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Moisture Meter for Houseplants: How to Read It (and When to Trust It)
A soil moisture meter reads 1-10: 1-3 is dry, 4-7 moist, 8-10 wet. Most tropicals want water at 3-4, succulents at 1-2, ferns at 4-5. Here's how to use one correctly, why it lies in some soils, and when your finger is better.
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