Soil moisture sensors

[wmaker (Tommy Long)]

As an FYI,

If distance/reach is an issue, one may consider a LoRa based Soil Sensor.

Awesome! LoRa Soil sensor

I found this awesome soil sensor and I finally got it to work great with home assistant so I thought i’d share in case some of you need long range soil sensors. *** UPDATE**** Since I have posted this, the maker has moved onto a newer version that I have NOT tested. Here is the newer revision: Lora Temperature/ Humidity/ Soil Moisture Sensor V3 | Makerfabs Another update Wow this seems to have gained traction! YAY glad i could give back to the community! Please jump to the latest as there a…

There is a community using these. I have only recently been trying these out, so can not yet attest to how well they can hold up to weather, water, etc. but they have been sprayed with a waterproof coating, which I believe is the manufacturer’s own special sauce.

[ssergiio]

So after all the discussion what is the best quality/price one?

[Joao-Sousa-71 (Joao Sousa)]

@sparkydave

The bluetooth version here. They work well and can be linked to HA either directly if your server has BT or using a BT proxies with ESPhome.

@sparkydave quick question about this bluetooth sensor:

I have the gl-s10-bt-proxy (The Best Home Assistant Bluetooth Proxy: GL.iNet GL-S10 | Blakadder's Smarthome Shenanigans) with ESPHome, and is this sensor working with the Xiaomi BLE integration?
Thank you!

[dualtronic]

@Joao-Sousa-71

this sensor working with the Xiaomi BLE integration?

Yes, it works with the Xiami BLE integration. But make sure you select the bluetooth version for $20. The cheap for $6 doesn’t have BT.

[Joao-Sousa-71 (Joao Sousa)]

Thank you! Just order it from aliexpress.

[Joao-Sousa-71 (Joao Sousa)]

BLE Sensor arrived! Fw 3.3.6 Immediately discovered by HA, Bluetooth range seems very high using gl-s10 proxy. Seems a good purchase.