Cycled under glorious tree blossoms, stayed in the moment, didn’t take a photo. Instead, here’s my latest science project: logging the weight of a tray of microgreens. A load cell is connected to the cloud, an app graphs results, logging the weight of a tray.
Category: City Gardening
Irrigating Native Grasses
Installed drippers to irrigate native prairie grasses.
Automated Houseplant Misting
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Automated Houseplant Misting System
Some of our houseplants benefit from a daily misting. Misting gives a Boston Fern higher humidity, while making life difficult for spider mites that thrive on our palms when the air is dry. I’ve had fun in the past few weeks developing an automated misting system that can run on a schedule, or can be… Continue reading Automated Houseplant Misting System
A Good Day For Plumbing
Spent the morning streamlining our houseplant irrigation system. (This is the “after” picture.) Rain and lightning made it a good day for plumbing.
Carefully Clamped
Carefully clamped an electrical project box before drilling holes in it. Last time I wasn’t so careful, and ended up at Urgent Care.
Mister Prototype
Tested prototype 1.0 of a plant misting system supplied by a high-pressure pump.
A Trip To UrgentCare
Used ultrasonic sound waves to measure the depth of water in the tank for our houseplant irrigation system. Drilling holes in the little project box attached to the top of the tank resulted in a trip to UrgentCare yesterday. My thumb and my pride are healing well.
Color Pop
While Minneapolis dug out from a snowstorm, our amaryllis provided a pop of color.
The Impossible Takes a Little Longer
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