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Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 13th, 2012, 7:15 am
by kcpoole
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?
Ken
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 13th, 2012, 11:25 am
by tex048
Finally good use for Twitter?
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 13th, 2012, 12:40 pm
by cre8ivbonsai
tex048 wrote:Finally good use for Twitter?
Use or excuse?
Hmm, wifi? battery? pre-assembled? maybe in the next model
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 10:57 am
by Mojo Moyogi
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)
Cheers,
Mojo
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 11:23 am
by waltersh
Doesnt seem waterproof enough though? :/
I need aboooouuut... 20 of these.. LOL
I love the idea though!!!!
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 11:29 am
by waltersh
This looks good, not quite as advanced, but still handy
http://www.technofile.com/articles/thirstylight.asp
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 12:16 pm
by kcpoole
cre8ivbonsai wrote:tex048 wrote:Finally good use for Twitter?
Use or excuse?
Hmm, wifi? battery? pre-assembled? maybe in the next model
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
Same goes for a waterproofing, Build your own cover and or maybe dip in Epoxy resin.
Ken
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 3:32 pm
by nick-laing
This what needed when I went away for work and the house sitter didn't water mine properly... maybe worth a look
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 3:32 pm
by nick-laing
This what needed when I went away for work and the house sitter didn't water mine properly... maybe worth a look
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 4:04 pm
by kcpoole
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
Ken
Re: Soil Moisture monitoring via twitter
Posted: January 14th, 2012, 7:37 pm
by waltersh
kcpoole wrote:
As for the pre assembled, maybe a job opening for someone
, but a Kit means usually you have to assemble yourself tho
Same goes for a waterproofing, Build your own cover and or maybe dip in Epoxy resin.
Ken
I do soldering with electronics every day at work, so if anyone wants one assembled but has trouble with the assembly, let me know
I can do it and post it back