Smartphone-controlled greenhouse invented to help grow fruits and veg in room

For many people living in towns and cities, growing flowers, fruits or vegetables is out of the question. But a team of inventors from San Francisco has unveiled a device that makes it possible, via an indoor greenhouse that can be controlled by a smartphone, reports the Daily Mail.

By connecting their phone to the greenhouse, people will be able to grow fruit and vegetables in their homes without needing access to a garden.

The indoor gadget uses a built-in miniature computer that detects when plants need water and the ideal temperature for their growth.

The glass-sided device uses special sensors to pick up these readings, which then automatically activate different parts of the machine.

And the device warms up, cools down, turns on a light or waters the plants autonomously without input from the user.

The contraption, called Niwa, can be used to grow flowers, fruits, vegetables or herbs.

It will come in three sizes and is delivered in an easy-to-assemble kit.

Once a user has planted their desired seeds they simply choose which crop it is from a list on the Niwa smartphone app.

Read more on the Daily Mail website.