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No it’s still pretty useless. If you want a legitimate backyard garden, the rain gutter grow system is the way to go. No robot, no electricity, no weeding, auto
by oxymoran 5y ago
No it’s still pretty useless. If you want a legitimate backyard garden, the rain gutter grow system is the way to go. No robot, no electricity, no weeding, automated watering.
- swiley 5y agoTBH for my indoor garden watering it by hand is fine (really good for my mental health honestly) I just like the idea of playing with the robot.
- kortex 5y agoAre you talking about the system where you put buckets above a rain gutter which has a float valve to set the level? E.g. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOIRVjatdg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NyOIRVjatdg That's actually quite clever! Though I'm not sure how they avoid the gutters from turning into algae blooming, mosquito-breeding cesspools. :p Edit: Oh I guess you can just cover the gutter in plastic and ensure there is enough water throughput to stay fairly fresh: https://permaculturefoodforest.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/rain-gutter-grow-system/ https://permaculturefoodforest.wordpress.com/2016/04/14/rain...