Using Crons, is there a way to lower the basket for a period of time, then raise it for a longer period and repeat?

I'd guess I'd need to have it time to run the program, then detect its position and either wait or run the program in reverse again?

Thanks for the swift reply! Essentially, I need to drop the plant pots in a basket into the tank of water for the test, saves water this way and means I don't need to have two tanks if I want to use the same water. If this weren't the case, then definitely a solenoid would be the best way. I also wa...

Hi There, I'm new to Pi programming and I have an idea for a project which involves raising and lowering a pot at certain times (for watering). Essentially I'm wondering how easy it would be to program this to run indefinitely with a Pi and if anyone can advise me on what I would need to do it? I ha...