Acurite 01413 User Manual

3-in-1 Garden Meter

model 01413

Getting Started

• Remove any stones, leaves, twigs or other debris near the test area.

• Insert the probe to a test depth of 5 in (12.7 cm).

• Leave the probe inserted for about 1 minute for the meter to stabilize its readings.

• Repeat these steps in an additional test area to conrm the accuracy of your readings.

Soil Types and Watering Information

Loam Soil:

Very porous and retains moisture well. This is the optimal soil type and can be watered normally.

Sandy Soil:

Extremely porous and drains quickly. Water slowly to saturate soil root zones.

Clay Soil:

Holds more water, but is slow to absorb and release. Do not water faster than the soil can absorb it.

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General Soil Moisture Information & Tips

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• If you have sandy or very heavy clay soils and would like to improve its water retention, add compost or organic matter to your soil.

• Adding sand to clay soils, or clay to sandy soils will create a cement-like soil, making water retention worse.

• One inch of water per week is adequate for most plants. You may use a rain gauge to assist (not included; sold separately).

Recommended Soil Moisture Levels

The plants listed in this guide represent commonly found species. Consult a local

horticulture professional for more specic

details on plants not found on this list. NOTE: All vegetables require soil moisture between 41% - 80%.

TOLERATES EXTREMELY DRY SOIL

TOLERATES DRY / WELL DRAINED SOIL

TOLERATES MOIST SOIL

TOLERATES WET SOIL

Flowers

Agave Aster Astilbe Big Blue Stem Bleeding Heart Butterfly Weed Cactus Catmint Christmas Fern Coneflower Daffodil Dalia Daylilly Gaillardia Heaths/Heathers Hellebores Hosta Hyssop Iris Ironweed Jack In Pulpits Joe-Pye Weed Lavendar Lemon Balm Lily Lobellia Lupine Marigold Marsh Marigold May Apple Meadow Rue Monarda Ornamental Grasses Penstemon Peony Petunia Poppy (general) Purple Coneflower Queen of the Prairie Red Milkweed Sedges Sedum Sod/Turfgrass Pansy Tulip Violet Yarrow Yucca Zinnia

0% - 20% 21% - 40% 41% - 60% 61% - 80%

Trees & Shrubs

Alpine Current American Filbert American Holly Amur Privet Arborvitae Azealeas Bald Cypress Barberry Bayberry Birch Black Tupelo Chinese Juniper Clematis Common Boxwood Common Elderberry Common Lilac Cotoneaster Crab Apple Crape Myrtle Dawn Redwood Dogwood Eastern Red Cedar Elderberry Elm Frazier Fir Gardenia Ginkgo Hawthorn Holly Honey Locust Horse Chestnut Hydragea Juniper Lilac Maple (general) Mockorange New Jersey Tea Oaks (general) Ohio Buckeye Potentilla Red Cedar Red Twig Dogwood Rhodendron Roses Rugosa rose Saucer magnolia Serviceberry

0% - 20% 21% - 40% 41% - 60% 61% - 80%

Trees & Shrubs

continued

Spruce Sugar Maple Swamp White Oak Sweetshrub Tamarac/Larch White Fir White Pine Willow

Fruits

Apple Grapes Fig Pear Peach Pear Raspberry Strawberry Blackberry Blueberry

0% - 20% 21% - 40% 41% - 60% 61% - 80%

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