Design and Implementation of Hydroponic Cultivation Kit with IoT for Edible Flowers

Edible flowers have recently become popular. When cultivating them in soil, we need special attention to issues such as pests, diseases, and chemical fertilizers. Also, as the cultivation process demands significant effort, often relying on experience and intuition, it will be difficult, especially for beginners. We want everyone to be able to grow them effortlessly and enjoyably. We then aim to support edible flower cultivation using IoT and AI technologies. In this paper, we design and implement a hydroponic cultivation kit with IoT as a first step. The cultivation kit possesses sensing data collection, monitoring and recording, and notification functions to support the cultivation. Through the prototype system, the functions showed that it has the potential to provide cultivation support and enjoyment.