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title: "I’ve just had a check on my monstera thai and the soil was absolutely…"
description: "I’ve just had a check on my monstera thai and the soil was absolutely soaking but i’ve been following the instructions of the app and i’m worried it’s killing…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/UeI834LBSHCioL8MwLcQxA/c2723eAD34EU8BNByfbnrO"
community: "Monstera Maniacs"
author: "Maisie"
published: "2025-07-25T22:28:39.111647Z"
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# I’ve just had a check on my monstera thai and the soil was absolutely…

_Posted by Maisie on 2025-07-25_

I’ve just had a check on my monstera thai and the soil was absolutely soaking but i’ve been following the instructions of the app and i’m worried it’s killing my little baby. I have mixed some old dry soil with the wet soil i managed to get off, no sign of root rot yet but i’ve had 3 baby leaves bloom and die off and wonder if this is the reason. My prayer plant also seems quite wet but not as wet as my monstera.

Anyone else had issues like this?

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## 10 comments

### happysoxdonkey commented on 2025-07-25

I recently bought a water meter off amazon. They are about $10-$15. It has made caring for my plants SO much easier. I find the finger in the soil method isn’t so accurate, and neither is the planta schedule. I now use it as a reminder to check them with the meter.

#### Maisie replied on 2025-07-25

thank you so much will have to have a look for one

#### Jneyman replied on 2025-07-26

This!!!!!!! Easier. Less messy. AND wayyyy more accurate. This way you can snooze watering alerts.

#### Mel replied on 2025-07-26

I bought one too...planta seems to tell me to water too often. I use planta as a guideline but do often hit snooze

### Yolanda commented on 2025-07-26

Always check your plants with your finger or with a soil moisture meter first. DO NOT go by the schedule this app offers all the time. This app has told me to water many of plants before that did not need it

### Yolanda commented on 2025-07-26

you should air rate your soil with a chop stick to help it dry out some.

### Sapphire commented on 2025-07-26

I also do not follow the water schedule from this app. You can either get a meter or check with your finger/a wooden skewer to see if the soil is wet. You can also point an oscillating fan a few feet away towards the soil to help dry it out. Make sure you have a chunky soil mix which allows airflow and doesn’t let moisture build up. I would also recommend repotting to a terracotta pot since it helps suck out any excess moisture.

### Katomarose commented on 2025-07-26

You should never blindly water when the app reminds you to. It's reminding you to start checking your plants for signs of needing water and snoozing if they don't. If you click on the watering task and scroll down you'll see 'more instructions' click this and it tells you what to look for in each plant to know when to water. Like soil needs to be completely dry, or water when 1 in topsoil is dry, etc. Also make sure your going into the setting of each plant and making sure you have all its parameters correct like pot size, pot type, soil type, plant size, etc. All these play factor into when the app makes a watering schedulefor your plant.

### Lu commented on 2025-07-26

I don’t follow the apps watering schedule! It wants me to water way more often than they need

### June commented on 2025-07-27

Looks like your pot might not have drainage? Water was draining well through mine but was sitting in outside pot and my plant started looking droopy. After draining secondary pot plant revived.

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