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title: "hi everyone, i have a probably dumb question but i just bought this…"
description: "hi everyone, i have a probably dumb question but i just bought this moisture meter and i wasn’t sure if the zones as stated on the back of the box indicate…"
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community: "Show your plants"
author: "emma 🪴🌞"
published: "2023-11-14T02:21:47.015Z"
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# hi everyone, i have a probably dumb question but i just bought this…

_emma 🪴🌞님이 2023-11-14에 게시함_

hi everyone, i have a probably dumb question but i just bought this moisture meter and i wasn’t sure if the zones as stated on the back of the box indicate that the plant needs watering or if it doesn’t.

![1개 중 1번째 첨부 파일](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/OOoOV_vubyWEB9ilLLfw-OFB80sAN3We43sJVjBBZVY/56a2dacb77ad4524b4c93117a3526869.webp?size=large)

## 12개의 댓글

### Nic Van D님이 2023-11-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Holy moly that looks confusing. I just use the front reading.

### MummaDeb님이 2023-11-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

If it’s a succulent I make sure it’s all the way into the red when probe is pushed to the bottom. I do the same with other plants but only set the probe about halfway to 2/3 down.

### Tigerlilly님이 2023-11-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

oh wow, having terrible flashbacks on trying to use one of these! I just use a chopstick now. I almost killed all of my plants with one of these. hope yours works better than mine did! if all else fails, grab yourself a chopstick!

#### GreenLeaf님이 2023-11-14에 답변했습니다.

Chopsticks are my tool of choice as well!

#### Icie님이 2023-11-14에 답변했습니다.

Why chopsticks?

#### Tigerlilly님이 2023-11-14에 답변했습니다.

because they’re a basically free way to check the moisture of your soil. you dip the chopstick in and when you pull it out, you can see how wet the chopstick is or how wet the soil is. I put my finger at the base of the soil when the chopstick is all the way in the pot and when I pull it out, you can easily see and feel the soil.

#### emma 🪴🌞님이 2023-11-14에 답변했습니다.

i have chop sticks but i just wanted a cool new toy. 😆 hopefully it actually works!

#### Tigerlilly님이 2023-11-15에 답변했습니다.

me too!!!

### anneliese님이 2023-11-14에 댓글을 남겼어요.

i like my moisture meter because it’s also a light meter! i don’t know about this one, but i can tell you that the plants listed are the ones you would water once they reached that zone.

#### emma 🪴🌞님이 2023-11-14에 답변했습니다.

thank you!

#### Tigerlilly님이 2023-11-15에 답변했습니다.

oh wow, that’s pretty cool

### Adrenalynn님이 2023-11-15에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I tend to water most of my plants when it hits the 3-4 zone. be mindful that at some point the thing will stop working so buy a new one. They are cheap and so far works the best for me. If Planta tells you a plant loves water then i would water in the 5-6 zone.

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