Tools for soil salinity monitoring

As the spring progresses into summer and irrigation begins to provide the bulk of the water that is needed for turf growth, soil salts will begin to accumulate. If you are fortunate enough to live in locations that receive at least two or more inches (5 cm) of rainfall per month, you will probably not experience accumulation of soil salts. However, for a large number of locations in arid and semi-arid environments where irrigation is the only barrier between life…