| P3 International Dr Frog Water Sensor #P8220 | 
| Brand: P3 International
Category: Home Improvement
List Price: $5.95
Buy New: $4.27
You Save: $1.68 (28%)
New (5) from $4.27
Media: Tools & Hardware
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 8 x 5.7 x 1.4
MPN: P8220
Model: P8220
UPC: 751549082209
EAN: 0751549082209
ASIN: B0013KDUJY
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| | Test Plant s Moisture Level | | | Croaks Signal Low Moisture | | | Inactive During The Night |
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| Editorial Reviews:
Product Description
- P3 International Dr. Frog electronic moisture meter- Is your plant getting the right amount of water? Know for sure with Dr. Frog.- Simply insert the unit into the soil and it will alert you when your plant needs water.- This friendly little frog will chirp and croak until your plant gets the water it needs. No more guess work or under watering.- Dr. Frog constantly evaluates the moisture level of your plants soil.- A special light sensor ensures your plants watering schedule will be limited to daytime hours because this frog is only active when exposed to light.- Dr. Frog will help keep your plants happy and healthy.- Tests plant's moisture level- Croaks signal low moisture- Inactive during the night- Requires 2 G10 batteries (included)- Unit dimensions: 4" x 2" x 1 1/4"- Unit weight: less than 1 oz.P3P8220~~~~
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| Customer Reviews:
 So far so good ..My plant is still alive and beautiful!!! October 9, 2007
Lindsay (USA)
Well I am not one to have a green thumb. But I am in possession of a very important plant that I didn't want to chance losing. So I did some research and found my solution... my frog.. He's great so far he's been very reliable. My plant still looks beautiful. He also adds a cute decorative touch. It was a good investment.
 Irritating and misleading, but there is a use for it September 25, 2007
B. Glassman (Chapel Hill, NC United States)
This little device lives up to every stereotype you may have about as-seen-on-TV consumer items. It might have been a good idea, but:
1) the prongs are too short to reach the area where the roots need the water
2) its chirp (activated when the top inch or so of soil get too dry) is not merely annoying but aggravating.
3) If you remove it from the pot, it thinks it's in dry soil, and chirps uncontrollably. (Not really uncontrollably. If you put it in a dark place, it thinks it's night and shuts up. But it took me a while to figure this out.)
For about 19 bucks I got a real moisture meter with a probe a foot long that gives a nuanced reading, since some plants need more water than others. The frogs are now in a dark bag somewhere waiting for their real calling -- as practical jokes. When there is someone I want to drive batty, I will hide one of these where it will get just enough light to chirp -- behind a windowshade, perhaps. The chirps are intermittent, thus hard to locate. As a sort of timer, one could wrap the prongs with a damp paper towel. When the towel dries, long after you have departed, the chirping, the maddening chirping, will begin. (Evil chortle.)
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