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7-Days growth of my little trees (feddit.de)

submitted 1 year ago by dpunked@feddit.de to c/greenspace

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This spring I decided to start some trees from their seeds. The idea is to be able to plant them in a garden area in a few years. I started a lot of different plants but the mandarines and pomegranates grew very well.

Since I am spending a lot of time away from home, I also build a system to monitor, report and water the plants as needed. A little raspberry pi gets the report and also has a webcam where, occasionally, I take a pic to check on it (through a VPN connection).

I was super surprised to see the growth of the pomegranates, within a few days it grew by a few centimeters.

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[–] banana_meccanica@feddit.it 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

You need to find the time to touch your plant with your hands as well. When I was younger I had one tomato plant and I used to talk with her about my day, my sadness and my feels and I love her kinda. This bonding can be see it by the growing process, if plant like hate you she gonna tell you by her pose.

[–] dpunked@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Oh I do, a lot. Which is why I build the system so that even if I am gone for 2 weeks, the plant will get the best possible water routine.