Soil Measurement
A range of instruments for measuring the temperature and/or water content of soil
Standard Electronic Tensiometers
Ideal for unattended logging They are available for different depths up to 2m. They can be used with the Skye DataHog datalogger – up to 8 tensiometers on one DataHog or The HydroSense meter Electronic Tensiometers
Mini Electronic Tensiometers
Small design allows insertion into soil without damaging nearby plant roots Ideal for irrigation management of glasshouse crops Small design suitable for use in plant pots and gro-bags Suitable for soil, peat and other mediums No correction factors for different soils or mediums
Dial Tensiometers
Traditional design tensiometer with dial gauge readout of soil suction Low cost, simple to use Direct readout without the need for an electronic meter Ideal for irrigation management Suitable for soil, peat and other mediums No correction factors for different soils or mediums Robust construction for long life Use in conjunction with automatic tensiometers for [...]
Soil Temperature
The Soil Temperature probe is an inexpensive solution to recording soil temperature at different depths. The sensing element is located at the tip and the cable length adapted accordingly. It is fully waterproof.
Other soil sensors
We have introduced DataHog logger interfaces for these popular soil moisture sensors. Please ask for further details.
Evaposensor
This sensor and meter system was produced be Skye during our participation in the HortLink project “Improving the Efficiency of Water Use in Container-grown Nursery Stock””. Comparisons of the EvapoSensor directly against Potential Evaporation Transpiration calculations made using the Penman-Montieth method from Automatic Weather Station measurements are extremely good. The cost of an EvapoSensor & [...]