Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

Best purchase ever and still wondering how the heck I made it this far without one? Probably killing plants that’s how! This thing works, easiest to use and read. I had always gone with the “stick your finger in the soil” method but I personally find it so wrong, the soil at the top may be super dry while the deeper soil where the roots are may be still soaked. When my moisture meter arrived I had spent a few days being tempted to water my dumb cane even though it wasn’t asking for water. I had received it from a friend like 3 weeks prior and I thought “it must be needing water by now!” But little did I know the deeper soil was still heavily moist. The pot has drainage but this is how I received it, so I left it alone and a couple of weeks later it’s still mildly moist! I would have never been able to tell without this wise little device. It’s definitely a game changer. I have a big fern in a big pot and this helps me determine if it needs water or not just great! My green-thumb friend suggested I created a schedule to water all my plants (like water them all on the 15th of the month, or the first) but I was conflicted about that. Now I know exactly when each plant needs a good drink or when I should leave it alone. Leaving it alone is the hardest part because when I started getting plants I had this disney-movie idea that I’d wake up in the morning, feed the birds and water the plants...the birds are fine, the plants? Not so much. Overwatering is how most people kill plants. Thanks to the moisture meter I can actually stop myself! It is completely accurate. I was glad I read the reviews, as most of the negative reviews say they tested in water and it didn’t work so “it must be broken”. No, it’s not, the device is specifically designed to be used in a dense soil and not to test in water. It doesn’t even work on orchids mix because it’s too chunky and there’s too many open / airy gaps in it. But all the other soil, potting mix, cactus mix etc it works perfectly fine. I highly recommend to anyone who wishes to get better at plant parenthood! I even got one for my friend who has an amazing green thumb because she was very impressed with it and told me she had a couple of plants she always had to guess about! I have about 20 plants in my home and they are all happy and thriving! If you have plants, get a moisture meter now!