Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter

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Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter

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Found this today
http://www.botanicalls.com/kits/
available from here http://www.sparkfun.com/products/10334

it is an electronic kit that will monitor Soil moisture, and send you a message via Twitter about current moisture, When to water etc.
needs Network connection and power supply. Might have to get a sample and setup to try it out, Possibly a great way to monitor automatic watering systems when on holidays?

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Finally good use for Twitter?
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tex048 wrote:Finally good use for Twitter?
Use or excuse? :lol: :lol:

Hmm, wifi? battery? pre-assembled? maybe in the next model :lol:
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tex048 wrote:Finally good use for Twitter?

..there had to be one!

Bumper sticker I'd like to see:

I tweet and I vote (then tweet that I voted) :palm: :palm: :palm: :palm: :palm:

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Doesnt seem waterproof enough though? :/
I need aboooouuut... 20 of these.. LOL

I love the idea though!!!!
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This looks good, not quite as advanced, but still handy :P http://www.technofile.com/articles/thirstylight.asp
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cre8ivbonsai wrote:
tex048 wrote:Finally good use for Twitter?
Use or excuse? :lol: :lol:

Hmm, wifi? battery? pre-assembled? maybe in the next model :lol:
Wifi would be useful I admit and maybe power from a small solar panel as well.
Future enhancements maybe.

As for the pre assembled, maybe a job opening for someone :-), but a Kit means usually you have to assemble yourself tho :lol:
Same goes for a waterproofing, Build your own cover and or maybe dip in Epoxy resin.

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This what needed when I went away for work and the house sitter didn't water mine properly... maybe worth a look
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This what needed when I went away for work and the house sitter didn't water mine properly... maybe worth a look
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nick-laing wrote:This what needed when I went away for work and the house sitter didn't water mine properly... maybe worth a look
Exactly the thought I had when I saw it too
Great backup tool to check on our tree sitters :-)

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kcpoole wrote:
As for the pre assembled, maybe a job opening for someone :-), but a Kit means usually you have to assemble yourself tho :lol:
Same goes for a waterproofing, Build your own cover and or maybe dip in Epoxy resin.

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