{"id":11126,"date":"2014-10-03T09:21:48","date_gmt":"2014-10-03T09:21:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11126"},"modified":"2014-10-02T18:51:43","modified_gmt":"2014-10-02T18:51:43","slug":"raspberry-pi-irrigation-controller","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recantha.co.uk\/blog\/?p=11126","title":{"rendered":"Raspberry Pi irrigation controller"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/cdn.instructables.com\/F7P\/VGAD\/HZV3TCB3\/F7PVGADHZV3TCB3.MEDIUM.jpg?resize=560%2C560\" alt=\"\" width=\"560\" height=\"560\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Fox has constructed an irrigation controller using a Pi, a relay and a solenoid irrigation valve (amongst other bits and pieces). 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