FastTrack Gardens

Removing the hassle in gardening while optimizing resource usage with social media and webscraping

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Inspiration

For FastTrack Gardens, I was inspired by the need for organic foods, all of which have the barrier of being super expensive. Another inspiration was the hassle of gardening, which many middle class people simply can't maintain while also staying financially stable.

What it does

FastTrack Gardens is a 2 part application. The first segment allows users to sign in and create representations of their real gardens, read extra info on each plant that they might not have known for caring for it, and viewing the gardens of other users to feel a better sense of connection with your community. The other aspect of FastTrack Gardens is the smart device flower pots that can be used to create a curated experience for a specific plant. The device comes with a heat lamp for temperature control and a solonoid that dispenses water at intervals. The backbone of both of these devices is the webserver connecting them, which finds out information from the website about how wet the soil should be and what kind of sunlight the plant should be getting. It uses this information to create a custom schedule of water cycles and lighting intervals that use up minimal resources while optimizing plant growth.

How I built it

I used asp.net core for the backend and frontend design of the website. In order to create special users, I utilized asp.net core Identity, a scaffolded code library for user registery and login. I used signalR for real time updates as well. The entity framework was my tool of choice for creating and managing my 2 database tables(users and plants) and I heavily used guids not only for garden ids, but also every plant id and even partially in the hardware ids.

Challenges I ran into

The biggest challenge I ran into was using asp.net core identity, this was my first time and scaffolding was a big concern throughout the entire project. I also was not the best at project management, as time was a major stressor to me. Overall this will be a lesson about the importance of time management.## What's next for FastTrack Gardens

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