Some Things Must Be Endured

2026-02-15 My old approach to Farm Reports was one each month, as close to the first as possible, discussing the whole of the "Farm." This isn't that. The January report featured pictures of each unit and of a level indicator. I said I had some on order, and when they arrived, I would ensure that every unit had at least one. My order arrived, containing a dozen indicators. Without modification, the indicators would just fall into any unit. They need to be mounted in an appr

2026-01-28 Some pictures: Level Indicator to be added to every unit The first thing of note is the level indicators. Why? Because the way to check the level in an AeroGarden Harvest is to lift the fill cover and look inside, where a post says "Fill to Here." On a Sprout, the fill cover is at the front end and instead of a post there's a plastic strip. The iDOO has a "Sight Glass" to directly see the level, except that you usually can't see it unless you shine a flashlight i

2025-12-31 From a post I made on Argh Ink : I was in the Garden Room, checking on the hydroponic units, and looking at the garden shelving reminded me of the shelving in the Owner’s Suite. I have two baker’s racks and a four-shelf unit that I’ve been passively thinking of modifying. Given the modifications of the racks in the Garden Room that I accomplished in little steps… snacks, as it were… So, Joy Snack 1 was emptying the four-shelf unit and relocating the shelves thereo

2025-12-07 On Argh Ink I observed that doing anything means doing something else, first, and that something else requires the completion of another thing. The Garden Renovation Project is complete - that means that a bunch of prerequisites are done as well. Step One - I needed horizontal surfaces to which to move garden units. I decided the easiest to empty would be the Third Unit . But before I could do that, I would need to clear Second Unit's top shelf. Second Unit