sparkfun Gator:soil Hook-Up Manual page 11

Once you have an idea what values your sensor is outputting in completely dry and completely wet situations, it's
time to calibrate your sensor for the specific soil you want to monitor. Test your soil when it is as dry as possible,
then measure it when the soil is completely saturated with moisture. Getting these values and comparing them to
the ones from the previous calibration will give you the best insight into what values mean for your specific plant
and soil. This test may take some trial and error and patience. Be careful not to splash water onto the sensor or
over-water/under-water your plants during these tests.
Once you have a good handle on the values you can expect, you can
to adjust your results.
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Below, is a simple example of how to take simple measurements from the sensor. The example uses a extremely
short 10 second delay between measurements, primarily for demonstration purposes. To use this example, there
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