Turfgrass irrigation management

Managing turf under pressure isn’t easy—especially when weather, wear, and expectations change by the week. To stay ahead, it’s common to play it safe with extra water or fertilizer in problem spots. But there’s a better way. With simple, accurate tools, you can see exactly what’s happening below the surface—giving you the clarity to fine-tune irrigation and keep turf healthy without the guesswork.

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Microclimate

Combining a weather station and soil moisture sensors provides comprehensive data about the soil beneath your landscape. Go beyond simply measuring if your soil is wet or dry. Detailed temperature, humidity, rainfall, wind speed, and solar radiation data can help you understand whether there is too little, too much, or the right amount of moisture.

Solar radiation, precipitation, air temperature, barometric pressure, vapor pressure, relative humidity, wind speed/direction/gust, lightning strike and distance

Volumetric water content

Water potential

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Gather meteorological measurements in any environment with ATMOS 41 and 41W All In One Weather Stations, and add water content data for a complete microclimate picture

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ZENTRA System

Customize your data collection and logging solution by combining multiple METER sensors with the ZL6 Data Logger and ZENTRA Cloud. ZENTRA stores your data in the cloud, allowing easy access to your data and near-real-time reports from all of your data loggers.

Avoid costly field visits by accessing your data from any web-connected device. Analyze it with ZENTRA Cloud’s built-in visualization tools, and easily share insights without tracking down log files on individual computers.

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Turfgrass Stadium
"I thought I was a pretty good irrigator, and what I discovered using the sensors is that...we were wasting a lot of water, which wastes nutrients, and it can even move pesticides out of the system. And so it allowed us to start fine tuning our irrigation, where we're looking at how best to irrigate turf grass, how that interacts with nutrients, and what that means in terms of drought response."
Dr. Bryan Hopkins, Brigham Young University

Case Studies

See how scientists, growers, and engineers have used METER solutions in the field.
Podcasts
50 minutes

Episode 10: Less irrigation: Is it always better for the environment?

Dr. Bryan Hopkins shares his latest experimental results using the newest techniques in water management for both turf and row crops.

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Case Studies
5-minute read

Perfecting turfgrass

Researchers are developing plants and management practices that help sports turf stand up to frequent use and perform well even during fall months.

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Measurement Insights
3-minute read

Irrigation scheduling: Solve the mystery of when to water

Water potential is a better indicator of plant available water than water content, but in most situations it’s useful to combine the data from both sensors.

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