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curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 3 days agoSo I don’t have the acreage right now, so I’m going to call this gardening level - but what I do with HA includes things like:
- Soil monitoring, mostly moisture level but I’m experimenting a bit with some NPK sensors. I have a couple of solar battery banks that power them, brings all that back wireless.
- Automated watering - rain barrel collection (with a sensor so I know how much is in there and so I don’t run a pump dry), relay control to open up the line and auto cut off. Combines a bit with weather monitoring so I don’t water heavily if rain is coming, waters in the evening to the morning to avoid evaporation
- Flow sensor checks the water usage off the rain barrels so I know things are working right
- Soil temp sensor is also on the list, not doing it right now just testing a few sensors still
- Gate controls meant for a chicken coop, right now its just raising a flag for funsies, but when I get the right property it’ll close off the coop at night to protect the chickens
- Light sensors to make sure the plants are getting enough, purely informational
- Barometric sensors (originally just to be alerted before a storm comes through, though I like it now so I know when my knee is going to hurt like hell so I can prep)
Inside I have sensors to check for moisture around my water heater, automation for my lighting (like when I get out of my bed, the led strip turns on, brightness determined by room light levels and time of day), etc. I work from home, so I also have a light above my door that acts like an on-air light - if I join a call my wife/kids know not to interrupt me (light works great, kids still need operational adjustment here and there).
If all you want is that weather dashboard though….
Magic Mirror + OneCallWeather module + rain map module and you’ve got a slick setup, maybe add in some camera streaming via rtsp for a bonus. And if you go homeassistant later, you can add a module for that too.
Micro Farming. ;)
curbstickle@anarchist.nexus 3 days ago
I feel like thats giving me too much credit haha
I am really into the idea of doing some hydroponics and microgreens too though - thats what I’m prepping for this winter at least!