Increased automation is probably one of the better ways for me to successfully run a garden. Meaning, if I want any sort of edible things to come out of the plants in it. A couple years ago I thought it would be quite a heist to plant vegetables, grow my own, and save buying them at the grocery store. After about $100 in pots, soil, tools, and seeds, I've managed to grow two shrivelled peppers, which I hadn't even planted intentionally. Maybe I should switch to cacti. Are cacti good in temperate zones? Hope they like lots of snow.