About
Solenroot
Sol and root. The mark says both halves at once: a leaf inside the sun, a soil line that breaks at the stem, and a root system below that is the larger part of the drawing.
What we do
Solenroot is a cultivation and hardware project. We build local-first control systems, run them ourselves, and let the automation be the quality advantage rather than the product on a shelf.
That order is deliberate and it is the opposite of how this category has always worked. Hardware ships only once the cultivation side stands on its own, and only with a guarantee that survives us.
Cultivation described by Solenroot is a personal grow within the limits California law allows. Solenroot is not licensed for commercial cannabis activity and does not offer cannabis for sale.
How we build
The control system runs open source and entirely local, so a full cycle completes with the network unplugged. The electronics sit outside the humid envelope rather than inside it. A second, independent controller holds the system safe even if the main computer stops. Every controlled variable moves in both directions, or the loop does not run.
None of that is novel engineering. It is a list of the specific ways this category has failed, turned into rules.
Who runs it
Solenroot is led by its founder and chief executive. The work is documented as it happens rather than announced once it is finished, which is the standard the rest of this category did not meet.
Write to [email protected]. If you are holding a cabinet whose manufacturer has gone quiet, say so: that is a conversation worth having.