Earlier this year, Pete Caspers took advantage of the EarthScout Spring Sale and purchased a soil moisture sensor to dial in his irrigation for his giant pumpkins. Last Friday, he paid for his EarthScout and then some with his First-Place cash award of $1,850 at the Iowa State Fair – Big Pumpkin Contest.

Pete and his daughter, Alba Caspers of Peosta, Iowa won with their giant pumpkin weighing in at 1,281 pounds, outweighing the other giant pumpkins this year by 235 pounds. The difference between 2nd and 3rd place was only 28 pounds.

Dialing in their soil moisture has been a huge help this year. In previous years, irrigation was all guess work.

Earlier this year, Pete Caspers took advantage of the EarthScout Spring Sale and purchased a soil moisture sensor to dial in his irrigation for his giant pumpkins. Last Friday, he paid for his EarthScout and then some with his First Place cash award of $1,850 at the Iowa State Fair – Big Pumpkin Contest.

Pete and his daughter, Alba Caspers of Peosta, Iowa won with their giant pumpkin weighing in at 1,281 pounds, outweighing the other giant pumpkins this year by 235 pounds. The difference between 2nd and 3rd place was only 28 pounds.

Dialing in their soil moisture has been a huge help this year. In previous years, irrigation was all guess work.

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