Weather Stations

Wroot Water Ltd's unique automated systems, individually designed to grower’s specific requirements, are the ideal way to get your irrigation scheduling correct throughout the season. These computer-designed systems along with web based weather and soil monitoring technology, allow the control of pump, filtration, fertigation and valves, remotely and automatically from one location.

Metos weather stations

Metos weather stations provide an economical and effective recording device to monitor weather parameters and soil moisture levels whilst automatically reporting and recording to a web based platform. This cuts down on valuable productive time which can be lost manually downloading stand-alone devices then presenting the information on bespoke software packages in the form of hard copies or e-mailed PDF documentation. The modern grower has to justify and maximise inputs whilst being proactive rather than reactive to maximise efficiency productivity and environmental awareness. To match these criteria the grower must be informed 24/7 of the crops’ requirements, environment and growing conditions. By having the ability to forecast events the grower can make informed decisions about the crop’s quality, yield and profitability whilst meeting the environmental criteria. For predicting disease scenarios the module graphically shows the potential possible infection or the optimum conditions for disease infestation. The weather monitoring equipment is GPRS based and automatic download can take place several times a day to keep data sets upto date. Real time data from the interenet can be used for:

Irrigation management
Soil moisture monitoring
Disease forecasting
Frost Warning
Work planning and logistics
Local micro climate monitoring

Options include:

Soil temperature
Soil humidity
Temperature
Relative humidity
Global radiation
Rainfall
Leaf wetness
Wind strength & Direction
Barometric pressure

Full Stop Wetting Front Detector

The Full Stop Wetting Front Detector is designed to help adjust irrigation to match plant needs throughout the season. Full Stop can be used to:

Find out if you are irrigating too much
Assist in the management of fertilizer and salt
Detect waterlogging

When used in pairs, one half the depth of the root zone and the other towards the bottom they show the depth to which the water, in terms of rainfall or irrigation, has penetrated the soil profile. When the wetted front reaches the detector an indicator pops up which is visible above the soil surface. Wetting Front The boundary between wet and dry soil formed when water is added to soil either by irrigation or rainfall Root Zone The layer of soil containing most of the plant’s roots and therefore the zone that needs to be replenished with water. Some roots will grow out of this zone. The design of the Full Stop detector is a balance between simplicity, accuracy and cost. They need to be buried according to the irrigation practise and are best installed when the soil is moist rather than very wet or dry.