A Tensiometer is the only instrument that gives you the true moisture indication in the soil it is installed in. A soil moisture Tensiometer measures soil water potential matric potential – an indicator of the force that a plant crop must exert to obtain moisture from the soil medium it is planted in.

A Tensiometer is the only instrument that gives you the true moisture indication in the soil it is installed in. A soil moisture Tensiometer measures soil water potential matric potential – an indicator of the force that a plant crop must exert to obtain moisture from the soil medium it is planted in.