The Toro Company

Michael Jackson

Randall Pearson

Burnett Jones

Tong Le

Brian Edward Ries

Noel Macasias

Jack McIntosh

Eric Pettet

James D Laiche

Jeffrey A Miller

A system and method of irrigation control calculates a predicted soil moisture value based that is compared to low moisture threshold. If the predicted soil moisture value is a value below the low moisture threshold value, the next irrigation cycle or scheduled irrigation operation is allowed to proceed or otherwise activated. The predicted soil moisture value may be calculated by adjusting a current soil moisture value by a historical adjustment factor based on negative net changes in soil moisture values.

System and method of adjusting irrigation schedules with soil moisture data

A controller has two irrigation station module connection areas within it and can either accept two irrigation station modules at the same time or one larger module that spans both connection areas. The larger module, however, includes more irrigation station terminals than both of the smaller irrigation station modules combined. Therefore, a greater number of irrigation stations can be connected to the controller when the larger module is substituted for the two smaller modules.

Modular irrigation controller

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Highlands Ranch, CO, United States of America

Michael Jackson