Soil Moisture Meter – How to Use, Care and Store Your Moisture Meters

Soil moisture meters are the perfect gardening tool to help you understand your plant’s water needs. Water absorption rates can vary depending on the plant, ambient environment, and time of the year. Use a soil moisture meter to time your watering schedule correctly.

One of the biggest challenges for first-time plant parents is understanding their new plant baby’s water needs.

If we had to pick the most common cause of plantacide (we just made up a word for plant fatalities😉), it would be water stress.

More often than not, it is a case of too much love. And although the new plant parents have the best intentions, they innocently stick to a regimented watering schedule (usually once a week), leading to the plant being overwatered and distressed.

Fortunately, there is a tool that can help all indoor plant enthusiasts (new and experienced) overcome this problem. And it is called a soil moisture meter.

The good news is it is a budget-friendly instrument that can easily be found in online marketplaces (like Amazon) or at your local nursery.

Check out our video detailing the unboxing of our favorite affordable soil moisture meter from Kensizer. We also run through a visual demonstration of how to use the soil meter and the results after a