Temperature


Monday, February 29, 2016

New Arduino with DS18B20 and DHT11 Sensors


This weekend I finished installing 6 new sensors for temperature and humidity. I'm using one Arduino to get the data from 4 DS18B20 temperature probes and 2 DHT11 temperature and humidity sensors. Live data is on my website www.oceanpalace.com and graph above.

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Saturday, June 29, 2013

FishEye View

Here is a fish eye tour of the back yard raised bed gardens and the geodesic dome greenhouse.

These pictures were taken with this cheap magnetic snap on 190 degree fisheye lens purchased on ebay and a Kodak Playsport camera. 



Click on the pictures for a better view!


Geodesic Dome Greenhouse from the back deck

Fisheye view of the Geodesic Dome

Geodesic Dome Door

Greenhouse Yorkie Guard Dog

Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Ceiling Fan

IBC Aquaponics Tank

Aquaponic Strawberry Towers

Inside Geodesic Dome Greenhouse

Geodesic Dome Greenhouse Door

Swiss Chard grow bed

Backyard View of the Greenhouse

Raised Bed Gardens

Backyard Raised Bed Garden and Geodesic Dome Greenhouse


Monday, June 17, 2013

Raised Beds

I built these new raised beds in the back yard using landscaping timbers.
Landscaping Timber Raised Garden Beds
Landscaping Timber Raised Garden Beds
Purple Pole Beans
Purple Pole Beans
Pepper and Egg Plant Bed

Here is a 5 gallon bucket with snow peas and some tomato plants planted in the raised bed beside the deck.



Hanging Cherry Tomatos in the Geodesic Dome Greenhouse
Cherry Tomatos in the Dome
Fathers day composter from my daughter

Saturday, May 25, 2013

Ladybug Release

Seeing some aphids on my pepper plants and a lot of the leaves are curling.

Aphids on Sweet Bell Pepper
Aphids on Sweet Bell Pepper

 I picked up a bucket of ladybugs at Skillins Greenhouse and released them in the dome because they are supposed to be a natural predator of the aphid.

Ladybugs eating Aphids
Ladybugs eating Aphids
Ladybugs released in the greenhouse
Ladybugs released in the greenhouse


Cucumbers looking good in the aquaponics tank. I have some spinach planted in the back and a couple bush bean plants in the front.





Strawberry towers are starting to produce a few berries.

Aquaponic Strawberry Towers in the Geodesic Dome
Aquaponic Strawberry Towers in the Geodesic Dome

Hanging cherry tomato's and snow peas growing in a 5 gallon bucket.

Snowpeas
Snowpeas

Pole beans have climbed to the top of the dome and we have a few zucchini starting.


Thursday, May 23, 2013

The Plants

I found this garden planner website and drew up a model of what I currently have planted. So far I have 3 new raised beds built and plan to build at least one more. In the greenhouse I still have Watermelon, Squash, Zucchini, and more Cabbage in pots ready for planting.

Monday, April 29, 2013

30 Days In

McCaslan and Purple Pole Beans
Pole Beans

Wakefield Red Rock and Glory Cabbage
Cabbage

Swiss Chard in the Geodesic Dome
Swiss Chard

Pumpkins and Bean bucket
Pumpkin

Smidgy the Geodesic Dome Guard Dog
Guard Dog

Plant Starts in the Geodesic Dome
Plant Starts

Hanging Cherry Tomato
Cherry Tomato

Strawberry Towers in the Geodesic Dome Green House
Strawberry Towers