This project aimed to better understand the water retention of the two soils and more importantly how often they each need to be watered. To do this two plants were monitored with a moisture sensor over two different days. The data shows that the Rattlesnake plant (labeled in an image below) stayed at a much more steady moisture than the Hypoestes plant (labeled in the same image). As a result, this means that the Rattlesnake plant does not have to be watered as frequently and can go longer without attention. This being said this makes the Rattlesnake plant more suitable for areas that are less frequented by people since it can be 'ignored' longer. If this test were performed with more plants it could be used to place plants most efficiently to get watered. Additionally, the monitoring could be used to see how plants are doing in the chosen position. After enough data was collected it would also be possible to find out what the minimum amount of water needed per plant would be. Doing this would help reduce water usage.