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@sandspur, Kasa smart plugs are how my lights, fans, a/c, dehu, air pumps and liquid pumps are automated. I decided to not go with GroLab's Powerbot due to cost. I could run a dozen Kasa Smart strips for the price of a power bot. Granted the powerbot would let me mingle functions easier, but for what I need, Kasa works well. As with you, I have experienced some hiccups too, but I can't blame the hardware/software so much.. it has usually been operator error on my part. One of many positive things I can say about grolab is they listen. If it makes sense and is economically feasible, they will implement it. I have had they make some updates to the software for ease of use and almost had them fabricate a special dosing unit for me. I'm glad to see this diary has perked someones interest. I will post some pics of the other end of my automation so you can see that side too. Look for them in week 2 of my diary. I will post that later today or tomorrow.

@StaresAtPlants, looks nice. I've automated my lights, humidifier, fans, heating, cooling, and dehumidifier using Wireless Sensor Tags and Home Assistant. I've had a couple hiccups along the way but I like the outcome so far. I like the automation you have with the water system.

@sandspur, The software came with the harwdware. Opengrow.pt is the website. The company is Grolab. They are out of Spain and I havent seen anyone else using them but I love it.

@Kynareth, Thank you!

@Weedman46, They may turn out even better!

@StaresAtPlants,Thank you for the information. I will buy from England, they do not have any product, I will have to wait a bit

@JOE_S_GARDEN, If you are going to buy their pots don't flower in anything less than their 8". I flowered in 6" and they tip over unless your plant is getting held up by a trellis or you are growing smaller plants. Lesson learned for me, 6" and below are for veg. Next one probably won't even use their pots. I'll probably use 8" Nursery net pots and just stick the 6" flora cap in that. They do have a different irrigation set up (white pipe) that I would like to eventually try. Then I wouldn't have this plumbing sticking up and limiting where I can put my pots. Plus this set up gives me 8 feed tubes per bubbler so any more than 8 plants and I have to have a second one sticking up and limiting my pot placement even more. The other set up they have gives you more freedom with pot placement and you can punch feed lines into it where ever you need it. When I first got into growing I really wanted to order Floraflex. Then I though it was sort of gimmicky. After I finally bought it, I wish I would have bought it on day 1. For all the irrigation needs that someone may want, they seem to have a solution or a part that will help.

@GYOweed, Stay tuned! I just started smoking it today. I'll smoke about a 1/4 over then next week and then report back.

@@cannapassion, Thank you for pointing this out. I am a over waterer and a over defoiliator. I apologize. I am trying to correct my bad habits and find the thin line of where the bad meets the good. Can you give me advice on how to battle high humidity with all the foilage and what methods you use? Thanks in advance.

@StaresAtPlants, all my 2020 freebies germed. 1 gluesniffer. 2 hindsight but they are newer

@StaresAtPlants, cool. If i ever make seeds ill send u some after i germ test lol

@GYOweed, After talking to the owner of 2020, he made me feel like I was nuts for having that bad of germ rate. So, when I popped the four recent snowcaines I ran the rest of the seeds to see what the germ rate was. 30%. 3 out of the remaining 10 germinated. I only pop regulars when I am searching for a male so having a germ rate of 30% for my future tests is a no go in my book. I was looking for a 80-100% germination rate. So in true breeder fashion, if anyone has HOD, I just made them a bit rarer. At least in their true form. The firs batch of HOD had a herm, that was the original reason I contacted 2020. I just wanted to give them the info. For future use sake. Since it had already popped I decided to let that herm pollinate the entire tent. It was the grow before this one so many of the same strains were in that little experiment. What ended up happening was I have one plant of HOD that pollinated itself, so I call that HOD BXS1. Then I had another HOD in there so that is a HOD x HOD. Then there was a few crosses of HOD to this Ethos Grape Pack. Which ones? I can't remember of the top of my head but I do have labeled seed jars that I will eventually run.