Q: You recently gave me some advice on planting a crape myrtle tree. I dug the planting hole as deep as the container and five times wider, but I didn’t do a water percolation test to make sure the ...

(Nanowerk News) Increasingly limited land and water resources has inspired the development of precision agriculture: use of remote sensing technology to monitor air and soil environmental data in real ...

Soil moisture sensors can help farmers save water, by letting them know when their crops actually need to be watered. A new sensor could be particularly helpful, as it incorporates a special material ...

Makers might be interested to know that Adafruit is now stocking a new STEMMA capacitive soil moisture sensor which provides superior enhancements when compared with resistive style soil moisture ...

Unless you’ve been gifted with a green thumb, it can often feel like a challenge keeping your garden looking its best. Between harsh winters and humid summers, Canadian elements also make it difficult ...

Apr. 30—MOULTRIE, Ga. — A farmer's success may come down to how much water his plants get when they need it. Knowing when the plant is getting enough can improve the plant, conserve water and save ...

Soil sensors are handy things, but while sensing moisture is what they do, how they handle that data is what makes them useful. Ensuring usefulness is what led [Maakbaas] to design and create an ESP32 ...

Yardwork is a family affair for Toro Co. CEO Michael Hoffman. Instead of hiring a lawn service for his Apple Valley home, he, his wife and teenage son mow, weed and water the yard themselves. So ...

Varanasi: Scientists at the International Rice Research Institute South Asia Regional Centre (ISARC) are conducting field-level research on sensor-based irrigation management to boost water efficiency ...