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Kingsnake235
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so i went out and got a cheap soil moisture meter to get an idea of whats going on down there without transplanting yet; after checking in multiple places on each plant, all 6 plants read dry 1-2 on a scale of 10.
after the flush initially, 3 of the plants were pointing straight up, which i thought was a good sign, as you have said; i was also having some trouble getting the water to really penetrate the soil tho, it was soaked for an inch or so and then relatively dry under that.. with the moisture reading in mind, could it have been that the flushing did well for them but because i didn't use enough water, i didn't really saturate the soil? so they perked up a bit and then the middle dried right out, but the roots at the bottom stayed wet for a couple days, then causing a an initial droop of overwatering but drying right out to underwatered/fed and exacerbating the nutrient issues?
so it raises a couple more questions.. are these $6 moisture meters accurate enough to rely on? and when should i water next, with what and how much nutrient?
i have the pots and things to transplant when needed now, so i have some room to take it slow and let them recover.
after the flush initially, 3 of the plants were pointing straight up, which i thought was a good sign, as you have said; i was also having some trouble getting the water to really penetrate the soil tho, it was soaked for an inch or so and then relatively dry under that.. with the moisture reading in mind, could it have been that the flushing did well for them but because i didn't use enough water, i didn't really saturate the soil? so they perked up a bit and then the middle dried right out, but the roots at the bottom stayed wet for a couple days, then causing a an initial droop of overwatering but drying right out to underwatered/fed and exacerbating the nutrient issues?
so it raises a couple more questions.. are these $6 moisture meters accurate enough to rely on? and when should i water next, with what and how much nutrient?
i have the pots and things to transplant when needed now, so i have some room to take it slow and let them recover.