EasyBloom Forum

I've been "testing" my Easybloom in various places of my yard that I REALLY ALREADY know what goes on there... Your product does well with everything but the soil moisture data (at least for me). I've read blogs about your technology. Basically, I've got an area that I would almost classify as a BOG. Moss is the only happy resident. I set it in recommend mode. Results were 0 soil moisture @ all times. But, clearly, when I dig, I see moisture! SOOO... I'll admit the 1st test was my bad, as I didn't connect the pieces together well enough b/4 test. But, after that, I still get nothing. Thoughts?

HI Holly- When you look at the "Plant View" tab, what does your data look like? If it's moist, you should clearly see it there. If on the Plant View it says "no data", it means you're not connecting the soil sensor properly. Hope this helps Edith

Accurately measuring soil moisture is tricky business. I am interested in what type of soil moisture sensor is used in the Easy Bloom?

Hey there...the EasyBloom Plant Sensor uses the same technology for the soil sensor that was used on the Phoenix Mars Mission that sensed moisture in the soil around the north pole of Mars. This technology was developed by a well-known company (Decagon Devices) who specializes in sensors used primarily in the academic and research fields. I hope this helps. -- Robby

I too have had trouble with the soil moisture level. Every reading I have for outdoors shows now soil moisture data at all. One time I had the easybloom out for three days, two of which were serious rain storms, and still no moisture data. Is there a proper way to connect the soil sensor? It looks pretty easy and simple. I don't see any other way the sensor can connect.

Hi, I am also having an issue...however, I DO get soil moisture data, it just reads as mostly dry...I see a peak during my watering time or a rainstorm, but it still stays in the mostly dry area of the graph, which of course skews the plant recomendations incorrectly. The soil is clearly very moist, as another commenter noted above, I dig where I put the sensor and can feel and see the moisture...however every reading I get in my whole yard is staying mostly dry. SO it appears it is sensing the water and the changes in moisture, just not interpreting them correctly? I would really like to get accurate plant recomendations, that's why I bought this!

Hey Jeff and Melissa...I will try to answer both your posts in the next couple of replies. Jeff, you may have not inserted the soil sensor completely into the controller (or top portion) of the EasyBloom. It should click together and the top portion will make a little beeping sound when the soil sensor is properly seated. If you are still having trouble with the soil sensor, you may have a defective soil sensor. If that is the case, you can contact our customer support and we will gladly take care of you. We are dedicated to our customers' satisfaction.

Melissa, I think I know what may be causing your problems with the soil sensor. In fact, I had very similar issues when I was doing my PhD research and I was lucky enough to test out this new technology (at the time I was doing my research the technology was new). I'm curious to know how porous your soil is or if there are any air gaps when you insert the soil sensor into the soil. The electric field that is used to measure soil moisture goes about 1 mm beyond the sensor itself. This is to promote better sensing without too much interference from other objects in the soil. Unfortunately, if the soil is not compacted around the sensor, it may sense more air than is actually in the soil. This would result in a dry reading. Let me know if you have any further issues. I would be happy to personally contact you (or you me) to resolve any issues. Thanks for the feedback. --Robby

I garden in clay soil, so when I got my EasyBloom sensor in Winter, everything was wet or mostly wet all the time. However, I learned a lot using the Water mode. Walking around my yard, and sticking in the Sensor where it LOOKED DRY, I realized I had to be careful to insert the sensor correctly. Dirt must be in contact with the whole sensor. Air gaps cause it to beep as needing water. Now that its summer, and my drought yard is DRY, this has helped me know when I've inserted the sensor correctly on Monitor. And many of my drought tolerant plants look bone dry, but the readings claim my plants are happy! (In spite of some leaves burning due to strong sunshine). Without the sensor, I water too much, and kill my drought plants in the heat. Good Luck to all.