diff --git a/Arduino/CanGrow/CanGrow.ino b/Arduino/CanGrow/CanGrow.ino
index 7acd431..e5a9578 100644
--- a/Arduino/CanGrow/CanGrow.ino
+++ b/Arduino/CanGrow/CanGrow.ino
@@ -96,7 +96,8 @@ void setup() {
   Serial.print("II To format LittleFS, pull GPIO ");
   Serial.print(PinWIPE); 
   Serial.print(" (PinWIPE) to ");
-  Serial.print(PinWIPE_default);
+  // we need to invert the default to tell that user the state for an action
+  Serial.print(1 - PinWIPE_default);
   Serial.println(" - NOW! (2 seconds left) II");
 
   
@@ -123,21 +124,16 @@ void setup() {
 
 
   LFS_init();
-  Serial.printf(":: Before config.test: %s\n", config.test);
-  Serial.print(":: Before configWifi.dhcp: ");
-  Serial.println(configWifi.dhcp);
   loadConfig();
-  if(!existFile(CANGROW_CFG)) {
-    writeFile(CANGROW_CFG, "asd");
+
+  if(strlen(configWifi.ssid)  == 0) {
+    Serial.println(":: [SETUP] configWifi.ssid is empty, creating access point");
+    WifiAP();
   } else {
-    readFile(CANGROW_CFG);
+    Serial.printf(":: [SETUP] configWifi.ssid is set, connecting to ssid: %s\n", configWifi.ssid);
+    WifiConnect();
   }
   
-  Serial.printf(":: After config.test: %s\n", config.test);
-  Serial.print(":: After configWifi.dhcp: ");
-  Serial.println(configWifi.dhcp);
-
-  WifiAp();
 }
 
 bool alrdySaved = false;
diff --git a/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow.h b/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow.h
index 5442aa8..12348e3 100644
--- a/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow.h
+++ b/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ struct Config_WiFi {
   byte netmask[4] = {255,255,255,0};
   byte gateway[4] = {192,168,4,254};
   byte dns[4] = {0,0,0,0};
-  bool dhcp = true;
+  bool dhcp;
 };
 
 Config_WiFi configWifi;
@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ Config_System configSystem;
 struct Config_Grow {
   char growName[64];
   unsigned short dayOfGrow;
+  byte daysSeed;
   byte daysVeg;
   byte daysBloom;
   byte lightHoursVeg;
diff --git a/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_Core.h b/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_Core.h
index 9729c79..24d65a6 100644
--- a/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_Core.h
+++ b/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_Core.h
@@ -45,13 +45,52 @@ void Panic() {
 
 }
 
+
+// IP2Char helper function to convert ip arrarys to char arrays
+char* IP2Char(IPAddress ipaddr){
+  // https://forum.arduino.cc/t/trouble-returning-char-array-string/473246/6
+  static char buffer[18];
+  sprintf(buffer, "%d.%d.%d.%d", ipaddr[0], ipaddr[1], ipaddr[2], ipaddr[3] );
+  return buffer;
+}
+
 void WifiConnect() {
+  Serial.printf(":: [WiFi] connecting to ssid: %s\n", configWifi.ssid);
+  WiFi.begin(configWifi.ssid, configWifi.password);
+  if(configWifi.dhcp == false) {
+    Serial.println(":: [WiFi] using static ip configuration:");
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   IP     : %s\n", IP2Char(configWifi.ip));
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   Netmask: %s\n", IP2Char(configWifi.netmask));
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   Gateway: %s\n", IP2Char(configWifi.gateway));
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   DNS    : %s\n", IP2Char(configWifi.dns));
+    
+    WiFi.config(configWifi.ip, configWifi.dns, configWifi.gateway, configWifi.netmask);
+  } else {
+    Serial.println(":: [WiFi] using DHCP for ip configuration");
+  }
+  
+  Serial.print(":: [WiFi] ");
+  // wait until WiFi connection is established
+  while (WiFi.status() != WL_CONNECTED) {
+    delay(500);
+    Serial.print(".");
+  }
+  Serial.println("CONNECTED!");
+  
+  if(configWifi.dhcp == true) {
+    Serial.println(":: [WiFi] DHCP offered ip configuration:");
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   IP     : %s\n", IP2Char(WiFi.localIP()));
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   Netmask: %s\n", IP2Char(WiFi.subnetMask()));
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   Gateway: %s\n", IP2Char(WiFi.gatewayIP()));
+    Serial.printf(":: [WiFi]   DNS    : %s\n", IP2Char(WiFi.dnsIP()));
+  }
   
 }
 
-void WifiAp() {
+void WifiAP() {
   Serial.printf(":: [WiFi] create access point: %s\n", CANGROW_SSID);
   WiFi.softAPConfig(configWifi.ip, configWifi.gateway, configWifi.netmask);
   WiFi.softAP(CANGROW_SSID);
-  Serial.println(":: [WiFi] access point started");
+  Serial.print(":: [WiFi] access point started with IP: ");
+  Serial.println(WiFi.softAPIP());
 }
diff --git a/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_LittleFS.h b/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_LittleFS.h
index 3e2dbb9..7075a0d 100644
--- a/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_LittleFS.h
+++ b/Arduino/CanGrow/include/CanGrow_LittleFS.h
@@ -205,6 +205,7 @@ bool loadConfig() {
   JsonObject objGrow = doc["grow"][0];
   strlcpy(configGrow.growName, objGrow["growName"], sizeof(configGrow.growName));
   configGrow.dayOfGrow = objGrow["dayOfGrow"];
+  configGrow.daysSeed = objGrow["daysSeed"];
   configGrow.daysVeg = objGrow["daysVeg"];
   configGrow.daysBloom = objGrow["daysBloom"];
   configGrow.lightHoursVeg = objGrow["lightHoursVeg"];
@@ -218,7 +219,7 @@ bool loadConfig() {
 
   // Close the file (Curiously, File's destructor doesn't close the file)
   file.close();
-  Serial.println(":: [LittleFS] config successfully loaded.");
+  Serial.println(":: [LittleFS] config successfully loaded");
   return true;
 }
 
@@ -233,7 +234,7 @@ void saveConfig() {
   #endif
   
   if (!file) {
-    Serial.printf(":: [LittleFS] FAILED to open configfile for writing: %s\n", CANGROW_CFG);
+    Serial.printf("!! [LittleFS] FAILED to open configfile for writing: %s\n", CANGROW_CFG);
     return;
   } else {
     Serial.printf(":: [LittleFS] opened for writing %s\n", CANGROW_CFG);
@@ -271,6 +272,7 @@ void saveConfig() {
   JsonObject objGrow = doc["grow"].add<JsonObject>();
   objGrow["growName"] = configGrow.growName;
   objGrow["dayOfGrow"] = configGrow.dayOfGrow;
+  objGrow["daysSeed"] = configGrow.daysSeed;
   objGrow["daysVeg"] = configGrow.daysVeg;
   objGrow["daysBloom"] = configGrow.daysBloom;
   objGrow["lightHoursVeg"] = configGrow.lightHoursVeg;
@@ -287,7 +289,7 @@ void saveConfig() {
   
   // Serialize JSON to file
   if (serializeJson(doc, file) == 0) {
-    Serial.printf(":: [LittleFS] FAILED to write configfile: %s\n", CANGROW_CFG);
+    Serial.printf("!! [LittleFS] FAILED to write configfile: %s\n", CANGROW_CFG);
   } else {
     Serial.printf(":: [LittleFS] successfully written %s\n", CANGROW_CFG);
   }