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title: "New to plants - I have a banana tree indoor with a growth lamp and…"
description: "New to plants - I have a banana tree indoor with a growth lamp and good natural lighting - no direct sun. Planta has a suggested watering schedule. My question…"
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community: "Anything about plants"
author: "Veronica"
published: "2023-09-01T19:28:16.693Z"
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# New to plants - I have a banana tree indoor with a growth lamp and…

_Posted by Veronica on 2023-09-01_

New to plants -  
I have a banana tree indoor with a growth lamp and good natural lighting - no direct sun.  
Planta has a suggested watering schedule. My question is: today is watering day but the moist gauge says the the pot is wet on the bottom moist in the middle and dry in the first 3 inches. Should I wanted it?

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## 6 comments

### Hallie commented on 2023-09-01

Hi! Usually with tropical plants you want to water after the first inch or two is dry. If the first 3 inches are bone dry I would say water it for sure.

### Plantsarelife commented on 2023-09-01

Usually tropical plants like to say moist however, sometimes water meters aren’t accurate

### Veronica commented on 2023-09-01

Thanks

### MonaLisa commented on 2023-09-02

From my experience, the app has me watering more often than is needed. I’ve killed a couple plants sticking to the apps water schedule and it always ended up that the roots were water logged. I used to use a moist gauge but I also stopped using that as it wasn’t always accurate. I just stick my finger in it to see how wet it is or if it’s a bigger pot I use a wooden skewer. hope that helps.

#### Veronica replied on 2023-09-02

Thanks. The pot is really deep, like 22” deep.

### Veronica commented on 2023-09-02

I just killed my rosemary because of too much fertilizer 🥹. I am still learning

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