1 ARTICLE FOR AFFORDING A VISUAL INDICATION OF THE WATER CONTENT OF SOIL IN WHICH A PLANT IS GROWING INCLUDING AN ELONGATE RIGID PLANAR BODY THAT IS POINTED AT ONE END TO FACILITATE PARTIAL INSERTION INTO THE SOIL AND A WICK-LIKE MEMBER FIXED TO THE BODY AND PRODUCING A VISUAL EFFECT WHEN WET THAT IS DIFFERENT FROM THAT PRODUCED WHEN DRY