Roger Quennell
Using ESPHome with Home Assistant, Step-by-Step
Installing and using ESPHome with Home Assistant is only easy if you know what to do. This is intended to help.
Organic Cucumber Beetle Control: Tips for Their Management
Highlights the life cycle of cucumber beetles and offers several organic methods for managing them. Including links to studies.
Pyroligneous Acid for Improved Tomato Growth: A Brief Look
Pyroligneous acid (PA) is a natural liquid derived from the condensation of smoke during biochar production. This reddish-brown liquid contains bioactive compounds that can be utilized in agriculture to enhance plant productivity and improve the quality of edible crops. In a recent study conducted by Ofoe et al. (2022), the effects of PA on greenhouse…
Managing Potato Scab: Prevention and Treatment Strategies
Potato scab, caused by bacteria in the Streptomyces genus, is a common disease affecting potatoes. It can reduce yields and affect the marketability of tubers by causing unsightly raised, dark brown or black scabs on their surface. Causes and Conditions for Potato Scab Growth: Potato scab is primarily caused by the bacterium Streptomyces scabies (common…
Some of my line art
At one point I spent an exorbitant amount of time drawing and painting, these are a few randomly selected from a line art series I decided to scan.
Gingerbread House – Baby Bear
We made this gingerbread house for an Ovid library gingerbread house contest. If you don't recognize it, it's the 'Baby Bear' from the Three Bears courthouse buildings in Ovid. Everything you see is edible, except for the star decorations around the top, and is made of either gingerbread or fondant. We used our 3D printer…
Love indeed is blind
A house once built with grandest cost With every surface painted, glossed Now stark reminder, nearness lost —For death doth follow...
Faces
Pen and ink sketches from a series. Not really much to say, just some sketches I did and thought I would put them here.
