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  1. Relay Switched Outlet Box

    The workhorse of the automated enclosure is the relay switched outlet box. The concept is pretty simple. We want to use a Raspberry Pi or other microcontroller with GPIO pins to send a low-voltage signal to control a set of electrical outlets. Using this device, we can control up to …

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  2. Shiitake Monotub Contamination

    NOTE: Likely not contaminated

    See the harvest post for this tub. I had no idea shiitake looked so weird. Perhaps there was some kind of competitor in this image, but it never propagated.

    Preface:

    I later found out that shiitake are not generally grown in monotubs, and they prefer sawdust …

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  3. Enclosure Automation

    Update: Nov 7th

    After a few months of working with the enclosure on a regular basis, I've discovered many shortcomings, listed below. It's definitely a start in the right direction, but will probably take a good while to refine this into a proper product.

    • The ultrasonic humidifier, while a really …
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  4. The Melancholy Death of the Golden Oyster Boys

    This is a tale of the golden oyster boys.

    It starts off, like these stories do, filled with hope and ambition.

    Golden oyster spawn

    Look at all the baby mushrooms!

    Golden oyster failures

    Except, they all died. They suffocated. Drowned in their own CO₂.

    Then I chopped them into pieces...

    Golden oyster aborts

    ... right before I ate them.

    Sauteed aborts

    They …

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