Sensor Installation Day:
May 24 2019
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| Kevin and Alexis installing at Site One. |
The CHSTR team selected two sites at Ball Horticulture for this study. Our first site is located near a creek, in the back perennial gardens of Ball. We chose this site based on its potential for changes in water events, such as flooding due to high rain fall. This bed consists of a planter mix created by Midwest Trading, complete with in-ground irrigation provided by Ball. Studying this site allows us to understand the practical application of our product, as well as gives us insight on the use of irrigation systems.
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| Kevin and Michael installing at Site Two. |
Site two is a vegetable bed, located on higher terrain. Similar to site one, this vegetable bed consists of a planter mix and in-ground irrigation systems. We chose this bed in order to understand the application of both the planter mix and irrigation systems in an area that would be considered "more dry" or "normal" in comparison to site one, which is more likely to be effected by water events.
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| Teros 12 and Teros 21 in Site One. |
Both sites consists of various research instruments, placed at the same depths. Each site contains two Teros 12, two Teros 21, One T8 Long term monitoring Tensiometer, as well as one ZL6 Cloud data Logger. The
Teros 12 are used to measure the moisture within the soil profile, as well as the temperature. These instruments are placed 8 Inches into the bed, close to the base, as well as 4 Inches in the bed, the midway point of the bed. The
Teros 21 measures the water potential within the soil profile. These are placed 8 Inches at the base of the bed, as well as 4 Inches at the midway point of each bed.
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| The CHSTR Team. |
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T8 Tensionmeter measures the matric potential and plant available water within the soil profile. This is placed 6 Inches within each bed. The
ZL6 Cloud Data Logger is placed directly at each site. This allows us to record live data in 5 minute increments on all of our research instruments. The information updates every hour on a cloud platform. The CHSTR team had a great day spent out in the field and we are so excited to see what this trial brings! Please see more sensor installation pictures below!
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Hoping to SEE no bad results, HEAR no bad results,
and SPEAK no bad results! |
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Kevin double checking the install
of the T8 Tensiometer at Site One. |
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| Kevin working on the ZL6 Cloud Data Logger at Site Two. |
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Alexis cross referencing the setup of the ZL6
Cloud Data Logger at Site Two. |
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Kevin and Ball Collaborator, Sam,
working in the Perennial Bed at site one. |
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| Intern Michael starting our install process at Site Two. |
