Monitoring plan
Agreed growing zones, measurements, sensor positions and system requirements.
COIROLOGY · SCIENCE & GROWING SERVICES
Precision Growing
From substrate to sensor. Insight for your crop.
Monitor root-zone, irrigation and climate conditions with sensors and agronomic interpretation. Match equipment, setup and ongoing support to your growing system.
- Root-zone monitoring
- Irrigation insight
- Growing support
What your monitoring service can include
Your proposal defines the monitoring plan, system setup and review programme. Select the equipment and support you need; inclusions and responsibilities are agreed before work starts.
Setup & handover
Specified equipment, installation responsibilities, commissioning checks and user guidance.
Review programme
Agreed data access, alerts, review frequency and agronomic-support responsibilities.
Equipment and existing sensors
Confirm supplied hardware, sensor quantities, placement and substrate-specific calibration or checks. Existing sensors can be considered after compatibility, condition and data access are assessed.
Installation, commissioning and handover
Identify who installs, configures and maintains each component. Agree site access, power, connectivity checks, commissioning criteria and user handover before setup.
Connectivity, readings and alerts
Agree the connection method, recording and transmission intervals, outage handling and alert recipients. Updates depend on the equipment and network; continuous observation is not guaranteed.
Platform, data and recurring costs
Confirm accounts, data access, retention, export options and ownership arrangements. Identify hardware, setup, platform subscriptions, connectivity and ongoing support charges in the proposal.
Agronomic reviews and maintenance
Agree the review frequency, reporting format, response arrangements, sensor checks and maintenance responsibilities. Interpretation is provided within the agreed support scope.
Monitoring or automated control?
This service describes monitoring and decision support. Irrigation or climate-control integration requires a separate compatibility assessment and an explicitly agreed scope.
A connected growing intelligence system
Connect substrate knowledge, selected sensors, a suitable gateway and platform with agronomic interpretation. The system is designed around the measurements your growing decisions require.
Environment sensors
Temperature • Relative humidity
CO₂ • PAR • Solar radiation • VPD
Plant sensors
Leaf temperature
Stem diameter • Weight changes
Wireless gateway
Collects measurements from sensors
Cloud platform
Real-time data • Historical trends
Alerts • Remote access
Agronomic intelligence
Turns measurements into practical recommendations
Root-zone sensors
Water content • EC • Temperature
Irrigation sensors
Irrigation volume • Feed EC • Feed pH
Drainage sensors
Drainage volume • Drainage %
Drain EC • Drain pH
Water quality
EC • pH • Dissolved oxygen
Illustrative monitoring architecture. Equipment, compatibility and connectivity are confirmed during design; the dashboard below uses demonstration data.
Sensor products for professional growers
Select sensors around your crop, substrate and decision. Equipment models, compatibility and availability are confirmed in the monitoring plan.
Explore the categories below. Placement, calibration and the measurement method affect interpretation; all sensors are not required for every system.
Root-zone monitoring
WET150
Delta-T Devices
Water content, EC and temperature for irrigation decisions.
TEROS 12
METER Group
Measures substrate water content, bulk EC and temperature. Track root-zone changes when assessing irrigation and nutrient management.
Soil moisture sensor
Substrate water content; follow wetting and drying.
Greenhouse environment
Shielded temperature / RH
Canopy air temperature and relative humidity, protected from direct sunlight. Combine with leaf temperature to interpret leaf-to-air VPD.
Indoor temperature / RH
Air temperature and humidity for indoor growing.
CO₂ / temperature sensor
CO₂, temperature and pressure; monitor greenhouse climate.
PAR sensor
Measures photosynthetically active radiation at crop level. Compare light exposure when reviewing crop conditions.
Rain gauge
Rainfall measurement for agricultural weather monitoring.
Plant monitoring
IR leaf temperature
Non-contact leaf-temperature measurement. Combine with air temperature and humidity to assess leaf-to-air VPD and crop–climate conditions.
Stem diameter sensor
Stem-size changes; assess growth and water balance.
Plant / system weight sensor
Records weight changes that can include irrigation, drainage, evaporation and plant growth. Weight alone does not isolate biomass.
Sap flow sensor
Relative sap-flow changes in petioles or small shoots.
Pot and tray weighing
Track pot or tray weight alongside irrigation and drainage. Interpretation depends on what is weighed and the measurement setup.
Irrigation & drainage
Irrigation meter
Tipping-spoon measurement of water supplied to plants.
Drainage meter
Tipping-spoon measurement of drainage water volume.
Multiparameter drainage box
Collect drainage volume; accommodates EC and pH probes.
Water quality
Water EC meter
Temperature-compensated conductivity monitoring for nutrient solutions.
Water pH meter
Electrode-based pH monitoring for irrigation water.
Dissolved oxygen probe
Optical dissolved-oxygen measurement for water monitoring.
T-probe
Water temperature in immersion or flowing applications.
Connectivity
Wireless base station
Collects sensor readings for connected monitoring.
Cloud monitoring platform
Cloud charts, historical readings and configurable alerts.
Root-zone & irrigation intelligence
Read moisture, temperature and EC trends alongside irrigation input and measured drainage. Interpret observations within the crop, substrate and growing conditions.
Understand the measured variables.
Water content (WC)
Sensor estimates depend on substrate calibration and representative placement.
Electrical conductivity (EC)
Bulk EC and pore-water EC are different quantities; neither should be treated as interchangeable with laboratory extract EC.
Root-zone temperature
Interpret local temperature readings alongside probe position and crop conditions.
Real-time data. Smarter decisions.
View readings and trends alongside agreed alerts. The chart is illustrative; actual update intervals, remote access and alert delivery depend on equipment, connectivity and platform configuration.
Current readings
At the agreed recording and transmission intervals.
Historical trends
Review changes in context; confirm data retention and export.
Agreed alerts
Set thresholds, recipients and response responsibilities.
Data access
Confirm user accounts, permissions and platform terms.
Growing intelligenceDEMO DASHBOARD
Root zone
3 zonesMonitoring
IllustrativePeriod
4 days
3 zonesMonitoring
IllustrativePeriod
4 days
Water content · relative demonstration
━ Zone 1┄ Zone 2┈ Zone 3
Synthetic demonstration data. Relative patterns only; not measurements, specifications or growing targets.
DATA IS ONLY PART OF THE STORY
Coirology Agronomic Intelligence
Interpret readings alongside crop stage, substrate, water quality and management records. Your proposal sets the review frequency, reporting format and support responsibilities.
Review the context
Consider sensor location, calibration, crop stage and recent management.
Agree practical actions
Discuss observations and appropriate adjustments within the support scope.
Follow up
Review subsequent readings on the agreed schedule and record limitations.
From assessment to an agreed review programme
Each stage has defined responsibilities and outputs. Setup and ongoing costs are confirmed in the proposal.
01 · Assess
Record the crop, substrate, irrigation, current sensors and decision to support.
02 · Specify
Agree sensor locations, equipment, connectivity and the monitoring plan.
03 · Set up & check
Complete the agreed installation, calibration checks and commissioning.
04 · Handover
Confirm access, user guidance, alerts and maintenance responsibilities.
05 · Review
Interpret data and discuss adjustments at the agreed support frequency.
Where can you go from here?
Monitoring shows changes over time. Use targeted analysis to investigate the substrate, or a defined trial to compare a proposed change. Each can be commissioned independently.
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What you receiveA technical report interpreting the agreed analysis.
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Design and coordinate a defined trial, then compare plant and root-zone responses.
What you receiveA trial report with results, limitations and recommended next steps.
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Tell us what you grow, your current monitoring and the decisions you want to improve. We will discuss the scope, setup, data access and support before quoting.