I've been gardening for many years in different countries. Not a Master Gardener, but I really love producing food and fruit in my Mediterranean, dry climate, with clay soil. So, Easy Bloom has helped me get a handle mostly on moisture levels around the garden. And the fertilizer readings have been very helpful when going from a deciduous fruit tree to a California Native Oak tree. Without any fertilizer EVER - my Oak (planted one year ago) says my fertilizer is JUST RIGHT. My fruit trees on the other hand, need an organic based fertilizer every 3 months or so. My trees are surviving and they are producing more. Great Value for the price - most professional sensors are at least double and not as user friendly.

Hi all, My lists of readings are getting so long. If I sort by name, the dates are mixed up, if I sort by date, well it just isn't giving me trending for plants based on seasons. I have to look up each reading, and go over them one at a time. I am trying to grow some fussy plants, and would love to be able to sort reading by name and date, and perhaps even see more icons - how about the red thumbs down, or green marks for good - one for water, one for fertilizer, and then the sun indicator. Then I could see by looking at my graph of readings if I'm mostly doing things right. Thanks, Mary

Just thought I'd post an update. I have been running 4 sensors, 2 originals, and 2 with fertilizer readings on the same account. They work great - but now I need more methods to sort data online. Thanks everyone.

Hi Matt, Late responding, but I am interested in the iPhone App too. I'd like to see my readings when I go to the garden. I have to make notes so I remember to turn off the water to plant A, increase water to plant B. Fertilize Plant C, Rinse out Plant D. Yes - I have 4 sensors and they run year round! Great product. Has helped me get a few plants growing I would have lost otherwise. Not all of them, but I understand my water needs better. More fruit on trees too! Thanks.

Hi Ryan, I have been using 2 sensors since last Winter. They both feed into the one account. When you plug each sensor in, the auto load will open a new web-page to your account. This doesn't matter as all the information is stored in one account. Here's a partial quote from Edith from last Winter: [For your other questions, here’s an answer from our Plant PhD team: “The longer you monitor a location the better (especially for soil), but one could monitor for 24 hours and feel rather good about the light and temperature readings. Very few soils are going to give a full range of moisture in less than 24 hours, which is why we recommend monitoring the plants for an entire soil moisture drawdown. ............ So you could either a) take shorter readings or b) get more sensors. Multiple sensors will work with the same user account. Thanks- Edith Harbaugh Product Manager, PlantSense]

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.

Hi everyone, I agree with Mike's assessment, the PlantSensor is a very unique and valuable device. Releasing some individual user data to that person could add value to the device. Eg: I am adjusting my drip irrigation system and remain mired in calculated data. The only REAL data I have is from the Plant Sensor. Best, Mary

I'm also a big California Native plant grower. I've been able to find many of our plants in the database. However, being able to search by CA Natives would be good. Also, using the botanical names would be a big help. Happily, a search using botanical names can be done, but have you tried looking through the list of recommended plants for all the varieties of OAK? Keep it up EasyBloom, I'm so pleased with the potential of my Plant Sensor, that I bought a second one, so I could track more of my drought zones at the same time.

Hi Kate, The Mac version is on the website - Check the blog for a link if you can't find it. I'm using the Mac version, and have used all the Modes successfully, including Recommend. The unit has been really solid - given the weather and my clay soil! (I pre-loosen the dirt first). Best Wishes. Mary

That is a great idea. Once you have the data online, it would be good to be able to go back and reselect different plants. I am just trying "recommend" mode and am anxious to see how it works. Thanks.