New Soil Sensors

This past week we installed a new wireless soil monitoring system in several of the greens throughout the golf course.  This new system is designed to give us up to the minute updates on the key indicators of greens health, which include soil moisture content, temperature, and salinity.

The new system will give us the information we need to help determine when and how much water needs to be applied, predicting stress on the green before we see it on the surface, and the ability to manage our salts before they create problems with the turf.  What used to take hours to gather and evaluate can now be done with the click of the mouse on site or remotely.

Below are pictures of a sensor being installed on #8 green.




Sensor prior to installation

 

Sensor installed in cup hole

 

Sensor back filled approximately 1" below the surface

   

Finished product



Repeater installed in irrigation satellite