Vineyard Irrigation Automation
Vineyard irrigation in California is mostly drip, often in shorter sets than a nut block, with more zones than a person wants to switch by hand. RowCodes runs those zones from the phone and can sequence them so they share a pump.
Many small sets
Blocks differ by variety, rootstock, soil, and the style of wine or the table-grape program. Regulated deficit irrigation is a grower and winemaker decision. The controller’s job is to apply the minutes you set to the block you named, and to stop. It should not change a deficit you did not ask for.
A sequence matters more here than on a ranch with four huge sets, because the pump may feed a long list of valves that must not open together. See how to automate multiple irrigation zones.
Quality and water use stay with the grower
Wine quality, harvest timing, and how much water a block should get stay with the grower. UC Agriculture and Natural Resources (opens in a new tab) publishes viticulture guidance. CIMIS (opens in a new tab) publishes the reference evapotranspiration people already use to think about demand. RowCodes records metered water and runs valves.
Questions
Can I give the winemaker a login that cannot open a valve?
Yes. Read-only access is a real role. Control can stay with the irrigator.
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RowCodes runs vineyard sets from the phone
RowCodes opens and closes the valves, starts and stops the pumps, and keeps metered water with the field. Log in to a farm you already run. Installers sign in on their own login.