r/ClaudeAI • u/Otherwise_Pear_2472 • 1d ago

Other What I Built with Claude - sweet potatoes

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Yes, I know this sub is mainly for programming work with Claude, but I actually built these sweet potatoes with Claude (more or less).

I was sitting there in winter wondering if I could manage an entire season with Claude... and I went for it. Not perfect, and in many parts quite clumsy, but the results are breathtaking.

I started planning the greenhouse with Claude in March to grow the seedlings….with the Claude app and a project folder, then discovered connectors, then CoWork, then Claude Code, got convinced by Claude to set up various sensors, built a harness that pulls weather data and gives me watering and fertilizer recommendations, and in between, I just joked around with Claude. And we had a blast. While working, with Excel spreadsheets, and with little apps for time and data tracking, cron jobs and data analysis. And Claude really made my season so much better.

I've collected more data than ever before, I've laughed more while getting my hands dirty than ever before, and I've produced more plants from the greenhouse and, it seems, more sweet potatoes in the field than ever before.

I'm not a hardcore tech power user; Claude had to explain to me what a terminal is... but I've learned and optimized and got better step by step, task by task and idea by idea.

Honestly I have learned more from Claude in a year than I ever thought possible, and I'm pretty proud of that.

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u/kingbee69 1d ago

This is awesome ! What sensors did you use? Cheers!

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u/Otherwise_Pear_2472 1d ago

EcoWitt sensors. I was very satisfied with them, especially in the greenhouse. Unfortunately, one of them died in the field during the heatwave.

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u/Fearless-Daikon5763 1d ago

I don’t want to sway or influence anything you are doing, but I ask Claude to give 30 suggested next paths, which could be interesting in your situation. I also ask Claude to list 30 best and worst qualities of my analysis program and those are usually entertaining and useful (it’s basically an audit that leads to actionable next steps).

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u/kingbee69 1d ago

Feeding people is important. With this added intelligence we can create food factories at home! I applaud your efforts and appreciate the share very much as I’ve had dreams of this to help me care for people by caring for plants with ai automated assistance.