open source garden automation project What is GardenBot? GardenBot is an open source garden monitoring system. This site is a collection of tutorials for how to build things (like a soil moisture sensor), software for running GardenBot, resources, links, and more. To get started, you will want to browse the How-To section to see what is required to build the various modules. The ultimate goal of the GardenBot project is to be a complete garden monitoring and automation system. GardenBot is currently a work in progress, and we are always looking for volunteers -- please contact me if you'd like to help. Just so you know, there are several (many) other garden automation projects out there on the web. Is GardenBot a robot? The word robot usually is used for machines that move about. Who came up with this? I did... er, I mean hi. I discovered Arduino, and immediately became engrossed. Anyway, considering my interests, I thought "gee, it sure would be neat to use the Arduino board to control the watering in the garden".
Circle Planting I wanted to grow corn between two rows of tomato vines to provide partial shade for vines and tomatoes. A little shade on tomatoes during hottest summer will produce bigger, juicier, mild-flavored fruits and, at the same time, reduce the problem of sun-scald. I traced in the dirt a two-foot diameter circle. That’s nine corn stalks in approximately two square feet of soil, without crowding, evenly spaced, and in a geometric arrangement that contributes to excellent pollination.The corn plant is the only grain crop to have separate male and female flowering parts . This same method works well on cucumbers, too. The key is to get a thick ground cover of vines quickly to keep the soil cool and moist. Plant cucumber seeds four inches apart around each circle (18 seeds per each six foot circle). Planting Corn | The Best Home Improvement Info - Cucumbers grow on vines that spread 6 to 8 feet if allowed to trail on the ground. Related posts:
Botanicalls Kit Description: Botanicalls Kits let plants reach out for human help! They offer a connection to your leafy pal via online Twitter status updates to your mobile phone. When your plant needs water, it will post to let you know, and send its thanks when you show it love. This kit comes with everything you need to get your plant tweeting in no time. To upload custom code to the Botanicalls Kit, you'll need either an FTDI Cable or a 3.3V FTDI Basic Breakout. See the link below for a step-by-step guide to assembling and customizing your Botanicalls kit. Note: It's not shown in the parts photo, but the kit does include a 5V Wall Adapter. Note: This product is a collaboration with Kate Hartman, Kati London and Rob Faludi. Documents:
TavIR Webshop Jardin communautaire Un article de Wikipédia, l'encyclopédie libre. Le jardin communautaire (communément appelé, à tort, jardin partagé[1]) est un jardin géré en commun par un groupe d’habitants. Ce type de jardin est né en Amérique du Nord et se développe en France. Histoire[modifier | modifier le code] Les jardins collectifs urbains sont nés à New York au début des années 1970, sous le nom de community gardens. Liz Christy, une artiste qui vivait dans le Lower East Side à Manhattan, se désolait du nombre de terrains vagues dans son quartier. Les jardins communautaires sont aussi les héritiers des jardins ouvriers[2]. Ils s'inscrivent également dans un phénomène historique d'appropriation de friches pour leur transformation en jardins potagers pendant les périodes de crises économiques (ex. Ces jardins ont germé à travers l’Europe au tournant du XXe siècle. On peut aussi rapprocher les jardins communautaires des terrains d’aventure créés sur des friches dans les années 1970.
TwitBalloon Last weekend, Marcus of interactive-matter and I, gave a small introduction into internet of things and ambient devices at the Good School. The idea was to have two devices that show the current volume of two terms on twitter, e.g. love against hate. The demo should show how easy it is to connect the physical world to the internets. Marcus did the software part, so if you are interested in that, visit interactive-matter. I did the hardware part, if you want see that, just read on. Parts So what is needed to build something like that? Arduino Board with ATmega328Ethernet ShieldBreadboardRC ServoCardboardHot glue (a lot)Photoresistor, LED and two resistors, 10 kOhm and 100 OhmProtoboard, small Build it First you have to hack your servo for continuous rotation. Now cut a servo holder out of the cardboard and glue the servo onto it. Glue the holder to some cardboard as basement. Then glue the barrel on the servo. Next we need the light barrier. Conclusion Connecting things to the internet is easy.
Lasagna Gardening 101 There's no hard and fast rules about what to use for your layers, just so long as it's organic and doesn't contain any protein (fat, meat, or bone). Before I go any further, let me just say that the basics of making garden lasagnas are simple: Don't remove the sod or do any extra work, like removing weeds or rocks. You need less loose material to plant in than you might think. First, we covered the area with lime, then laid whole sections of wet newspaper on top of the pine needles and covered the paper with peat moss. We pulled the layers apart and planted 31 tomato plants, four squash, six cucumber, four basil, two rosemary, four parsley, and twelve cosmos. Once the harvest was finished, I pulled the stems and disturbed the layers for the first time. To prepare the new garden for another year of planting, we spread the contents of a large composter onto the space, and the garden took on several inches in height. Site and soil. Planting and harvest. Site and soil. Site and soil.
Akousmaflore Installation interactive Végétaux musicaux sensibles et interactifs Akousmaflore Végétaux musicaux sensibles et interactifs scenocosme : Grégory Lasserre & Anaïs met den Ancxt Akousmaflore est un jardin composé de véritables plantes musicales réactives à nos frôlements. Chaque plante s’éveille au moindre contact humain par un langage, un caractère sonore. Sensibles à notre énergie électrostatique, les plantes réagissent au toucher et à notre proximité. Ainsi, lorsque les spectateurs les caressent ou les effleurent, celles-ci se mettent à chanter. À travers leurs créations, les artistes Scenocosme travaillent sur des hybridations possibles entre végétal et technologie numérique. Notre corps produit en permanence une énergie électrostatique subtile que nous ne percevons pas. Collection : ZKM - Media Museum collection - Karlsruhe (Germany) Award, Art Week Miami Beach No Vacancy Art competition, Public’s Choice Award - Miami (USA) The Banff Centre - Banff, Alberta (Canada) / Convergence - Sommet international sur les arts interdisciplinaires et technologique