electronic garden gnome

12-48 — elektor december 1980 electronic garden gnome electronic garden gnome 1 For the keen gardener, a moisture indicator with a LED display could be a very useful aid. It is simple and cheap to build and can be used anywhere including the greenhouse. For the gnomeless garden it can even be equipped with a rod and line .. . W. Holdinghausen It would appear that garden gnomes are a disappearing commodity in the contemporary garden. A suggestion that the majority left in the early seventies with gnomention of where to was dismissed. However, the replacement 2 1. 0 presented here is far more progressive than its old counterpart and of course, it will not budge an inch (unless kicked). Using cans for aesthetic purposes is by no means new. The idea was one among many that brought Andy Warhol to fame (and riches) in the sixties. For the purposes of this article, the can is ideal. It is water-proof, readily obtainable and can be purchased full of all kinds of beverages. All it requir...