Cosmos
Water below
39%
Healthy band 45% to 85%
Needs wateringJust watered
Estimated Reasoned from rooting depth and drought tolerance. Worth checking against your own bed.
Flowers better on lean, drier soil. Rich damp ground gives you a lot of leaf and few blooms.
Flowers better on lean, drier soil. Rich damp ground gives you a lot of leaf and few blooms.
Setting the threshold
These figures are a tested starting point on a calibrated monitor. Watch one full wet to dry cycle in your own bed and adjust if the plant tells you otherwise. Soil type, container size and how much sun the spot gets all shift where the right number sits.