Since I still haven't figured out how to start a new thread, I'll throw this in here. Whilst practicing over at the fine chipping green at Bonifay today, a young worker was working his way around the margins of it with a cool looking gadget. Pretty sure it was one of these.
*FieldScout TDR 350 Soil Moisture Meter (Case Included) | Spectrum Technologies Had no idea such a thing existed. It apparently measures the moisture content of the soil. He said the numbers were all looking to be in the "good" range. This article that I found seemed to explain it pretty well.
What the Tech? Moisture meters for greater efficiency, healthier turf - GCMOnline.com From the article:
"When we talk about moisture meters, what exactly are we referring to? These are meters such as time-domain reflectometers (TDR) that measure the dielectric constant of the soil to estimate its water content. Unless you’re a physicist, the only thing you need to know about a soil’s dielectric constant is that it is highly correlated to soil water content. Therefore, measuring a soil’s dielectric constant makes it possible to estimate soil water content accurately."
Just hoping there won't be a test.