Proven Container System Gets Computer Control!

guitarer · May 23, 2011

I haven't been on here in ages, too busy with a neck surgery & refining my container-tomato system. It yielded 250+ lbs last season; since then I've set up a Gardena computer-controlled watering system. Maybe y'all are growing-sophisticated beyond me, but I thought I'd share anyway. Here's my initial 2011 FB post:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...9a37e

guitarer · May 23, 2011

Don't know what that font crap is before the address, just cut/paste the URL.

guitarer · May 23, 2011

this worked for me:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...a37e

guitarer · May 23, 2011

Try cut/paste with the whole thing, that's how I got to it from here (WEIRD!).

guitarer · May 23, 2011

FB says, "to share with anyone use this public link", but they're NEVER wrong about anything, are they?<g> It apparently doesn't work, I'll try to figure it out & re-post, or just "friend" me on FB & read/see pics there ("Steve Daugherty, Anderson"). I think that growers on here would be very interested in my project. Sorry for the bum links!

Worth1 · May 23, 2011

Contrary to popular belief not everybody is on Facebook me being one of them.
Not because I am old fashioned but because I happen to be a little more private.

Is there any way you can post what you are talking about here without having us go to facebook?

Worth

cloz · May 23, 2011

Well, I have a facebook account and none of the links work for me. Why not just post directly here?

guitarer · May 23, 2011

Because it'd be much easier to direct folks to the link, as I'm updating the project over the the growing season - that would be worlds simpler than posting a separate update here when needed. FB provided the "public access" link, that apparently doesn't work, not my fault or the fault of anyone here. I was merely trying to share info that I felt would be considered very interesting/useful to TomatoVille members - not expecting to get jumped on because I wanted to post a simple external link. If I can find a way to make the FB URL work, I'll post, if not (as Rosanne Rosannadanna would say), "NEVER MIND!!"<g>!

beatpoet · May 23, 2011

Try this one, this link should work or at least it did for me...
http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=cec529a37e

guitarer · May 27, 2011

Update for whoever may be following my FB link:

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=cec529a37e

guitarer · May 27, 2011

Oh, thanks-much, beatpoet, for posting the link that works!

guitarer · June 3, 2011

6/3/11 update: Elevated drip heads need a "higher power"! I was getting OK performance from my automated drip system, but the flow rate was inconsistent on some drippers, which are at the tops of my elevated pots. Raising the drip water source above ALL of the drip heads did the trick. "I think that if [gravity] is inevitable, relax & enjoy it!" - Bob Knight...except for one word<g>!

http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...a37e

delltraveller · June 17, 2011

Do you have some sort of backup power supply to keep things working if the power goes out?

guitarer · June 17, 2011

Gardena's components run on 9v batteries & draw very little juice. I use fresh alkalines every season & monitor each grow container with a Rapitest moisture meter every day or two, to make sure that everything's OK. The AC power here blinks off/on so often, I wouldn't trust my 'maters to it!

May 23, 2011	#1
guitarer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Anderson IN Posts: 24	Proven Container System Gets Computer Control! I haven't been on here in ages, too busy with a neck surgery & refining my container-tomato system. It yielded 250+ lbs last season; since then I've set up a Gardena computer-controlled watering system. Maybe y'all are growing-sophisticated beyond me, but I thought I'd share anyway. Here's my initial 2011 FB post: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...9a37e

May 27, 2011	#10
guitarer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Anderson IN Posts: 24	5-26-11 update Update for whoever may be following my FB link: http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=cec529a37e

June 3, 2011	#12
guitarer Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Anderson IN Posts: 24	Gravity + water = go with the flow! 6/3/11 update: Elevated drip heads need a "higher power"! I was getting OK performance from my automated drip system, but the flow rate was inconsistent on some drippers, which are at the tops of my elevated pots. Raising the drip water source above ALL of the drip heads did the trick. "I think that if [gravity] is inevitable, relax & enjoy it!" - Bob Knight...except for one word<g>! http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?...a37e

May 23, 2011	#6
Worth1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Den of Drunken Fools Posts: 38,539	Contrary to popular belief not everybody is on Facebook me being one of them. Not because I am old fashioned but because I happen to be a little more private. Is there any way you can post what you are talking about here without having us go to facebook? Worth

May 23, 2011	#7
cloz Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Southern Connecticut Posts: 435	Well, I have a facebook account and none of the links work for me. Why not just post directly here?

May 23, 2011	#9
beatpoet Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio Posts: 214	Try this one, this link should work or at least it did for me... http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?s...1&l=cec529a37e

June 17, 2011	#13
delltraveller Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Iowa Posts: 481	Do you have some sort of backup power supply to keep things working if the power goes out?