# App-Connected Home Gardens (UPDATE) Niwa Makes It Easy to Grow Your Own Food at Home By Laura McQuarrie | Published 2014-05-13 | Eco Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grow-your-own-food References: [kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/435284672/niwa-the-worlds-first-smartphone-controlled-growin) & [getniwa](http://getniwa.com/) Niwa is a brilliant home gardening system that involves two parts: a hydroponic gardening hub and an app that controls what goes on in that environment. The system is immensely powerful and filled with options that allow adjustments to the heat, water, lighting and humidity levels inside the garden, but Niwa makes it incredibly simple to get started, even if you don't consider yourself to have a green thumb in the slightest. On the app, you'll be prompted to choose what kind of plant, fruit or vegetable you intend to grow and throughout the process, Niwa asks questions like "Can you see flowers?" and the system will respond and adjust to ensure that growths continue. Niwa has just launched on [Kickstarter](https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/435284672/niwa-the-worlds-first-smartphone-controlled-growin) and early bird supporters can nab a Niwa or a Mini Niwa at a special price. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 5.6/10 - Popularity: 69% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Eco](https://www.trendhunter.com/eco) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **App-connected Home Gardens:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop advanced mobile apps to control and monitor home gardening systems. - **Hydroponic Gardening:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Create innovative hydroponic systems with adjustable environmental controls for efficient and sustainable food production. - **Smartphone-controlled Growing Systems:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Design and manufacture smartphone-integrated growing systems for easy and accessible home gardening. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Home Gardening:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Introduce high-tech solutions to enable individuals to grow their own food at home, reducing reliance on traditional agriculture. - **Mobile Applications:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Develop cutting-edge mobile apps for controlling and managing various aspects of home gardening systems. - **Hydroponics:** Disruptive innovation opportunity: Innovate hydroponic technologies to optimize plant growth and increase yield in controlled environments. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [AI-Powered Plant Care Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gardyn-studio-2.md) - [Automated Indoor Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-evergrow.md) - [Indoor Hydroponic Smart Gardens](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/rise-gardens-indoor-device.md) - [Updated Indoor Gardening Solutions](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-gardening-solutions.md) - [AI-Powered Autonomous Planters](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gardyn.md) - [Perennial Indoor Gardening Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/indoor-gardening-systems.md) - [Soil-Free Garden Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/garden-system.md) - [Automated Indoor Garden Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-hydroponic-garden.md) - [Low-Energy Indoor Garden Systems](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sprouthub-indoor-garden.md)