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well i'm spewin...i took out the provisional patent when i was about 25 for a small device that you plug into your soil & turns on a LED when the soil gets dry (it's adjustable to plant preference)It used a 50 cent op-amp 8-pin chip & two 5 cent resistors - Of course it was stolen & turned into a plastic song bird that whistled a tune & sold in k-mart for $15 a piece. My bet is it's the same switch.

It did have a downside - to make a switch work (turn on) when the soil is dry (less conductive)means you have to put a greater voltage through it when it is conductive (moist) and then switch it at the high end to off. This leads to a build up on the anode & cathode of every possible acidic & alkaline mineral or chemical in your soil (quite a few)> leads to higher resistance & false readings and eventually useless probes (about 2 months later) ...unless you're willing to gold plate the probes.

Hey...i am a nerd :D
 
imaguitargod said:
Wow, that is lazy!
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Exactly my thoughts...I mean, what's the point of bothering to garden if you won't even get off your ass and go outside to check on the plants?
 
Sickmont said:
Exactly my thoughts...I mean, what's the point of bothering to garden if you won't even get off your ass and go outside to check on the plants?
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Well, if I'd had one of those when the Puppy Au Pair was gleefully surfing MySpace instead of watering plants, I might not have lost all my Almapaprika peppers.

I wonder if I could add a voice recording that screams, "LOG OFF NOW!"
 
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