Nov 1, 2011

When Your Plant Needs Watering, Our Little Birdie Tells You!

Are you like the many novice gardeners who seem to lack a green thumb when it comes to taking care of your house plants by waiting until they wilt before watering them or provide TLC by drenching them every chance you get? Because plants suffer when the roots are too dry or too wet, it is important to ensure that your plants receive just the rightamount of water to keep them alive without causing root rot.

The new Plant Pal® Singing Bird Moisture Meter from Mark Feldstein & Associates, inc. (MFA), a Product Development Company and Importer of unique housewares and gifts, is a great gardening tool to assist you in the care and healthful growth of both indoor and outdoor potted plants.

Plant Pal accurately measures moisture at the root level to help prevent under- or over-watering. An electronic sensor housed inside the lifelike hand-painted polyresin songbird monitors moisture levels, and softly chirps its own authentic bird song when the soil is too dry and your plant needs watering. Simply position the Plant Pal’s 6-inch moisture-sensing probe into the soil and let the birdie do the rest.

The authentic bird songs on Plant Pal are actual live recordings that are similar to the sounds used on MFA’s popular Original Singing Bird Clock with over 8 million sold.

“Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, a moisture meter is a vital and inexpensive tool to take the guesswork out of watering your plants,” said Mark Feldstein, President, Mark Feldstein & Associates, inc. “Plant Pal is the perfect solution to help you prevent detrimental under- or over-watering, and as an added bonus, will enhance the beauty of your plant.”

Plant Pal is available in beautiful Cardinal, Robin and Blue Jay designs initially with plans to offer other popular songbird models in the future. It features a light sensor that deactivates the bird song at night allowing you and the bird to catch some sleep. In addition, the included replaceable button cell battery should last up to a year if your watering habits don’t cause too much desperate “chirping!”

The Manufactured Suggested Retail Price for Plant Pal is $11.95 ea.

Besides using the Plant Pal to alert you to dry soil conditions, factors that should be taken into consideration on how to water a plant include the type of plant, where it is located, how old it is, and the type and size of the pot.

Plant Pal is the latest in a long tradition of innovative and unique gift items from MFA, including the Original Singing Bird Clock, and other themed-sound clocks licensed by a variety of companies including PEANUTS™, Harley-Davidson®, Audubon™ and Thomas Kinkade™. MFA has also introduced innovative products such as Flameless LED Candles, Plush Animated Animal Banks, Illuminator No-Battery, No-Bulb Flashlights, and UV-C Light Sanitizers.

About Mark Feldstein & Associates, inc.
Mark Feldstein & Associates, inc., located in Maumee, Ohio, offers a wide range of unique, high-quality products for home, office and personal use. MFA has more than 25 years of experience in the giftware, housewares, and electronics industry. The company is a supplier to more than 3,000 retailers worldwide. For additional information, visit our web site at www.markfeldstein.com.