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Shoutout to the $28 moisture meter that saved my $60 fiddle leaf fig
I bought a $28 moisture meter from a nursery in Austin last spring after killing two fiddle leaf figs in a row. Turns out I was watering on a schedule instead of checking the soil, and the meter showed me the top 3 inches were bone dry while the bottom was still soaked. Now I just stick it in before I even think about grabbing the watering can. Anyone else use one of these, or do you just poke the soil with your finger?
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stellac9715d ago
Why did nobody tell me about these sooner? I was doing the exact same thing, watering every Sunday like it was a chore I had to check off. Killed three plants before I figured out the soil was the real boss, not my calendar. A meter takes the guessing out of it and honestly saves way more than it costs. Poking with a finger only tells you about the top inch anyway, so you're basically flying blind down where the roots actually live.
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