Blumat Moisture Meter for Plants - Accurate Soil Moisture Meter with Protective Cap to Prevent Water Damage - Easy to Use Advanced Water Meter for Gardening - 16"

This is an amazing product and all the bad reviews don’t know what they are talking about. I grow in organic living soil (BAS 3.0) and this thing taught me how to water. I also own an Irrometer but I like these Blumat tensiometers better because you don’t have to fiddle with air bubbles which is a major PITA for the irrometer, so now I own 3 of these digital ones. You just soak for an hour, shake underwater to get any bubbles out, and then screw the top on filled to the brim. Done. Follow the instructions pamphlet. Only 2-4 inches from the edge of the pot, 8 inches deep. 50-120 mbar. I put them straight in the soil even with pumice chunks with no reading issues.I have one each in a 20 gallon and two 15 gallon pots. Jeremy from Buildasoil recommends keeping the 3.0 soil wetter around 40-80 mbar in veg and I agree if I go dryer than that I get nute burn from not having enough moisture. Then after stretch 80-120 mbar for flower. If you are using KIS Organics soil, Tad recommends 80-120 mbar.These are precise instruments and if you set it up properly then that means it is reading properly, so if you see a reading for the first time and think it’s off it’s not, it’s just that section of soil really is that wet or dry.The only con is that the digital top is not waterproof, but the tube it comes in makes for a perfect cap. I cut the end off about 4 inches and keep it over the top at all times.

Worth every penny for accurate and easy readings on soil moisture. I’m considering buying more

This product was shipped with instructions in German only. It appears that on the Company's website instructions are available in English, but when I tried to access them I got a "Page Not Available" error. I tried several browsers and got the same result every time. I twice contacted the company via email on their website, but never got a response.

I buy a lot of stuff. With the increase in products being sold directly by Chinese companies, I've noticed that manufacturers simply refuse to honor warranties and there is absolutely no recourse for the consumer. This meter is an excellent meter and if you know the cost of most irrometers, you'll recognize it is at a great price. I have one defective meter out of six and Blumat replaced for me. No going back and forth until the warranty period ends. No asking me to write a positive review first. This is a good product from a great company sold at a great price.update on: 2/1/2019: I bought another one of your moisture sensor, and will get more. I love using them. they have totally changed my watering habits. More for my beds and far less for all the in ground stuff. My home’s water usage started going down as soon as I put the first one in, and our vegetable beds are doing so much better. I’m also reducing the risk of root rot with the avocado trees as I reduced winter watering by 90% relative to a year ago and I water about 25% more during the summer. I had thought our four avocado trees were doing well before, but they are doing even better now Less salt accumulation, so less brown tips. This means less leaves falling off this month. The flower buds are already coming in in massive numbers. I'm anticipating a good fruit set this spring.

I love the product--it works as described. Just be aware I've ordered 4 and none of them have come with the protective cap as noted in the description. You can't let the device get wet, so you need a cap. Regarding the benefits of a transparent cap, you need to press the button on the device to get a reading, which means you need to remove the cap and once it's off it doesn't matter what color it is. ;)

It doesn't work?? It reads the same all the time?? Please give me a break!! This is an excellent product IF you use it correctly! You MUST make sure the water inside the tube is at the very top to touch the gauge top. If you meter never changes the reading you need to put it in dry soil and let it sit for about two hours and reset after reading. This is a fine product but you should read instructions and follow them to the letter. The end is ceramic and you can always use lite grit sandpaper on probe to "refresh" the ceramic if necessary. Again this is right in instructions. This is a high quality product for the money. Remember it is designed to leave in one place to monitor your tree, shrub, etc. this item is NOT designed to walk around the yard checking moisture in various plants.

I already have 2 of them I have had for the last 2 years, got a new plant, so I bought another one, they work great, about once a month just check to see if it needs water added inside the tube

Unfortunately, after about 6 months it started displaying "LoBat" less than 24 hours after replacing the battery several times. Something on this thing is defective, or there seems to be a design flaw. All attempts to contact Blumat for support or warranty redemption have been met with silence.