How many Spruce controllers can the app support? The Spruce app will allow multiple Spruce controllers to be added to the same account. Currently there is not a limit on the number of controllers that can be added, however for practical purposes, we recommend no more than 4. Will the […]
Transfer Ownership of Spruce Controller
Factory Reset and add new account This method clears all settings and allows a new owner to start from scratch. In this method the previous owner does not need to do anything as the new owner will factory reset the controller and start from the beginning to add the controller […]
Schedule Tuning
The Spruce system uses Weather Balance and Evapotranspiration to calculate when and how much to water each day. These calculations are based on the settings entered and the weather provided. You may fine tune the settings to impact and adjust the schedule with the following settings. There is also the […]
Sensor Learn Mode
In order for a sensor to influence a schedule and affect watering, it must be assigned a threshold value. When a zone in a Connected Schedule is set to Sensor Mode, Spruce will only water when the measured soil moisture is below a specified threshold value. The threshold value is […]
Spruce Gen2 + Hubitat Connect
Connecting Spruce to Hubitat offers some very powerful options! Here are just a few ideas: Set up specific Manual Schedules that can be triggered by events in Hubitat Utilize your existing Hubitat ZigBee network for increased Spruce Sensor range. Pause and resume schedules with door and contact sensors. Trigger a zone from […]
How Does Weather Balance Scheduling Work?
Two of the schedule modes options in Spruce Connected Schedules utilize a Water Balance method. These modes keep a running tally of water levels for each zone. Water levels are affected by: Weather will reduce the water levels, in the form of evapotranspiration, or Et (temperature, humidity, and wind all […]
Gen3 Spruce Sensor Guide
Spruce Sensor guide for SmartThings, Hubitat and Home Assistant Go to the Spruce Sensor integration guide for details on connecting and using the Spruce Sensor with SmartThings, Hubitat and Home Assistant. The Gen3 Spruce Soil Moisture Sensor The Gen3 Spruce Sensor measures soil moisture and temperature and then wirelessly transmits […]
All About Schedules
At the simplest level, schedules are programs that run a sequence of zones in succession. From there, Spruce provides many options to configure schedules to your needs. Creating a Schedule A Spruce Controller can accommodate up to 20 concurrently enabled schedules. Only Connected and Basic schedules count towards the limit; […]
Dashboard
Dashboard weather and schedule overview The Spruce App dashboard displays the predicted summary of the upcoming weather and watering schedule. The past and upcoming schedules sections give a clear and concise summary of past and predicted watering. This gives the user a clear and easy to understand summary of what […]
Evapotranspiration
What is Evapotranspiration? Evapotranspiration (often abbreviated ET) quantifies the amount of water that is lost from the soil and plants themselves due to weather conditions. ET is the sum of evaporation and transpiration. Evaporation: the loss of water from the soil, to the air. Transpiration: the loss of water from […]