Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Wow, I'm soooooo impressed! BOn In a message dated 6/2/2002 11:14:32 PM Eastern Daylight Time, wayne writes: << Evening Morton, At 10:10 PM 06/02/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Wayne > My jaw is still on my lap! Gee, I did not mean to have an adverse effect...... no toothache I hope. I forgot to tell you what all I am eating from those little plants that were shown in late April. So far.... cucumbers, squash, onions, cabbage, Irish potatoes, banana peppers, bell peppers, and a few cherry tomatoes. Now I have blueberries ripe and a few blackberries. Soon I will have full sized tomatoes, okra and string beans. Then a little later, cantaloupes and watermelons. Somewhere during all that, I should get enough potassium. Most people don't realize how much fun gardening really can be. Of course when you have a control system and computer involved, the fun is diversified. The technical aspect of plant nutrition is somewhat like human nutrition, so much to learn and so little time. I have to reply to Lorenzo's message about the nutrition content of produce. Wayne >> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Evening Morton, If I remember, I asked if yours was organic or commercial farming. I noticed >an irrigation tube running down the center of your plants. Do you know - are >organically grown plants more nutricious than " commercially grown " ? Likely commercially grown would be as hard to define as organic. I feel sure that both kinds of produce vary considerably around the country. >If quality can be determined by appearance, your plants will be the most >nutritious possible. Often I wonder if " taste " tells the whole story. A few years back a friend brought his father by to see my plants. I gave him 8 or 10 pounds of tomatoes. He said they were the best he had eaten in his lifetime. Considering this gentleman was 80 years old and has grown tomatoes for at least 50 years, this statement meant a lot to me. > What is the electrical panel " panel 428.jpg " , That is one of the power supplies, relays, and communication module that controls all the valves and pump for the garden. > " pumpo428 " , The small pump is an injector type pump that is normally used in industrial sites or commercial buildings to inject a specific amount of one solution into a larger flow rate and higher pressure second solution, usually water. The maximum output for this pump is two ounces per minute. Typically I have 50 emitters ( per zone )that deliver 2 ounces per minute, so I have a 50 to one injection ratio. I have a 25 gallon barrel of a liquid nutrient solution that the pump injects into the main water line. City water pressure provides about 15 psi pressure and the main flow rate. I have been feeding 5 minutes every 77 to 90 minutes. The length of the long duration and the 5 minute interval varies with sunlight and temperature. > " senso428.jpg " ? That photo shows a 24 volt supply for analog device power, the outside devices are temperature and humidity sensors. All of my data is sampled every 7.5 minutes. Every 30 minutes the data is averaged and a recalculation is done to arrive at the feeding intervals. By using this 30 minute and averaging data, a short interval cloudy period or a cool breeze will have little effect on the calculated intervals. The complete system is relatively intelligent. I have seen it feed 3 times per day, one time per day, and up to 10 and 12 times per day. This is all automatic without any manual intervention. The system logs all data, logs all control events, keeps up with the high, low, and averages for selected data, and writes the averages to a file when it resets and starts over at 6 am each day. I have spent about 10 years and many thousands of hours working on this system. The main program is over 10,000 lines. > I tried to sign the guest book and view " you gotta see this deer " , > but each >time my browser came back with the message " File not found on this server " . My web site has been moved around a few times. I think I fixed a few of those problems. >> Whatever it is that you are doing, I am certain that you are doing it > correctly. I try hard.... and have lots of experts at research centers who offer advise from time to time. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Evening Morton, At 10:10 PM 06/02/2002 -0400, you wrote: >Wayne > My jaw is still on my lap! Gee, I did not mean to have an adverse effect...... no toothache I hope. I forgot to tell you what all I am eating from those little plants that were shown in late April. So far.... cucumbers, squash, onions, cabbage, Irish potatoes, banana peppers, bell peppers, and a few cherry tomatoes. Now I have blueberries ripe and a few blackberries. Soon I will have full sized tomatoes, okra and string beans. Then a little later, cantaloupes and watermelons. Somewhere during all that, I should get enough potassium. Most people don't realize how much fun gardening really can be. Of course when you have a control system and computer involved, the fun is diversified. The technical aspect of plant nutrition is somewhat like human nutrition, so much to learn and so little time. I have to reply to Lorenzo's message about the nutrition content of produce. Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 3, 2002 Report Share Posted June 3, 2002 Wayne My jaw is still on my lap! Morton Wayne Fugitt wrote: > Evening Morton, > > If I remember, I asked if yours was organic or commercial farming. I > noticed > >an irrigation tube running down the center of your plants. Do you know - are > >organically grown plants more nutricious than " commercially grown " ?....... > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted June 4, 2002 Report Share Posted June 4, 2002 Hi Wayne I don't suppose that it would be possible to send a care package up to Canada? Morton Wayne Fugitt wrote: > Evening Morton, > > I forgot to tell you what all I am eating from those little plants that > were shown in late April. > > So far.... cucumbers, squash, onions, cabbage, Irish potatoes, banana > peppers, bell peppers, > and a few cherry tomatoes. Now I have blueberries ripe and a few blackberries. > > Soon I will have full sized tomatoes, okra and string beans. Then a little > later, cantaloupes and watermelons. Somewhere during all that, I should > get enough potassium. > > Most people don't realize how much fun gardening really can be. Of course > when you have a control system and computer involved, the fun is diversified. > > > Wayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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