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title: "I need help. i have a monstera and struggle with understanding what…"
description: "I need help. i have a monstera and struggle with understanding what it needs. I watered it this am and the meter says it’s dry but the tray is full of water.…"
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# I need help. i have a monstera and struggle with understanding what…

_JessPlants님이 2024-04-23에 게시함_

I need help. i have a monstera and struggle with understanding what it needs. I watered it this am and the meter says it’s dry but the tray is full of water. Is it fine? Should I be concerned?

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## 8개의 댓글

### Shirley🪴you jest님이 2024-04-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I would double check by either poking my finger down into the soil about 2 inches and feeling for moisture or some folks prefer to use a bamboo stake. Leave the stake or chop stick in place for several minutes. When you remove it look for moist soil adhering to the stake. If your plant is truly dry, it could be root bound with very little soil to hold moisture, in which case it would need to be repotted with quite a bit of trimming of roots to use the same pot or upgrade to a larger pot.

I would opt for a larger pot as you may find yourself in this situation again sooner than you want with the growing season ahead of us.  
I hope that was somewhat helpful. 🪴

### sarita님이 2024-04-23에 댓글을 남겼어요.

my friend and i had the same moisture meter. it didn’t work lol

#### JessPlants님이 2024-04-24에 답변했습니다.

Good to know

### Sydnei님이 2024-04-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

this happened to me before. i believe my soil was hydrophobic.

before that, follow Shirley’s advice and if its dry, create some air pockets and bottom feed until you can get new chunky soil for it.

### Dondoo52님이 2024-04-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

When using the meter, you have to place the probe in more than one spot for an accurate reading and wipe it on between placements. If it is really dry, as someone mentioned, your soil may be hydrophobic. If that is the case, you could change it out or slowly start adding new soil.

### Harris님이 2024-04-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I’d also test the meter on other soil to see if you get consistent results. And I’d also test the meter towards the center. The space in the planter between the wall and the soil tends to be empty as the soil pulls away from the wall, especially if it’s hydrophobic.

### PlantLady님이 2024-04-24에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You can also force it to lose hydrophobicity (if this is the issue) by submerging the entire plant in a water bath. Depending on how hydrophobic it is, you may need to force it to stay at or below the water level (use your hand to prevent it from floating). Then let it sit in the bath for a while.

#### Sydnei님이 2024-04-24에 답변했습니다.

i considered this but it’s risky if she just watered. because the roots can get waterlogged even though the soil isn’t wet.

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