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Today the farmbot team has decided to make 2 different group, 1 for assembling the weeding and seeding injectors and the other for completing the tubing and wiring of the z axis.

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The farmbot team is assembling the UTM, Universal Tool Mount.

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The waterwise and media team are combining to make an informative video about the importance of saving water. They will also be interviewing multiple students and teachers.

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The gardening team have been growing vegetables for a few weeks now. Today they are removing toadstools from the carrot bed and watering the vegetables with sea sol to make the carrots grow faster, bigger and healthier. Sea sol is a liquid sea weed- dynamic fish fertiliser and concentrated liquid compost.

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Farmbot is coming along. The frame is in the ground and the team are attaching all the Z axis belts, the belts will allow the Z axis to move left and right on the Y axis. The Z axis can now also move up and down.

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The aquaponics team are testing the ph levels of the water, to ensure it is safe for the fish to survive. First, they take a sample of the water. Second, they add different chemicals into the sample which, according to the colour, describes how much nitrate, nitrite, ammonia and the ph levels that are in the sample.

They have concluded;
-The amount of Nitrate is 10ppm
Nitrates (NO3) are an essential source of nitrogen (N) for plants.  The bacteria in your bio-filter convert ammonia first into nitrite and then into nitrate. While ammonia and nitrite are highly toxic to fish, nitrate is much less so.

-The amount of ammonia is 0.25ppm
Ammonia, nitrites and nitrates are all byproducts of organic waste breaking down in an aquarium, and all are toxic at some level to your fish and plant life.

-The ph level is 6.0
The pH of any solution is the measure of its hydrogen-ion concentration. The higher the pH reading, the more alkaline and oxygen rich the fluid is. The lower the pH reading, the more acidic and oxygen deprived the fluid is.

-The amount of Nitrite is 0.0ppm
Nitrite is the intermediate nitrogen waste product in the biological filtration process. After fish release ammonia waste, bacteria convert it to nitrite which is still dangerous to the fish.

After testing the water, the fish tank was topped up with water. This brought the level of pH up to 7.4 which is optimal for our koi fish. The nitrate and nitrite levels were also brought down to 0 after we topped up the water which is great, as it means we do not need to introduce chemicals into our system to adjust the water chemistry.

-Charlotte Simmons

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Attaching the the first of the framework for Farmbot!!

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Attaching the the first of the framework for Farmbot!!

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FarmBot is underway and the frame has been constructed and attached to the garden bed.

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New tomatoes in the aquaponics grow bed. Their roots were soaked in fertiliser to help them grow.

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We are applying soil to the tub - this is to create a "boggy" area for frogs to inhabit. Did you know that most species of frog in Perth are land dwelling frogs? This means they prefer burrowing into muddy areas rather than living in a pond. Perth also has 2 tree dwelling frog species, so our Olive Tree will hopefully entice those frogs to our area aswell!

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Everyone is working quickly and is well organised, we are now moving on to planting the plants.

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As you can see, here are some of the plants that have been donated

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Amy from SERCUL talked to us about the different types of frogs that can be found in Perth. These are some of the frogs (preserved specimens) that can be found in the Perth region. L-R: clicking frog, slender tree frog, moaning frog, motorbike frog, cane toad (not found in Perth), turtle frog, banjo frog, quacking frog.

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Some students have been creating a space for our pond to go - some frogs need water to lay their eggs, but the pond is also an excellent way to attract insects - which is what the frogs need to eat!

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Our year 8 class is getting frogs! Amy from SERCUL (South East Regional Centre for Urban Landcare) has come today to donate some native plants and help us prepare our frog habitat.

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Over the past week it has been very rainy, therefore allowing the weeds to grow excessively. The students are weeding to make our garden look beautiful again.

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The gardening team are deciding where to place the marigolds and rainbow carrots. The marigolds are useful as natural pest deterrents, reducing the need to use pesticides and chemicals.

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The layer of compost has been placed on top of the mulch.

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The first layer of mulch has been put on top of the newspaper.

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The first layer to our layered garden is newspaper. This is needed to stop the growth of weeds, so our plants have a chance to thrive.

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The garden team is now constructing a layered garden. But they need to pull out the intruding weeds first. A layered garden is when there is different layers of alternating soil, compost and straw. This will help to build nutrients up in the garden bed and make the plants happy!

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A banana tree was kindly donatated from a member of the class and was planted into our garden.

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The media team has been working thoroughly on the Farmbot board which will have plenty of information about the Farmbot!

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Some amazing things have been developing in the garden the last few weeks. An example of the produce growing is the tomatoes shown below (which aren't ripe yet!)

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The Farmbot group is assembling the gantry wheel plates, which will be used for the movement of the Farmbot.

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People have been working in the garden, cleaning it and waiting for Farmbot to be placed there.

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The blog has been fun to work on.

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A selection of students have been making a pin-up board that will act as the Farmbot information page.

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Everyone involved in the construction of farmbot is making sure that all the pieces are there.

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Construction of Farmbot

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Everyone is putting farmbot together and having a blast while doing so.

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The students have laid out all the little pieces to make farmbot.

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Today the year 8 students have been unboxing farmbot.

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Construction of Farmbot

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Welcome to the MSHS farmbot page. Here you an view our progress and learn about how farmbot will help students understand about sustainability. Watch the video below to see the exciting project we are undertaking!

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FarmBot Genesis is humanity's first open-source CNC farming machine designed for at-home automated food production. Pre-order your FarmBot at 25% off during July only to save $1,000. Learn more at https://farmbot.io