A shared Camalie Networks soil moisture sensing network which spanned two independently managed vineyards separated by about a half mile was used to manage irrigation in these vineyards in 2008. The results here show two very different irrigation paradigms being used and numerous unexpected learnings which directly affected irrigation decisions. Having visibility into the status of moisture in the soil changes irrigation decision making fundamentally.
Below is a map showing the two vineyards involved. The vineyard on the right, Vineyard A is Camalie Vineyards. The vineyard on the left which is owned by a another party we will call vineyard B. Different vineyard management companies are used to manage these two vineyards. Camalie Vineyards has been using wireless soil moisture sensing for 3 years while Vineyard B and its management was new to the technology in 2008. The two vineyards share the same satellite connection located at Node 0 in Camalie Vineyards.
Data from the entire growing season appears below for the two vineyards.
Data from 12" depth
Vineyard A - Camalie Vineyards
Vineyard B - Nearby Mt. Veeder Vineyard
Data from 24" depth.
Vineyard A - Camalie Vineyards
Vineyard B - Nearby Mt. Veeder Vineyard
Soil Moisture Data from 36" depth
Vineyard A - Camalie Vineyards
Vineyard B - Nearby Mt. Veeder Vineyard
Sensor Station maps; Camalie Vineyards and Vineyard B
