My proof-of-concept "Single-Unit Hydroponic Grow Bin".
I don't know if it will work. Follow this thread (for the next three months maybe) and grow with me... maybe... or just watch it fail... :P
The goal of this grow-bin is to be:
Exceedingly cheap (This comes out to around $11 a unit - reusable - and that's mostly the light. Each additional growth will only be a couple of cents per plant).
Exceedingly easy to make.
Have as little moving parts as possible.
Require as little maintenance as possible while the plant grows.
Not require any special space, set-up, or shelving.
Be able to stick anywhere you have a couple of inches of spare room indoors, even if you live in a very small amount of floor space.
Be powered by wall socket or by external USB battery (for folks that are charging USB batteries with solar cells).
If you want to grow more plants... make more of these grow bins and add them wherever you have juuust a bit more space.
This answers the obstacles of hydroponics being portrayed as requiring an expensive startup cost, having dedicated or expansive space for hydroponic growing, require special or complex equipment, or special knowledge and skills.
AND IT'S ADHD FRIENDLY!!!!
Start growing whenever you get around to it. Doesn't require following growing seasons.
Once you start growing, you can forget about it until it's done growing.
Note: This is an experiment. I don't know if this will succeed. But! I plan on tweaking it and correcting any issues as I test it out. So... I'm not showing you a finished product. I'm showing you the design and test phase. Maybe we'll get a finished product out of the end of it!
(Thread continues and will be added onto. Bookmark and check back every couple of weeks. - The next section will go into how to build this.)
Full stress mode. Need to make garage livable as the builders doing thr house renovation arrive Wednesday.... after we've been asking for a time frame for months.
Now it is my problem of course. Cheapest Bunnings cabinets (but glued also as the screws pull out of the chipboard they are made from) and their pre-made laminated timber bench top. This will be kitchen/laundry. #DIY#Kitchen
House is now almost 100% wired for CAT6, ready for drywall. Almost every room with a drop. Will do the termination once everything is painted. Lemonade out of lemons... #diy#Ethernet
On today's episode of ✨️ Gina's Unnecessary #DIY Projects ✨️ We're building a kitchen island from wood scraps! Yaaay.
I need to get rid of these old boards and tiles in my shed, and my friend needs a kitchen island. Win win, right? 🔥
Current status: after some advanced maths I realized I don't have enough wood, so now the challenge is to find beams for the legs that look sort of similar to the rest of the wood. Aka "such a fun and cheap project wait how did this still cost me €100?" 💸💸💸
Hab heute versucht, für mein Fahrrad Ketten-Schmier-Zeug ohne PTFE zu bekommen. Das ist ja echt schwierig! Von den drei Läden, die ich abgeklappert hab, hatte nur einer überhaupt was PTFE-freies im Angebot, und das war grad ausverkauft.
Habt ihr da noch Empfehlungen, was ich am ehesten nehmen kann, um die quietschende Kette wieder geschmeidig zu machen?
In der Vergangenheit hab ich zwar schon so ziemlich alle Heimwerkerjobs erledigt, aber bei der Wasserinstallation hab ich wenig Erfahrungen. Zwei in Offenstellung festsitzende Eckventile unter einem Waschbecken zu ersetzen klappte dann aber doch problemlos. Armatur, Siphon etc. kann ich so im nächsten Schritt ersetzen. #DIY
Quel instru nature sans savoir particulier ?
Après le #xylophone (facile, tu dois en faire un si t'as pas encore essayé) https://exode.me/w/fuTBAecw6k67zz53ZcoWxe
le #sifflet.
Je suis expert (non), je fais un tuto (ben non mais raconte-moi comment tu as fait, toi).
1er essais en viorne (parce que pas de sureau en Estonie) (le lilas est facile à évider aussi) ⇒ bois trop tendre pour biseau propre mais ça marche.
2e essais : je perce ⌀10 du cerisier à grappe puis ponce pour faire un joli tuyau borgne. #flute#diy
Balancing my time between work and planning my summer hobby projects.
Trying to figure out the best bang for my literal buck... trying to decide between a 4G/LTE/5G router, more solar panels, a second inverter... those are probably the largest purchases I'm considering.
Leaning heavily towards more solar panels having the biggest impact for my money. I've got 1400W now. Bumping that to 2100W would be a significant improvement.
Boring #DIY/#electrics question: can I disconnect this bathroom fan and make it safe just by removing the fuse from the switch box?
Or do I need to fully disconnect it from the ceiling rose, where it draws its power?
OR is it more complicated than either of those?
I'm nervous of DIY electrics, but also broke - would rather not have to call a sparky for something this trivial. But I will if this is more complex than I think.
pozdro dla wszystkich, którzy przed laty doskonale rozumieli, że z faszystami się nie dyskutuje, tylko ich napierdala! wtedy neonazi śmiecie nie pałętają się w garniakach po sejmach i innych publicznych instytucjach...
I'm thinking how to add it to the general grid, how to physically protect it, or maybe store an encrypted archive of messages, or just fill in the code from a regular node and they will not be in the general list, but they will fulfill their function. Need advice on a high good but not expensive Lora antenna that would overcome the range of the area of 5km
I’m on an energy saving kick.
So far this month between the hours of midnight and 8am we are averaging 1.2kWh per hour of use.
I can only account for a max of 400Wh/hr and even that is a high estimate.
No ac on. All computers shutdown.
The only thing running is about 200w of network gear, refrigerator and freezer. And some phone chargers.
Hey European & American friends who use tools and do building, repairs, DIY – are Robertson screws common in your area?
Are Robertson screwdrivers common in European toolboxes?
In Canada I suspect that 99% of people who have tools would have Robertson screwdrivers in their toolbox. At least the red & green (#2, #1) sizes. The more intrepid will have the yellow and black (#0, #3) sizes too.
This 15yr old (?) clock radio has suddenly stopped doing the one thing we use it for – projecting the time onto a corner of the bedroom ceiling. It's just out of view, unless you're looking for it.
Of course, once it's gone, you go nuts all night looking for it.
OC How do I remove sticker residue from glass containers?