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Why Arduino Is The Best Hobby

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July 12, 2024

11:24 pm

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Arduino Programming, Discussions

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What makes a good hobby is something that has a cheap barrier to entry, easy to understand, expandable in complexity and use, and is a swiss army knife in that it can solve a multitude of problems. That is what arduino is.

Brand new to arduino and don’t know how to light an LED? You can do that with arduino.

Want to make a garden manager project? Arduino

Making a drone? Arduino–Did it myself

Want to save money by making your own home security system with no subscription fees? Arduino. How many times do I have to say it!!!

So sure there’s a lot you CAN do. But HOW do you do it?

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Automated Compost 2.0 (Initial Phase)

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February 12, 2019

9:45 pm

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Arduino Programming, Gardening

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In a past YouTube video I discussed having an automated compost heap complete with heating, watering, and moisture detection. After a bit of research and trial and error, I’ve found a much better way to build the automated compost so that its better looking and more practical for an automated system.

The Soil

The soil will be low quality store bought soil of the lowest grade and quality. The point is to demonstrate that poor soil can be enriched as you decompose food items into it, aerate it, and water the soil when its dry. After a period of about two months the originally bad soil will be transformed into better soil, after five months of treatment I expect the soil to be ready for planting as the proper amount of nutrients have been added.

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