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We write monthly articles in English about growing practices, science and policy making.

Learn with us — how citizen science can create positive change in the world?

Learn With Us — How Citizen Science Can Create Positive Change in the World. By Dr Raquel Ajates University of Dund... Read more

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Moisture Matters!

What’s the impact of water thresholds and soil characteristics? by Rastislav Skalsky, International Institute for Applie... Read more

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GROW Observatory

Hungary to Austria to Portugal Via a Really Interesting Hole

by Oliver Moore What possessed four Hungarians to drive for 10 hours, dig a hole, talk about the hole, go to bed and then... Read more

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GROW Observatory

Crop Nibblers Part Three — Get the spineless pests in your life under control!

Crop Nibblers Part Three — Get the spineless pests in your life under control! Ladybirds — one of the helpers in a health... Read more

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#Repost @farmingpaddock with @get_repost ・・・ Glad to get all the sensors set up for the GROW Observatory. If anyone is interested they are trying to get 1000 in the ground throughout Scotland #growobservatory #scotland #farm #farming
#Repost @farmingpaddock with @get_repost ・・・ Glad to get all the sensors set up for the GROW Observatory. I...
#Repost @farmingpaddock with @get_repost ・・・ Glad to get all the sensors set up for the GROW Observatory. If anyone is interested they are trying to get 1000 in the ground throughout Scotland #growobservatory #scotland #farm #farming
#Repost @farmingpaddock with @get_repost ・・・ Glad to get all the sensors set up for the GROW Observatory. I...
Fantastic- both the shot and the work! #Repost @zwartblesireland ・・・ I did my rounds today in the sheep fields checking & uploading my @growobservatory soil moisture meters
Fantastic- both the shot and the work! #Repost @zwartblesireland ・・・ I did my rounds today in the sheep fie...
Another event on the horizon! Coming up in #Carlow #Ireland in @visualgallery_carlow with Community Gardens Ireland & GROW Place Ireland on #WorldSoilDay 1st December!

Irish GROWers see you there.
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Another event on the horizon! Coming up in #Carlow #Ireland in @visualgallery_carlow with Community Gardens...
Soil moisture sensors measure electrical properties of the soil, most specifically the permittivity or capacitance, and calculate the metric percentage of water in the corresponding soil layer. Water and dry soil have very different electromagnetic properties. By measuring these properties in the soil, we can directly correlate it to the amount of water present in the soil. The optimal case is when the entire volume unit consists of solid particles, air, and water in equal portions, because soil is a living environment. The #GROWData course features videos on how to prepare your sensor data and what the data can be used for. Join the course over on FutureLearn.com by searching GROW Observatory - enrolment closes this week! Last chance!
Soil moisture sensors measure electrical properties of the soil, most specifically the permittivity or capa...
“GROW Observatory is working to extend the sensing networks spatially. The higher the number of sensors submitting data, the higher the quality of the predictions generated from the sensor data, and the more precise for your local area. To create accurate soil moisture maps from growth sensing data, sufficiently dense and representative network needs to be set up with long term measurements in time. This way, free Earth observation data in GROW Observatory's soil property data set can be used for both the scientific purpose, for flood or drought predictions, and professional soil and land management advices.” From week 1 Citizen Science: From Data to Action. 
It’s still not too late to join but will be closing very soon. Search GROW Observatory on FutureLearn.com or paste bit.ly/GROWData2Action into your browser.
“GROW Observatory is working to extend the sensing networks spatially. The higher the number of sensors sub...

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