Plant database

Geranium, pelargonium

Water below

34%

Healthy band 40% to 75%

Needs wateringJust watered

Estimated Reasoned from rooting depth and drought tolerance. Worth checking against your own bed.

Tolerates drying out between waterings and flowers better for it. A common overwatering victim.

Tolerates drying out between waterings and flowers better for it. A common overwatering victim.

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.