i just repotted my marble pothos and thai con in molly’s chunky airoid mix, and it’s my first time using a soil-free medium. i usually just stick my finger or a wooden stick into my soil to see if it’s dry, but that seems kinda difficult with the chunky mix. do i just eyeball when it looks dry or is there another trick ppl use?
by amnaas
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I use a moisture meter that sticks into the medium. It was about $10 on Amazon.
Weight, get used to the weight of a dry pot vs. wet pot. Makes life a breeze. All I do is pick them up and I can tell immediately if it needs water. Another helpful tip is clear pots as you can see the moisture as pickets of condensation on the sides of the pot. You can keep the clear pot in a ceramic catch pot to keep out the light so algae doesn’t grow. It’s a non issue other then looks but most people don’t like seeing algae growing. I don’t mind.
I just eyeball it. I try not to make my plant care too complicated.