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#Spring is arriving but is it time to start #planting your vegetables?

Our #agriculture elements provide rich insight into when to plant, water & harvest your crops

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Degree days –
Also known as Growing Degree Days or #GDD

Calculates how many “heating days” there have been during a growing season & is calculated using the hourly temps since planting or the start of the season.

Used to estimate the growth & development of plants & insects.

Soil temperature –

Indicates the #temperature of the #soil itself & is calculated based on recent temperatures.

Used to determine when the soil has warmed enough for various agricultural activities such as sowing seeds.

Soil moisture -

Indicates the amount of #moisture in the soil that is available to plants & is calculated based on recent precipitation & other weather conditions.

Used to determine expected growth rates & when watering may be required.

Evapotranspiration -

Calculates the amount of moisture that is lost from the soil & plants based on existing conditions including temperature & humidity.

Also used to determine when watering is needed as water lost via #evapotranspiration is removed from moisture in the soil.

These agricultural elements and many other weather elements including standards such as #temperature, #precipitation, #wind, #humidity & more are available in the Visual Crossing Weather #API.

visualcrossing.com/weather-api