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Save a Drop Water Meter

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It is widely accepted that talking to your plants is great for their health. If they could speak to you, what would they say? Probably that they're being over-watered.

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It is widely accepted that talking to your plants is great for their health. If they could speak to you, what would they say? Probably that they're being over-watered.

Meet your garden's wants and needs with the Save A Drop Meter.

Over-hydrating plants and shrubs can diminish plant health. Use the easy to read meter to measure how much water is flowing out of the hose. While in use, it calculates both accumulative watering volume and singular waterings, the amount of fluid used in between when you start and stop the hose.

Take "guesstimates" out of the equation when watering your lawn. Attach the gauge to your sprinkler and know when the time is right to turn your hose on and off.

Being aware of water consumption benefits your home, garden, greenhouse, and the planet. The Save A Drop Meter is an important tool to use when keeping your home happy and healthy.

Features

  • Prevents over-watering
  • Easy to read LCD display
  • Calculates both single-use and total water consumption
  • Accurately measures to 1/10th of a gallon
  • Rugged waterproof housing

Product Questions (12)

Starting times will vary depending on the vegetable you are growing. Each seed packet will have specific sowing instructions for that type of vegetable. Some plants, such as tomatoes and peppers, should be started indoors, 6-8 weeks before the last frost...
The process of bringing seeds outside is called hardening off. Hardening off is generally done sometime after the seedling has two full sets of normal leaves. In Minnesota, you want to begin hardening off seedlings in late April/early May.  To ...
If you have a southern facing window with all day sun, you may grow seedlings in a windowsill. Be sure to rotate the seedlings frequently to ensure the plants do not lean heavily towards the sun. For more even results, use a grow light, positioned roughly...
We recommend using either high intensity T5 fluorescent bulbs, or LED grow lights. Both setups will produce excellent results. T5s are the typical grow light, are economical and come in frequencies that are helpful for plant development. LED technology...
Grow lights should be kept roughly 4-5” above the top of seedling leaves. If you are using very powerful LEDs, you could even keep them 8-10” away.
Grow lights should be used to mimic a natural sunlight cycle for plants. We recommend using them 12 hours a day, from roughly 7am to 7pm.  
A variety of seedling trays exist for seed starting. If you are starting smaller seeds, a simple peat cell tray works great. However, the larger the seed, the larger the initial pot should be. If you are starting larger seeds indoors such as: sunflowers...
Do not start any type of fertilizer regime for young seedlings until they have at least two full sets of regular leaves. Start with a root stimulator, then after a month you may move on to a gentle, weak (half strength) water-based fertilizer. Remember...
Let the roots tell you when to transplant. When you begin to see the seedling’s root growing out of the bottom of their current pot, it is time to transplant up to something larger. We recommend using a 4” nursery pot to transplant most seedlings. In...
Gertens carries a wide variety of both spring and autumn planted bulbs. Spring planted bulbs, such as gladioli and dahlias, are best started indoors in early April, and planted outside once the soil temperatures are above 55 F. Autumn planted bulbs, ...
The big three tips are: 1) Staking and training 2) Feeding and watering and 3) Harvesting and enjoying. 1) Keeping plants trained and staked allows air circulation around crops and provides much-needed support for produce as it grows...
Gertens does carry an assortment of both perennials, as well as annual and perennial wildflower mixes. It is important to remember when growing perennials, that you will not get any flowers the first year of growth. It often takes a perennial 2-3 years...
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