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This Bengaluru-Based Firm Wants to Help You Grow Your Greens at Home

At the Surge conference organised in Bengaluru last week, a handful of hardware products caught our eye, including, of course, the Ather S340. One of the most gawked at booths was that of Bengaluru-based IoT and data science startup BitMantis, which unveiled TheGreenSAGE to the public.

TheGreenSAGE is a microwave-sized hydroponic kit that can help both amateurs and commercial growers raise fresh herbs throughout the year, at home or on site, ensuring that all the crop inputs are free of the residual pesticides found in farm grown vegetables.

At the conference, TheGreenSAGE was shown growing a lush patch of greens. It pairs with a smartphone app that can let the grower monitor plant growth trends and customise growing conditions as required for specific herbs, and it can be used to grow mustard, fenugreek, spinach, dill, coriander and variants of basil.

“We plan on pricing TheGreenSAGE solution in the range of an affordable kitchen appliance. We will be deciding on the exact product price range later this year,” Jayath Sathyanarayana, one of the three co-founders at BitMantis, told Gadgets 360. The year-old startup is planning to launch the device by August 2016, and Sathyanarayana gave us an overview of the benefits of hydroponics, the ethos of the company, and what it aims to accomplish in the long run.

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