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How to Install a Tensiometer (Video)

For those who are unaware, a tensiometer is a tool that measures soil moisture via the tension or suction that plant roots exert to draw water from the soil. The suction that is created is a measurement of the water that is available to the plant.

Dr. Gary Bender is the Farm Advisor for UCCE-San Diego County and specializes in subtropical fruit crops dealing mostly, but not exclusively, with avocados and citrus. For more on his past and present work, visit the Subtropical Fruit Crops page.