AgentPothead
Just this guy, ya know?
That's still out of my ball park I think.
2 words. Data boner.$275??? Jeeez. These guys charging €500 are making a killing on just resell!
But that’s a pretty good deal compared to the grosens. For $3,300, maybe $3,500 after everything else, you could do four zones with three sets of sensors each which would be cool.... just thinking about all that sweet data is making me excited.
$275??? Jeeez. These guys charging €500 are making a killing on just resell!
But that’s a pretty good deal compared to the grosens. For $3,300, maybe $3,500 after everything else, you could do four zones with three sets of sensors each which would be cool.... just thinking about all that sweet data is making me excited.
Sap analysis?! Oh man, the future is now!
Could you share some info on how you use those? I did a quick google so I get that you can dial in nutrition but how often do you do testing? It seems like the only way to get the analysis is to mail in samples to a lab.
Yeah from my understanding most of them suck.I ran a number of tests on the cheapo RPi and Arduino moisture sensors and they worked great. What was the problem with using those??? Corrosion? It was a while back when I ran the tests but I don't recall any disastrous results.
I definitely agree there are plenty of good options for grow room automation overall but I feel like irrigation is the place where most of these systems are weakest. Maybe I think that because I'm too small for the commercial systems like the grosens to make sense and too big for the "in a box" options like the smart bee or growtronix to do the trick.
I was looking into the weighing option mentioned by CVH though and found this link: https://rngr.net/publications/tpn/59-2/wireless-network-of-electronic-scales-to-monitor-the-substrate-volumetric-water-content-for-managing-irrigation-of-containerized-seedlings-produced-in-forest-nurseries
That pretty much lays out how to build a wireless sensor network for load cells. I'm probably going to end up with the 10HS or one of the other legacy sensors from Meter/Decagon to avoid the regular adjustment for plant weight but thanks for pushing me in that direction. The answers always come in the least expected ways.
I may upgrade to the Teros senors in the future but for now, I don't think I can justify the extra expense for the substrate EC and temp data since I can't control it anyway.
All in all, I've got the questions I came here with answered. Thanks for all the help. I'll start a thread in a few weeks and show everyone how it looks. Hope to see ya guys there.
Oh nice that's from 2016 even, I wonder if he is still using that home made sensor. If that lasts a year, score.
Oh nice that's from 2016 even, I wonder if he is still using that home made sensor. If that lasts a year, score.