See the moisture at the roots before you decide to irrigate.

Over-irrigation wastes water and energy and can leave roots short of air. Under-irrigation stresses the crop in exactly the weeks it can least afford it. Both happen when the only evidence is how the top of the soil looks.

Without a reading at root depth there is no record either: you cannot learn from last season which irrigations were needed and which were not.

Most irrigation is scheduled by habit: the same hours, the same duration, whatever the weather or the crop is doing. The surface can look dry while the root zone still holds water, or look fine while the roots are running short.

Soilo Irrigate is a probe that sits in the soil and reports moisture and temperature at root depth. Instead of judging by the surface, you can see how the root zone is changing over hours and days, and compare it with when you last irrigated.

It is built to be read with the rest of the Soilo ecosystem: Soilo Essence tells you what the soil is made of and what it needs, Irrigate tells you how wet it is right now, Flow tells you how much water you actually applied, and Valve can carry out the decision. Used alone, it is still a clear window into the root zone.

Measures soil moisture and soil temperature at the probe location. It measures and records; it does not decide for you. Decisions and any automation come from you, the Soilo app, or other Soilo devices connected to it.