Hot take: I spent $80 on a fancy moisture meter and it was a total waste

Everyone in my local plant group swears by them, but my Dr. Meter brand one gave me wild readings that made me overwater my fiddle leaf fig. I ended up just going back to the old finger test and it's been way healthier for months now. Has anyone else had a tool that just made things worse?

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noah8805mo ago

Feel like people get way too deep into the gear sometimes. It's a plant, not a rocket ship. If your finger works and the plant is happy, why complicate it with a gadget that might be wrong?

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abby_robinson583mo ago

Wait, you're telling me people actually buy those meters for small pots? @noah880 I've killed two of those things just dropping them on the floor, they seem way more trouble than they're worth for normal houseplants.

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the_phoenix5mo ago

Those meters can be useful for big pots where your finger can't reach, but they definitely need to be calibrated.

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