Final Project Idea - Stackable Vertical Indoor Garden with Aeroponics

For my final project I would like to make a garden that can be mostly self-monitored.
The main priorities for this project are

• To optimize a small amount of space efficiently.
• Easy to get started and maintain
• Indoor
• Expandable- You can have 1 level of plants or you can add multiple levels without much extra effort
• Easily Extensible- if in the future another contributor would like to add additional features, this should be easy
• Inexpensive
• Material wise, keep the cost down to make it
• In terms of energy, find ways to use less or have green sources (solar?)

I chose to prioritize these things because I'd personally like to be able to grow things in my apartment without a great amount of space. I'd also like it to be cheap and ahve an easy setup because this (ideally) would encourage more people to have such a setup. The automation part would also make me more likely to grow more things as it removes a tasks that need to be done to care for the plants Considering my top priorities for the project I ended up settling on some features my project would ideally have:

• Vertical- the garden can be built upward, minimizing surface area. This has become a popular method in more urban areas over the past few years.
• Stackable shelves- allows a gardener to start with a small plot and slowly expand upward without using more room than necessary
• Automated/minimal human intervention- Pumps on a timer for watering and delivering nutrients to the plants
• Aeroponics- A method of growing plants where their roots hang in the air and get sprayed with a mix of water and plant food. It's different from the usual way of growing plants in soil because it lets you carefully control how much nutrients the plants get. This can make plants grow faster and produce more yield than traditional methods. Also, without soil, there are fewer problems with bugs and diseases.

Overview

Plant Container

Adding Layers

V1 of 3D models with Rhino

Alternative Model- No Separate Shelving