Here's an instruction for Awesome Plant Soil Moisture Meter
IMPORTANT
DO NOT keep the meter in the soil while watering.
DO NOT use in water or liquid, use ONLY IN SOIL
NOT for other grow medium e.g. peat moss, stone wool, coco coir
AVOID stones and hard rocks
Clean the tool after use
Do not leave the meter in the soil
HOW TO USE
STEP 1 – Insert the probe into the soil
Insert the probe of the plant moisture meter into the soil as deep as you can around the plant in a few spots, close to the plant’s stems, and without hitting the bottom of the pot. Wipe it clean before testing each spot.
STEP 2 – Read the moisture levels on the gauge
The moisture levels are indicated by a gauge on the soil moisture meter. It ranges from dry to wet or from 1 to 10.
STEP 3 – Interpret the results
Moisture-loving plants like Bird of Paradise or Palms should be watered when the soil is slightly moist still, whereas plants like Snake plants, ZZ plants, and Succulents need to be watered when the soil is completely dry.
Learn about your plant watering preference and, if the meter reading is in the suggested moisture level for your plant type, or below, water the plant. If the reading is above the suggested moisture level, wait for a few more days and test the soil again.
If one side of a plant is dry but another is still wet, water a little just the dry side.
AFTER watering meter readings should go up to the 8-10 zone. Your plant is watered well and water has reached lower roots.
AFTER WATER
After you water your plant, wait for 15-20minutes and check the soil.
- Stick the meter probe in the soil as deep as possible without hitting the bottom of the pot.
- If the plant moisture meter reading is in the blue wet zone, the plant is watered well!
- If the soil moisture meter reading is still anywhere between zone 1 and 7, add a little more water, wait, and test the soil again. Repeat until the meter reading is in the blue wet zone.
MORE SUGGESTED WATERING ZONE FOR PLANT
Red Zone Plants, 1-3 on your water meter:
Aloe Vera, Agave, Asparagus Fern, Baby Jade, Beaver Tail, Burro’s Tail, Bishop’s Cap, Bloodleaf, Cacti, Calceolaria, Cast Iron Plant, Chicken Gizzard Plant, Chinese Evergreen, Christmas Cactus, Clivia, Crown of Thorns, Dieffenbachia Tropic Snow, Easter Cactus, Euphorbia, Fiddle Leaf Fig, Firecracker Plant, Flaming Sword, Geranium, Golden Dew Drop, Hawaiian Schefflera, Hibiscus, Ice Plant, Ivy, Jade Plant, Jasmine Star, Kalanchoe Pen Wiper, Kalanchoe thyrsifolia, Lantana, Marguerite Blue Daisy, Oleander, Panda Plant, Pocket Book Plant, Poinsettia, Pothos, Sedum, Schefflera, Succulents, Umbrella Tree, Yucca, ZZ Plant
Green Zone Plants, 4-5 on your water meter:
Airplane Plant, Balfour Aralia, Begonia, Black Aralia, Bird of Paradise, Birdsnest Sansaveria, Bonsai, Bougainvillea, Bromeliad, Canary Island Date Palm, Ceropegia, Chinese Aralia, Citrus, Corn Plant, Cryptanthus, Dracaena Lemon Lime, Dracaena Limelight, Dracaena Magenta, Dracaena marginata, Dracaena massangeana, Dracaena Medusa, Dracaena warneckii, Dragon Tree, Duranta Sapphire Showers, Earth Star, Echeveria, Eucalyptus, False Aralia, Hens and Chicks, Goldfish Plant, Grape Ivy, Inch Plant, Janet Craig, Kalanchoe Calandiva, Kalanchoe, Lakeview Jasmine, Lipstick Vine, Madagascar Jasmine, Mock Orange, Monkey Puzzle Tree, Mother in Law’s Tongue, Norfolk Island Pine, Oak Leaf Ivy, Philodendron, Pleomele, Plumeria, Ponytail Palm, Pygmy Date Palm, Sago Palm, Sansaveria, Spider Plant, Snake Plant, Song of India, Song of Jamaica, Stephanotis Vine, String of Pearls, String of Hearts, White Bird of Paradise
Green Zone Plants, 5-6 on your water meter:
African Lily, African Violet, African Mask, Agapanthus, Algerian Ivy, Allamanda, Alocasia, Angel Tears, Angels Trumpet, Anthurium, Baby Tears, Bleeding Heart Vine, Bower Vine, Boxwood, Buddhist Pine, Camellia, Celosia, Cineraria, Clerodendron Blue Butterfly, Cordyline, Crape Myrtle, Creeping Charlie, Croton, Cyclamen, Datura, Dieffenbachia Camille, Emerald Gem, Euonymus, Fatsia, Fishtail Palm, Fittonia, Flamingo Flower, Foxtail Palm, Gardenia White Gem, Gloxinia, Goldust Plant, Hoya, Impatiens, Ixora, Jasmine Arabian, Kentia Palm, Lady Palm, Lavender, Leea, Lollipop Plant, Mandevilla, Marengo Ivy, Medinilla, Money Tree, Ornamental Pepper, Peace Lily, Peperomia Tricolor, Pandorea, Persian Shield, Podocarpus, Prayer Plant, Rosemary, Rubber Plant, Shooting Star, Shrimp Plant, Silver Nerve Plant, Solomon’s Seal, Star of Bethlehem, Streptocarpella, Streptocarpus, Wax Ivy, Weeping Fig Tree
Green Zone Plants, 6-7 on your water meter:
Amazon Lily, Arrowhead Vine, Azalea, Bamboo, Banana Tree, Bead Plant, Bridal Veil, Butterfly Gardenia, Caladium, Calla Lily, Chenille Plant, China Doll, Cobra Plant, Coconut Palm, Coffee Plant, Coleus, Columnea, Copperleaf, Creeping Fig, Crossandra, Darlingtonia, Dwarf Lily Turf, Easter Lily, Ferns, Friendship Plant, Fuchsia, Gardenia First Love, Gardenia Mystery, Gardenia veitchii, Heather, Hemigraphis, Jacobinia, Jasmine Pink, Moses in a Boat, Moon Flower, Mosaic Plant, Neanthebella Palm, Nepenthes, Night Blooming Jasmine, Peperomia Red Ripple, Peperomia Silver Goddess, Peperomia Watermelon, Persian Violet, Pitcher Plant, Plectranthus Mona Lavender, Plectranthus Zulu Wonder, Plumbago, Purple Velvet Plant, Purple Passion Plant, Passion Flower Vine, Sea Grape, Selaginella, Sensitivity Plant, Splash Plant, Snowbush, Swedish Ivy, Wandering Jew, Zebra Plant