If you do not want instant read out try TinyTags for T and RH
scattered around your orchard. They have built in loggers and lots of
storage e.g. TinyTag Plus 2
http://www.geminidataloggers.com/data-loggers

Andy


On Fri, 11 Feb 2011 09:56:02 +1100, "David Hare-Scott"
wrote:

I am on a rural property with extensive orchards and gardens in eastern
Australia. Temperature and rainfall are of quite some interest to me and I
wouldn't mind having data for wind and humidity, so far I have been
monitoring and manually recording rainfall and temperature. I am
considering some form of automation at this stage I don't know yet how
elaborate I want the gear to be, it would depend on price to some extent.
It would also be handy if the data could be downloaded to my computer as
easily as possible. I am more interested in the equipment being reliable
and no fuss rather than the ultimate in accuracy, trends and seasonal
patterns are more value than knowing the temperature to +- 0.1C.

Can anybody give me some advice on how to approach the issue and which
brands/styles of equipment are reliable and good value?

Is there a FAQ that I can read?

David