{"id":1512,"date":"2026-09-16T15:34:49","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T05:34:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/?post_type=product&#038;p=1512"},"modified":"2026-09-16T20:05:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T10:05:18","slug":"chameleon-home-garden-kit","status":"publish","type":"product","link":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/product\/chameleon-home-garden-kit\/","title":{"rendered":"Chameleon Home Garden Kit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two Chameleon One readers and six Chameleon soil water sensors.<\/p>\n<h3>Chameleon One<\/h3>\n<p>The Chameleon One is the simplest way to measure a Chameleon sensor. It measures one sensor at a time, but does not store or upload data.<\/p>\n<h4>How it works<\/h4>\n<p>Single soil moisture sensors are buried in the root zone.<\/p>\n<p>The 2m wire is left above ground.<\/p>\n<p>The farmer touches the wires to the Chameleon One reader and holds in the switch.<\/p>\n<p>The Chameleon One instantly measures the soil moisture and displays the value using a coloured LED:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue &#8211; Wet Soil<\/li>\n<li>Green &#8211; Moist soil<\/li>\n<li>Red &#8211; Dry soil<\/li>\n<li>Flashing yellow &#8211; connect the sensor<\/li>\n<li>Flash red &#8211; Replace the battery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Chameleon One is powered by a low cost, disposable CR2032 watch battery. The battery should last for 1000 readings before it needs to be replaced.<\/p>\n<h3>Chameleon Soil Water Sensor<\/h3>\n<h4>How the sensor works<\/h4>\n<p>The Chameleon Soil Water Sensor mimics the way a plant experiences the amount of water in the soil by measuring how hard the roots have to suck (the tension required) to extract moisture.<\/p>\n<p>It is designed to be accurate in the range that most plants are sensitive to water stress.<\/p>\n<p>Because the Chameleon Sensor measures tension, it does not need to be calibrated to different soil types.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Blue means the soil is wet (0 to 20 kPa)<\/li>\n<li>Green means the soil is moist (20 to 50 kPa kPa)<\/li>\n<li>Red means the soil is dry (greater than 50 kPa)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Rigorous testing of each batch of sensors ensures they will perform within a fixed tolerance range.<\/p>\n<p>For more info see:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/via.farm\/faq\/#relationship\">FAQ: What is the relationship between colour and soil suction?<\/a><\/p>\n<h4>Sensor design<\/h4>\n<p>The Chameleon sensor is fabricated with an inner core of sensing material surrounded by an outer coating of gypsum. At the heart of the sensor is two gold-plated electrodes that measure the resistance across a special medium in the centre of the sensor. This special medium is packed into the sensor in such a way as to calibrate the sensor as it is built.<\/p>\n<p>Gypsum is then cast as an outer casing. The gypsum allows moisture to move through to the sensing material while dissolving a small amount of gypsum into the water, creating a constant electrical conductivity environment, thus buffering the sensor. When salt levels in the soil exceed 4 dS\/m will the sensor calibration shifts.<\/p>\n<p>This sensor should not be confused with a gypsum block that measures the resistance across gypsum.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two Chameleon One readers and six Chameleon soil water sensors. Chameleon One The Chameleon One is the simplest way to measure a Chameleon sensor. It measures one sensor at a time, but does not store or upload data. How it works Single soil moisture sensors are buried in the root zone. The 2m wire is [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":1217,"template":"","meta":[],"product_brand":[],"product_cat":[31],"product_tag":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-1512","1":"product","2":"type-product","3":"status-publish","4":"has-post-thumbnail","6":"product_cat-chameleon-one-system","8":"first","9":"instock","10":"taxable","11":"shipping-taxable","12":"purchasable","13":"product-type-simple"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product\/1512","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/product"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1512"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"product_brand","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_brand?post=1512"},{"taxonomy":"product_cat","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_cat?post=1512"},{"taxonomy":"product_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/shop.via.farm\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/product_tag?post=1512"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}