Jameson Soil Probe, Non-Conductive 48"

The Jameson soil probe is a 48-inch non-conductive probe for pushing into the ground to check soil conditions, compaction, and buried obstructions before you dig, plant, or set equipment. Its non-conductive shaft adds a margin of safety when working near buried utilities.

Uses on tree jobs

A soil probe tells you a lot quickly. Push it in around a planting site to feel for compaction layers, rock, or old foundations. Use it to check soil moisture around a stressed tree, or to find the edges of a root plate before you set outriggers or a stump grinder.

Plant health care techs use it to judge where soil treatments or aeration will do the most good.

Arborists assessing a tree before construction or root work use a probe to estimate how much soil disturbance a site has seen. Hard, compacted layers often explain poor root growth and decline.

The 48-inch length lets you probe deeper than a short hand probe without kneeling, and gives you better leverage in firm soil. Take readings in several spots around a tree rather than relying on one.

Working near utilities

A non-conductive probe reduces electrical risk, but it does not make probing near buried lines safe on its own. Call 811 and have utilities located before you dig or probe, keep to marked tolerance zones, and probe gently rather than driving the shaft.

Store it where the tip will not be damaged and keep the shaft clean so you can feel resistance clearly.

Clean the probe after use and check for cracks in the shaft. See more landscaper tools.