Some technology for our garden

Already we've installed a Automatic Weather Station (or) Personal Weather Station.
Please check here...
Polichalur, Chennai - IWM

And planning to implement a "Raspberry pi Soil moisture sensed Automatic water sprinkler" inspired by the following projects.
Must read for ALL Garden lovers and Electronic Enthusiasts/Hobbyist .

GardenBot - open source garden automation project
OpenSprinkler Pi (Plus)
Raspberry Pi Irrigation Controller

We'll post our project work as and when it happens.! Expecting to start this automation work after March-2016. Cash crunch now :-)

2016 - Season #1 - "a new promising start"

After almost 6 months break from Garden blogging.
I'm here with a NEW season start to our Roof top garden.

During last 6 months we had good harvest from Okra (around 12kgs), Mint leaves, Egg plants (brinjal), Palak and red Amaranthus (Thandu Keerai).

This season we've prepared Coco peat soil for extra 12 bags in total it'll be 32 Bags.
And have planned to grow the following for this Season #1

1. Okra - 6 bags
2. Brinjal (Egg plant) - 6 bags
3. Mint - 1 bag
4. Coriander - 1 bag
5. Bitter gourd - 1 bag
6. Bottle gourd - 1 bag
7. Palak (Spinach) - 6 bags
8. Red Amaranthus - 4 bags
9. Amaranthus - 4 bags
10. Avarakkai (Indian Broad Beans) - 2 bags

In our next write-up we'll post about the soil content and mix we have used.