Audible soil moisture monitoring apparatus, system and method

A system for monitoring soil moisture, the system comprising:

• a volume of soil having a soil moisture content;
• a plant growing within the volume of soil;
• a soil moisture sensor within the volume of soil, wherein the sensor measures the soil moisture content and generates a signal indicative thereof;
• a processor attached to the soil moisture sensor that receives the signal from the sensor;
• audible signal generators connected to the processor;
• and
• a plurality of housings, each shaped like a known living creature and each connected to the processor, wherein each of the audible signal generators are located within each of the plurality of housings, and further wherein an audible signal generated by the audible signal generators activate replication of a recognizable sound replicating that of a sound produced by the known creature, and further wherein the audible signal is independently activated in response to a predetermined level of the soil moisture content.

A method for monitoring soil moisture, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a volume of soil having a soil moisture content;
• providing a plant within the volume of soil;
• providing a soil moisture sensor connected to a processor, the soil moisture sensor producing a signal indicative of the soil moisture content and sending the signal to the processor, wherein the processor is connected to an audible signal generator;
• providing housings replicating living creatures that independently produce recognizable sounds associated with sounds produced by the living creatures in response to a predetermined level of soil hydration wherein the creatures are connected to the audible generator;
• placing the soil moisture sensor in the volume of soil;
• and
• placing the housings on the plant.