GrowLab
Infrastructure
self-hosted monitoring for growing
SHOW HN2021
123points
27comments
#418of 2,533 in 2021
Top 17%of 2021 by points
How HN took it
LovedMost comments that take a side are positive
5 positive, 11 neutral or asking, 0 mixed, 0 critical, out of 16 comments about the project. Thread score +0.28.
Idea: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 against
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What HN said
What people liked
Project looks great and is a fun use of Raspberry Pi
From 2 comments
Yeah I was confused by this title last time (this post seems to be a repeat from a week or two ago) Edit: seems that the link is different from last time. The GitHub README that…
tailspin2019 on HNI love stuff like this. I recently[0] put some raspberry pis and beaglebones to work monitoring my plants (though my own solution is not as smooth as this, and I didn't opt for…
na85 on HN
Objections
Title is confusing; 'grow your own' is unclear outside the UK
From 4 comments
Meta: I think the title would work better if it said "your own food".
unwind on HNThat was a very confusing title, especially considering that I dug up some wild raspberry bushes this morning, to plant upon my balcony!
stevekemp on HNAs a non-native english speaker, I first confused the title with the expression "grow a pair". I wondered how a Pi would help in that case.
throwaway744678 on HNHah! I assumed it meant grow your own weed
coolgeek on HN
Unclear whether you need to buy a kit
From 1 comment
Not clear if one needs to buy >your< kit, or any kit.
bernardv on HN
Requests
Clarify the title for international readers
From 1 comment
It's a very common phrase in the UK: "Grow your own" means food. But I can get that updated for our international speakers. Thanks for commenting.…
alexellisuk on HN
Questions
Can a Raspberry Zero be used?
From 1 comment
Sure, you can use a Raspberry Pi Zero. That's part of the build instructions in the repo
alexellisuk on HN
Alternatives named
Gardyn smart garden device
From 1 comment
Funny story - I recently bought a Gardyn[1] but they didn’t have an open API, so while reversing it discovered that under the hood it’s just… a raspberry pi haha It’s a fantastic…
borski on HN