Hydroponic growing system

A hydroponic growing system, comprising:

• a base configured to support one or more components;
• a gutter assembly removably attached to the base, the gutter assembly configured to manage flow of a liquid solution to the one or more components of the hydroponic growing system, wherein the gutter assembly includes a first gutter and a second gutter;
• at least one growing trough movably engaged to the gutter assembly and configured to hold one or more plants, the at least one growing trough movable along a direction perpendicular to a flow direction of the liquid solution in the at least one growing trough, wherein the first gutter is configured to removably contact and support a first end portion of the at least one growing trough and provide the liquid solution to the first end portion of the at least one growing trough, and wherein the second gutter is configured to removably contact and support a second end portion of the at least one growing trough and receive the liquid solution from the second end portion of the at least one growing trough;
• two or more tubing members attached to the gutter assembly, wherein each tubing member is separated by a separation distance with respect to another tubing member of the two or more tubing members, the separation distance between the two or more tubing members increasing along the gutter assembly towards a harvest direction from a first end of the gutter assembly to a second end of the gutter assembly, the first end of the gutter assembly being opposite the second end of the gutter assembly;
• and
• an automation assembly movably engaged with the at least one growing trough, the automation assembly configured to move the at least one growing trough from a first position on the gutter assembly to a second position on the gutter assembly,
• wherein the automation assembly includes at least one automation component and at least one actuator component, the at least one automation component removably attached to the at least one actuator component and triggering the at least one actuator component to automatically move at least one elongated member supporting a plurality of engagement devices between a first member position to a second member position,
• wherein the at least one elongated member includes at least one gap portion component configured to extend a spacing distance between two or more growing troughs, the gap portion component including a retractable element that moves between a first retractable position and a second retractable position,
• wherein at least one of the plurality of engagement devices rotatably engages about an axis with the at least one growing trough as the at least one actuator component moves the at least one elongated member from the first member position to the second member position,
• wherein the at least one of the plurality of engagement devices engages with the at least one growing trough to move the at least one growing trough from the first position on the gutter assembly to the second position on the gutter assembly as the at least one actuator component moves the at least one elongated member from the second member position to the first member position, and
• wherein the at least one growing trough is movable in the harvest direction by the spacing distance corresponding to the separation distance, the spacing distance gradually increasing by a same amount as the separation distance in the harvest direction based on the retractable element of the at least one gap portion moving between the first retractable position and the second retractable position.