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The Ultimate Smart Lawn System with Home Assistant 🌱
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The Ultimate Smart Lawn System with Home Assistant 🌱

How to build a data-driven lawn care assistant using weather intelligence, automation, and smart gardening principles Maintaining a healthy, green lawn is often seen as something that depends on intuition,…
Posted by Lars 11/05/2026
Smart UV Index Automations in Home Assistant Using Ecowitt WS90
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Smart UV Index Automations in Home Assistant Using Ecowitt WS90

Environmental sensors are one of the most powerful (and often underutilized) parts of a smart home. While most people focus on temperature, humidity, and motion sensors, there is one metric…
Posted by Lars 08/05/2026
May the 4th Be With Your Home Assistant – Fun Star Wars Automations
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May the 4th Be With Your Home Assistant – Fun Star Wars Automations

Every year on May 4th, tech enthusiasts and sci-fi fans alike celebrate Star Wars Day. It’s the perfect excuse to combine automation, creativity, and a bit of humor inside your…
Posted by Lars 04/05/2026
Integrating Garmin Connect with Home Assistant: Ideas, Automations, and Practical Use Cases
Posted inAutomation Integration

Integrating Garmin Connect with Home Assistant: Ideas, Automations, and Practical Use Cases

Wearables generate a surprising amount of useful data, but much of it stays locked inside their own ecosystem. By integrating Garmin Connect with Home Assistant, you can bring your health…
Posted by Lars 30/04/2026
Monitoring Gas Bottle Levels with ESPHome, HX711, and Home Assistant
Posted inAutomation Technology

Monitoring Gas Bottle Levels with ESPHome, HX711, and Home Assistant

Knowing how much gas is left in a propane or butane bottle is important. It is one of those small things that can make a big difference in everyday life.…
Posted by Lars 25/04/2026
Earth Day with Home Assistant: Smarter Charging, Water Insights, and a Sustainable Dashboard 🌍
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Earth Day with Home Assistant: Smarter Charging, Water Insights, and a Sustainable Dashboard 🌍

Earth Day is a great reminder that small changes in our daily habits can have a meaningful impact over time. For those of us running a smart home, it’s also…
Posted by Lars 22/04/2026
Tractive + Home Assistant: A Practical Guide to Smarter Pet Tracking
Posted inAutomation Integration

Tractive + Home Assistant: A Practical Guide to Smarter Pet Tracking

If you’ve already integrated Tractive with Home Assistant once, you probably remember how simple it was to get started. Log in, add the integration, and suddenly your pet shows up…
Posted by Lars 20/04/2026
Starlink Integration in Home Assistant: Making Your Cottage Internet Smarter
Posted inAutomation Integration

Starlink Integration in Home Assistant: Making Your Cottage Internet Smarter

When I first wrote about getting Starlink at the cottage, the focus was simple: reliable internet in a remote place. That alone felt like a small miracle compared to the…
Posted by Lars 16/04/2026

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