🌿 Astro-Flora: Automated Martian Greenhouse Module

Devlog #1 – Building a Smart Greenhouse for Space

Hello everyone!

I’ve started working on Astro-Flora, an automated life-support greenhouse designed for extreme environments such as Mars and the Moon.

The goal of this project is to create a system that can monitor plant health and environmental conditions while minimizing human intervention and conserving resources.

What I’ve completed so far

✅ Designed the overall system architecture
✅ Developed the core Arduino software framework
✅ Implemented dual-zone soil moisture monitoring
✅ Added autonomous irrigation control for multiple growing zones
✅ Implemented climate regulation logic using temperature thresholds
✅ Added simulated day/night lighting cycles
✅ Built a crew access monitoring and logging system
✅ Added LCD-based telemetry display and status indicators
✅ Implemented reservoir monitoring and emergency safety alerts.

Current Progress

I estimate the project is around 50% complete.
The software side is largely functional, and I am currently working on integrating and testing the hardware components.

Challenges

Managing multiple subsystems simultaneously without conflicts
Designing a realistic space-habitat workflow
Creating a modular code structure that can be expanded later.

Why Astro-Flora?

Future space missions will need reliable food production systems. Astro-Flora explores how automation, sensing, and resource management can help sustain crops in hostile environments.