Here’s an “old timey” way to check the moisture in your soil, to see if your plants need more water – the “2nd Finger Joint Test for Moisture”.

Thanks go to one of our member’s grandfather, a South Dakota farmer/rancher, born in 1887, who taught her this method when she was a toddler, first learning how to garden.

As he explained, you pretty much always have a finger along with you when you’re checking your garden or fields for pests and water.

This is also a good method of teaching children how to plant peas and corn – poke the ground, drop in a seed – then cover it.

You do have to adjust which joint you use for measurement as you grow.  🙂

[Image:  B.R.]

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