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Soil Moisture meter

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Does anyone know of an industrial grade precision instrument that (Lord help me) goes > 18" deep?

I get by with a little help from my fronds

yachtingone Grand Master

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drill a small hole 18" deep on the side of the container and shove the probe in! Thats what I do.

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palmazon Mentor

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drill a small hole 18" deep on the side of the container and shove the probe in! Thats what I do.

how about in the ground???

I get by with a little help from my fronds

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Hmm hmm hmm!

Snickering snarkily . . . .

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PVC tube ala CIDP's?

Zone 10a at best after 2007 AND 2013, on SW facing hill, 1 1/2 miles from coast in Oceanside, CA. 30-98 degrees, and 45-80deg. about 95% of the time.

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Rusty on Pine Is. Mentor

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This site may help: http://www.aidlltd.com/tensiometers.html

You might also want to check an arborist supply company.....this is where i had purchased them in the past, but i cant remember just where....sorry, it due to that darned Sesame Street attention span and all......

Hope it helps

Rusty

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Pine Island - the Ex-Pat part of Lee County, Fl , USA

Zone 10b, life in the subs!...except when it isn't....

Mats Rising Star

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You might also want to check an arborist supply company.....this is where i had purchased them in the past
Here's one - Soil Moisture Meter. There's more here.

And you can see what Forestry-Suppliers has here.

palmazon Mentor

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Thanks for the links - I was already able to find a plethora of probes; I was casting about for reviews/testimonials.

I get by with a little help from my fronds

Mats Rising Star

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Thanks for the links - I was already able to find a plethora of probes; I was casting about for reviews/testimonials.
An easy, cheap way to monitor moisture 18" down on existing plantings is to plunge a few sharpened 1/4" dowels around the rootball. Pull the dowel out

to see if the wood surface is moist or dry, indicating the presence or absence of moisture. Keep using the same hole and you won't disturb the plant/tree.

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