RootFarmer
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I have that second one. I don't necessarily trust the accuracy of most of these things. I "calibrate" the moisture reading by feel. That is to say. Testing soil at different degrees of wetness, testing with the meter and then actually feeling the soil. That way I know what "wet" or "dry" actually feel like so I can make a judgement about the true moisture level. It's kinda like learning to work with an uncalibrated oven. Knowing that 350° is actually only 325° allows you to make adjustments to time and/or temperature. At this point my plants are too big to lift the pots so I need to rely on other means.
I do spot check my soil pH if something looks off. I don't want to add anything when the cause might simply be a pH flux. And if it seems stuck I need to determine if I have a root problem.
I don't rely on it but it can be a useful tool at times. That being said, I don't care what any gadget tells me if my eyes and my gut are telling me something different.
I do spot check my soil pH if something looks off. I don't want to add anything when the cause might simply be a pH flux. And if it seems stuck I need to determine if I have a root problem.
I don't rely on it but it can be a useful tool at times. That being said, I don't care what any gadget tells me if my eyes and my gut are telling me something different.