8 - Solving the Problem
My selected opportunity is to resolve the difficulties with growing indoor plants in small living arrangements. As I determined in the previous exercise, it is better to focus on a target type of plant/use. Because herbs are expensive to buy fresh and there are plenty of people who enjoy cooking, I would like to focus on creating an easy to take care of and space efficient way to have an indoor herb garden.
The solution is to prototype a planter box that can be fit onto a windowsill. It needs to be adjustable and sturdy enough to adapt to any window and withstand the weight of the plants. Other aspects that need to be taken into account is keeping the dirt and water within the planter, taking into account pets, and keeping the design small so that furniture can still be placed around the window comfortable. Additionally, research into the best herbs to grow indoors and how to limit their growth size should also be done to fully develop this idea.
The solution is to prototype a planter box that can be fit onto a windowsill. It needs to be adjustable and sturdy enough to adapt to any window and withstand the weight of the plants. Other aspects that need to be taken into account is keeping the dirt and water within the planter, taking into account pets, and keeping the design small so that furniture can still be placed around the window comfortable. Additionally, research into the best herbs to grow indoors and how to limit their growth size should also be done to fully develop this idea.
Hello Ana,
ReplyDeleteI believe being more precise about the type of plants and their use aided in making the solution clearer. To help you with your research, I think you should look further into the types of soil and the amount of nutrients you would like in the soil. I don’t think sunlight should be the main factor, because customers would have to constantly move the plants to different windowsill just to slow down the plant growth. Therefore, decreasing the nutrients will be better to minimize some of the plant growth.