Savvy Tips To Keep Mold Away From Your Basement

Few things can make homeowners so desperate than finding mold in their basements. We all know that mold is not only ugly to look at but also a potential threat for your health. Basements are, by definition, the coolest and most humid places in a house and, therefore, they provide mold with the perfect environmental conditions to grow and develop. Unfortunately, many a time homeowners neglect their basements and only visit them occasionally or when they need to store something they will not be using any longer. If you want to keep that room safe from mold, then go on reading to learn some savvy tips.

Tip 1: Seal Your Basement

Do a thorough research and look for any hole or crack in your basement. Even if they are tiny and almost imperceptible, they can help water to flood into the house and thus promote humidity to appear. A water proof cement is a great sealing product you can use. It is an initial step but definitely an important one in keeping your basement free of mold.

Tip 2: Keep Your Basement Clean and Organized

Basements are almost always used for storage, especially of old or unused things that families just do not want to throw away in case they become useful or necessary in the future. Unfortunately, many a time those things we store are not properly organized or we do not take enough time to clean them. Thus, everything is cluttered and water or moisture may be growing somewhere does offering mold a great environment to develop. In order to prevent this, it should be a priority to clean your basement and make sure everything you store there is properly organized in shelves or cupboards.

Tip 3: Keep Moisture Under Control

It is definitely an excellent idea to buy a moisture sensor and place it in your basement. This technical device offers homeowners the possibility of keeping close track of the level of humidity present in their basement as it offers them accurate and precise information of the amount of moisture present in the room.

Tip 4: Check The Area Surrounding Your Property

Water may be filtering to your basement from the surrounding grounds so make sure you check that your property is correctly sealed and isolated and that any faucet you may have outside the house is in excellent condition.

We suggest you to follow these savvy tips as they will allow you to make your basement drier and to enjoy a healthier house.

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EasyBloom Plant Sensors - Tech Savvy Gardener's Dream Come True

The EasyBloom Plant Sensor is the perfect product for that tech-savvy gardener. EasyBloom's manufacturer, San Francisco-based company PlantSense, said they wanted to bring greenhouse operator technology to amateur gardeners. In one test, EasyBloom took in 129 data points over 30 hours and recommended 321 plants for that specific soil and conditions. While guesswork can sometimes be a fun part of the process, EasyBloom provides you with solutions to ailing plants and plant suggestions you may have never thought of before.

To use the EasyBloom Plant Sensor, you plug it into a computer's USB port to register, download the necessary software program and access the online plant library. Choose a mode, such as Water, Recommend or Monitor. In "Water" mode, you'll find out if your plants are getting too much or too little water. In "Monitor" mode, EasyBloom will tell you what's wrong with an ailing plant and give you clues on how to fix it. With "Recommend" mode, EasyBloom will tell you the ideal plants to grow in the given conditions. Next, you place the sensor in the location where you'd like to put your garden, leaving it to analyze for at least 24 hours. As you sleep, the Plant Sensor will begin analyzing the sunlight, temperature, humidity, soil moisture and drainage, using the same technology NASA uses to measure the soil on Mars. Then you can plug your Plant Sensor back into your USB and see what this "Plant Doctor" can do!

The EasyBloom Plant Sensor has received rave reviews with the press. In a January 2009 article titled "Cool News Gizmos For Home, Families, Kids," CBS News writes, "The EasyBloom enables anyone to enjoy a beautiful garden, from a single potted plant to a backyard full of blooms." ABC News recommends this gadget in their December 2008 article "New Home Gadgets for the New Year" and in their May 2009 article "11 Gadgets to Make Her Gush." Barron's chose EasyBloom as their February 2nd, 2009 "Gadget of the Week," with the author writing, "I was impressed with the EasyBloom's secondary functions, which say if plants need watering and diagnose ailing ones."

There are some features of the EasyBloom Plant Sensor that could use improvement. Both Barron's and Gear Diary reviewers complain that you can't test your soil to see if you need fertilizer or compost, if there are missing minerals or if the soil acidity is off. Yet, according to the EasyBloom website: "While some plants will not thrive if your soil is too acidic or too alkaline, the overwhelming majority of plant failures are actually due to unsuitable light conditions, inhospitable hardiness zone, and under- or over-watering. EasyBloom accounts for all of these factors to make sure your plant is likely to thrive."

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