A hanging pot water indicator having a hollow tubular spring housing, a cap ontheupper en of the tubular housing, a hollow tubular sliding sleevetelescopicallyslidable, an opening in the cap, a coiled extension spring within the tubularhousingand the sleeve, an upper wire extension portion extending from the upper endof thespring pushing through the opening in the cap, and defining an upper hook, andalower wire extension on the lower end of the spring, extending from the sleeveandformed to define a lower hook.