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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 25, 2014
Filed:
Jun. 06, 2011
Peter J. Woytowitz, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffery J. Kremicki, Cardiff by the Sea, CA (US);
Lamonte D. Porter, San Marcos, CA (US);
Peter J. Woytowitz, San Diego, CA (US);
Jeffery J. Kremicki, Cardiff by the Sea, CA (US);
LaMonte D. Porter, San Marcos, CA (US);
Hunter Industries, Inc., San Marcos, CA (US);
Abstract
A soil moisture based irrigation system includes a stand alone irrigation controller with a seasonal adjust feature and a stand alone weather station including at least one soil moisture sensor. The soil moisture based irrigation system further includes a stand alone soil moisture control unit operatively connected to the irrigation controller and the soil moisture sensor. The soil moisture control unit includes programming configured to calculate an estimated soil moisture requirement value using a signal from the soil moisture sensor and to automatically modify a watering schedule of the irrigation controller through the seasonal adjust feature based on the estimated soil moisture requirement value to thereby conserve water while maintaining plant health.