meyotch to Balcony GardeningEnglish · 8 months agoMorning gloryimagemessage-square10fedilinkarrow-up125arrow-down10file-text
arrow-up125arrow-down1imageMorning glorymeyotch to Balcony GardeningEnglish · 8 months agomessage-square10fedilinkfile-text
Morning glory in a bucket on a balcony. It’s watered automatically by a solar powered gizmo I made too.
minus-squareJacobCoffinWriteslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThat’s really cool! I feel like you and @RoboGroMo will have a lot of garden automation stuff to talk about. That uptime is impressive - especially considering that it’s outside! Is it pumping the water or controlling a valve from the tap?
minus-squaremeyotchOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·8 months agoThe three buckets each have different roles (starting from the right): electronics enclosure, water reservoir with a 5v pump, soil. So, no tap or electricity on the balcony. I have to schlep water about once a week, not too bad.
minus-squareJacobCoffinWriteslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·8 months agoAnd it leaves a possibility open for rainwater collection, etc. Very cool!
That’s really cool! I feel like you and @RoboGroMo will have a lot of garden automation stuff to talk about.
That uptime is impressive - especially considering that it’s outside! Is it pumping the water or controlling a valve from the tap?
The three buckets each have different roles (starting from the right): electronics enclosure, water reservoir with a 5v pump, soil. So, no tap or electricity on the balcony. I have to schlep water about once a week, not too bad.
And it leaves a possibility open for rainwater collection, etc. Very cool!