EasyBloom Forum

I tried my new easybloom in a location I know is full sun just to test it. It was a cloudy day and it came back partial sun. Should I redo the test? I thought it took that into consideration Richard

Richard, Did you leave your EasyBloom out for at least 24 hours? If you take it in earlier, we'll extrapolate from the data recorded, but this can skew your result slightly. For best results, leave out for a whole day to get a complete "Plants Eye View". Let me know how your next reading goes- Edith

Richard, testing is a good thing. Definately leave it in for the full 24 hr. period for a good test. However, if you know the area you are using has sun then why bother with this unit at all. Sun is easy to tell and you don't need an anylizer to tell you that you have sun. For moisture - it's a bit more tricky and your plants will tell you if you watch them. With experience it will come natural to you. Also do not let your soil become too compact where water has a tough time getting down. Soil temperature is also easy to tell after some experience. There follow the plants recommendations. The data base of the different plant is helpful and can give you some good ideas. But after alittle research on what you want to use get a good test kit and follow the recommendations for what you are growing. This unit only gives you the very basics - it does not tell you if you need any mineral ammendments or soil PH.