You have done some pretty awesome things! I will definitely have to implement some of these. I built a hydroponic growing tower in my kitchen that is automated. Water is pumped up to the top and then filters down to each of the grow sites. The water comes on for 60 minutes and then off for 30 minutes. I have a fan that turns on at the same time as the water pump to stimulate the leaves on my lettuce. The lights come on at 4am and turn off at 10pm. This is all done with kasa smart plugs. Look up the gardyn tower on google to get an idea of what I built, though my custom one is bigger and cooler haha. It is so much fun to grow fresh produce in my kitchen and after building it, I hardly lift a finger to maintain it. I can do more to automate it, but for the moment I am enjoying it how it is.