels, makes sure the right amount of nutrients are delivered through the wate
r.
On top of that it s smart too. Which means that it features an array of sensors an
d intelligent controls that you can monitor or influence via the corresponding s
martphone app. It may for example ask you if the plant already has leaves in ord
er to determine the development stage of your produce after which it can adjust
settings to optimize growing conditions.
Niwa is great for kids too as an educational device. By providing feedback on gr
owth stages and conditions children can learn all about growing plants and devel
op green fingers at young age.
Why hydroponics?
Hydroponic growing has quit a lot of advantages over traditional soil-based gard
ening. Futurists think that hydroponics will become mainstream within time. Not
only households will embrace this type of sustainable food supply as hydroponics
is going to play a very big role in local urban food production.
Adavantages including lower water use, better nutrient delivery, ability to harv
est sooner and more. Another advantage is that it allows for producing fresh foo
d all year long.
How does the Niwa smart hydroponics system work?
Imagine taking complex greenhouse technology and putting it right in your living
room. Niwa is a fully automated hydroponic system that uses sensors and actuator
s to simulate real environmental conditions. To start growing, just tell our app
what kind of plant you ve selected. A program specific to that plant will load, i

nitiating a lighting and irrigation sequence and the right conditions for the ty
pe of plant and its stage of growth. As it grows, the app will ask for feedback,
for example, can you see any leaves? The software will then adjust its settings
based on this feedback to provide an even better environment for your plant to
thrive.
Niwa

Niwa will soon launch on Kickstarter. We are convinced funding will be a huge su
ccess. If you can t wait you can sign up here to pre-order or become a beta tester
.
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One Response to Meet Niwa, World s First Smart Home Hydroponics System (And It Loo
ks Good Too)
CrisisMaven says:
June 30, 2014 at 6:27 pm
Years ago there were stories about how plants in offices and elderly peoples home
s could lower sickness rates etc. One aspect they found out was that interacting
with their environment kept people alert and on their toes. That would man, act
ively tending these plants. A closed hydroponics system might not quite fit that
bill. But it is essential for the economical management of agricultural hydropo
nics or aquaponics ventures and as such, if sales for one drive down the prices
of the other (such as automobile sales to private persons eventually make them a
ffordable for businesses too), it has my blessing :-)
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