Subj : Re: moisture sensor
To   : Jeff
From : Avon
Date : Mon Jan 24 2022 19:43:48

On 23 Jan 2022 at 10:34p, Jeff pondered and said...
 
 Je> Pretty much. Nothing's sprouted yet, and I did lose a batch to an
 Je> over-exuberant dog. I made several improvements, such as a retaining ring
 Je> that holds 5 planters together so that no single one can tip over, and a
 Je> bracket to hold the electronics above the water level. I'm currently
 Je> working on some clips to attach to the sides of the planters to keep the
 Je> moisture sensors in place.

aha the old 'the dog ate my herbs' problem :)

 Je> There was a script by another user, for one moisture sensor, but then I
 Je> built on that and added features that I wanted. The part that I didn't
 Je> really think of, but that the other user's project addressed, was to
 Je> calibrate the sensors by taking a reading in the air, then a reading in
 Je> a glass of water, and converting everything between those two readings
 Je> into a 0%-100% scale.

all good, yes that's a thoughtful insight to consider for any others following in your footsteps.

 Je> I've created a new batch of planters and plan to plant all of the same
 Je> seeds in these. I'm waiting on more sensors and seeds; I've decided on
 Je> Chinese 5-color peppers.

cool, well that sounds like you certainly have a fun project going on there and thanks for sharing the details. :)

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