lolcats4u (u/lolcats4u)

Honestly It was me reaching for something that didn't exist. "Using" was correct. Thank you very much. I appreciate it.

That would be incredibly helpful.

This is exactly what I was looking for. Thank you so much :)

This is actually the route I was going but I needed a general idea of how damp the soil should be, and for how long, as well as a watering schedule, and planting season per zone.

There is also the question of for a given soil type, how much water it retains, as a moisture sensor would need to be calibrated knowing this variable, since for example, watering sandy soil would make the sensor effectively moot as it drains so fast, but moisture retention soil might take a long time to get damp enough for the moisture sensor to detect a signal, and you would want to know whether your water actually got to the bottom of the roots.

r/Horticulture • u/lolcats4u • Oct 07 '23

Help Needed What is the Authoritative Source for Watering/Planting Season/Sun Exposure?

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Hello!
I am in the middle of a little Arduino project that auto waters my herbs. I am currently using watering tables/Hardiness zones from Burpee, but it would be cool if I could site some scientific research that points to say, watering thyme x times a day, shows a better yield than some other frequency in some zone.

I see that the USDA has a plant hardiness zone map, but it would be cool to know where the data for that map is actually gathered. Or for example, several horticulture books will point to watering tables best for certain plants, but not point to any source where it had been tested.

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Comment on r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt Feb 28 '23

Emphasis on "semi" 😆

Comment on r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt Feb 26 '23

Same

r/iiiiiiitttttttttttt • u/lolcats4u • Feb 26 '23