Bought a $70 soil test kit and it showed me I was watering all wrong

I kept having issues with my indoor ferns looking weak. I figured it was light, but the kit showed the pH was way off and I was over-fertilizing. The kit was a bit pricey, but it saved me from killing more plants. Anyone else find a simple tool that changed how you care for your plants?

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skylerb157mo ago

Honestly, a cheap moisture meter was a total game changer for me. It stopped me from just guessing and drowning my succulents on a schedule. That little probe thing is way smarter than I am about when to actually water.

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piper_williams7mo ago

Stopped me from just guessing" is so real. I used to kill every fern I owned by watering on a set day. Now I just stick my finger in the dirt and feel for dryness, which feels way less fancy than a meter but works for me. Do you find the meter works better for certain plant types?

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miles727mo ago

My buddy swore by his meter for his fiddle leaf fig. Then he forgot to take it out before a long weekend, came back to it rusted right into the pot.

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