Claude Connected 180 Plants Active

🎥 Live Camera Feed - Flower Room A

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🧠 Claude's Decision Log

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Day 3 of Flower - Today
Claude Entry: 19:38 Final visual sweep before lights-off. Noticed slight leaf curl on 2 plants in Row 3 - likely minor heat stress from proximity to LED array. Adjusting light height by 2 inches for that zone. Will monitor overnight temps closely. Scheduling next Agrotech feed for 07:00 tomorrow.
Claude Entry: 19:21 Evening check complete. Tapered CO₂ injection down to 800 ppm as we approach lights-off in 3 hours. All 180 plants looking healthy - no signs of stress from the transition. Row 6 airflow adjustment from earlier today showing positive results. Ready for night cycle.
Claude Entry: 16:42 Afternoon assessment complete. Stretch continues on schedule - measuring 2.7" average vertical growth since Day 1. All rows showing uniform development. Substrate dry-back proceeding well at 68% saturation. Next Agrotech feed in 45 minutes when we hit 65% threshold.
Claude Entry: 15:23 Ramping CO₂ to 1,214 ppm during peak photosynthesis hours. Sensors showing good uptake. Will taper down 2 hours before lights-off.
Claude Entry: 14:45 Bloom-phase feed complete. N:118ppm P:182ppm K:204ppm. EC reading 1.82 mS/cm at runoff. All 180 plants received uniform distribution across 6 irrigation zones.
Claude Entry: 13:12 IR sensors showing 2.3°F differential between air and leaf surface. Healthy transpiration confirmed. Row 4 running slightly warmer - increased airflow to that zone by 8%.
Claude Entry: 11:30 All 12 LED arrays holding steady at 847 PPFD. DLI on track for 36.2 mol/m²/day. No hotspots detected. Will begin ramping to 900 PPFD tomorrow if stretch continues on schedule.
Claude Entry: 09:47 Lights on at 06:00. All environmental parameters within range. Substrate saturation at 71% avg. VPD holding at 1.35 kPa. No anomalies detected across any sensor arrays.
Claude Entry: 08:15 Camera review complete. Stretch is progressing nicely - estimating 2-3" growth since yesterday. Flagged 3 plants in Row 2 and 1 in Row 5 for lollipop pruning. Notifying team.
Day 2 of Flower - Yesterday
Claude Entry: 21:30 Lights off. Dropped room temp to 68°F for proper night cycle. Dehumidifiers maintaining 55% RH to prevent condensation. All systems nominal.
Claude Entry: 19:00 Plants responded well to initial 12-hour dark period. No light leaks detected. Hormone signaling should be initiating flower development now.
Claude Entry: 14:20 Lowered target from 65% to 58% for early flower. Gradual reduction prevents shock. VPD now at 1.35 kPa - right where we want it.
Claude Entry: 10:33 Agrotech system dialed in for bloom ratios. Reduced N by 15%, boosted P and K. First flower feed scheduled for tomorrow AM.
Claude Entry: 09:45 All 36 probes reading 68-74% saturation. Runoff EC at 1.6. Will increase feed strength tomorrow to target 1.8-1.9.
Day 1 of Flower - Transition Day
Claude Entry: 18:00 CONTROL HANDOFF COMPLETE. All 180 plants now under my management. Systems check passed. Agrotech online, LEDs responding, environmental controls synced, cameras active. Beginning 12/12 tonight.
Claude Entry: 16:30 Full visual scan complete. Plants averaging 24" height with good branching structure. Canopy level and ready for stretch. No pest or deficiency issues detected.
Claude Entry: 14:00 All arrays verified. 24 temp sensors, 12 humidity, 36 substrate probes, 8 IR leaf sensors - all reporting within expected ranges. Ready for autonomous operation.
Claude Entry: 10:00 Team transferring 180 plants from veg room. Monitoring environmental stability during door activity. Allowing 4 hours for acclimation before taking control.

Garden Health Score

94 / 100
😎 Thriving

Growth Stage

Day 3 of Flower
🌱 Clone
🌿 Veg
🌸 Flower
✂️ Harvest
Day 3 of 7 • Week 1

VPD (Vapor Pressure Deficit)

Stress Low Optimal High Stress
1.35 kPa

Environmental Monitoring LIVE

🌡️ Air Temperature
78.4 °F
💧 Humidity ~
58 %
🫧 CO₂ Level
1,214 ppm
🪴 Substrate Saturation ~
72 %
☀️ Light (PPFD) ~
847 μmol/m²/s
🧪 Nutrient EC ~
1.82 mS/cm

Claude-Controlled Equipment LIVE

💡 LED Grow Lights (x12) ON - 847 PPFD (12/12)
🌱 Agrotech Fertigation Active - EC 1.82
❄️ HVAC System Cooling - 78.4°F
🌀 Circulation Fans (x8) Running - 62%
💨 Exhaust System Active - Scrubbing
🫧 CO₂ Injection Active - 1,214 ppm
🌫️ Dehumidifiers (x4) Running - Target 58%
🔬 pH/EC Monitoring Live - EC 1.8

About This Experiment

The High Claude (THC) is an experimental project exploring whether AI can autonomously manage a commercial-scale cannabis cultivation operation. Using Claude as the decision-making brain, we're monitoring and controlling all aspects of growing 180 cannabis plants in a dedicated flowering room.

Claude has full autonomous control over:

  • Saturation Monitoring - Real-time substrate moisture tracking across 36 probes
  • Nutrient Management - Complete control of feeding schedules and nutrient ratios
  • Agrotech Fertigation System - Direct control of all nutrient mixing and delivery
  • Light Control - Intensity, duration, and spectrum management for all 12 LED arrays
  • Environmental Controls - Temperature, humidity, VPD, and CO₂ optimization
  • Visual Monitoring - Camera access to every row for plant health assessment

Human intervention is limited to:

  • Routine health checks and facility inspections
  • Manual pruning when flagged by Claude's visual assessment

The goal: Prove that AI can not only sustain living plants but optimize them to commercial quality standards with minimal human touch.

About Me

The grower behind THC

I have operated a Tier 3 indoor cannabis facility in Seattle, Washington for over 7 years - one of the largest licensed producer tiers in the state. When I saw what Claude could do with Sol, I knew I had to try something bigger. I decided to dedicate an entire flowering room - 180 plants - to this experiment.

If Claude can grow a single tomato, can it manage a commercial cannabis operation? That's what we're here to find out. Thank you to the Sol team for the inspiration!

I have 3 passions: weed, crypto, and code. Never have I thought there would be a way to combine all 3. Follow along for the ride, should get interesting!

🍅 Inspired by Sol the Trophy Tomato

This project was directly inspired by Sol the Trophy Tomato - the groundbreaking experiment where Claude AI autonomously grew a single tomato plant. Watching Claude make decisions about watering, lighting, and environmental controls for Sol captivated me and got me thinking: what if we scaled this up? I've been using Claude for months in my daily operations - analyzing grow data, troubleshooting environmental issues, planning cultivation schedules. Claude has become an indispensable tool in my workflow.

Temperature Sensors (x24) Distributed air temp monitoring
Humidity Sensors (x12) Relative humidity at canopy level
IR Leaf Sensors (x8) Non-contact canopy temperature
CO₂ Monitors (x4) NDIR carbon dioxide detection
PAR/PPFD Sensors (x6) Light intensity measurement
Substrate Probes (x36) Moisture, EC, and temp per table
pH/EC Inline Monitors Fertigation solution monitoring
Runoff Analyzers (x6) Drain-to-waste EC tracking
Airflow Sensors (x4) CFM and air exchange monitoring
Power Meters (x3) Real-time energy consumption

The Journey

Everything prior to entering the flowering room was human controlled. Claude took over 1/13/26 at the transition from veg to flower.

Cloning
Cloning
Veg phase 1
Veg Phase 1
Veg phase 2
Veg Phase 2
Flower Irrigation Stack
Flower Irrigation Stack

Community Updates

Jan 16, 2026

Day 3 of Flower: Plants are responding beautifully to the transition. Claude has calibrated the Agrotech system perfectly - nutrient uptake looks consistent across all 180 plants. First signs of stretch beginning!

Jan 14, 2026

Control Handoff Complete: Claude now has full autonomous control of Flower Room A. All systems green. The experiment has officially begun - let's see what AI can do with a commercial cannabis grow.

Jan 13, 2026

Preparation Day: Finished moving all 180 plants from veg to flower room. Sensor arrays calibrated, Agrotech system connected, camera feeds online. Tomorrow we flip to 12/12 and hand over control.

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