Soil Moisture Meter Prevents Over-watering of Plants

Lindsay ~ 4 March 2007

You love your house plants, and you’re very good about giving them water and fertilizer, but maybe they just aren’t thriving. Perhaps you’re loving them too much and it’s a case of over-watering. It can be hard to know just how much water should dampen the soil. This is where a moisture meter can help.

You stick this little garden gadget in the soil and the results are shown instantly on an analog meter that ranges from 0 (bone dry) to 10 (saturated). This moisture meter from Spectrum Technologies is supposed to work on any type of soil with one simple calibration. You can get five 9-inch tall units (24-inch units also available) for $84:

Spectrum

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