WTF just wrote a post and never made it on here

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Deaner,

A moisture meter is a tool with a prob that you stick into the soil and lets you know the moisture content of the soil at differant depths. When I first started to use mine I found I was not watering enough for fear of the same thing you are "OVER WATERING" but when I used the meter I found the soil at the bottom of the pot was dry. So to counter this problem there are 2 ways 1st is to water slowly (around 16 oz a miniute) until water comes out the bottom of the pot. 2nd is to break up where you water if you have drainage saucers with high sides 1" or more water 2/3 on top and 1/3 on the bottom, the soil will act like a sponge and soak up the water from the bottom.
After using the meter for a couple of weeks, I noticed when the plants need water the leaves at the very top of the plant are at the 3 to 4 o'clock position, when the plant is happy and has enough water they are at the 2 to 1 o'clock position.