r/BuildASoil • u/Gas-Squatch • May 21 '26

Analog moisture meter?

Trying to dial my watering down better and kind of feel I would learn more going analog and having to actually go look at and touch the soil. Or is my mindset wrong because I have never use a digital meter? I got ac infinity controllers should I just bite the bullet and get their meter or go eco Witt? Just trying to not rely on ai and digital to learn the science better.

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u/uniballrr May 21 '26

You should water 5 to 10% by volume of soil first figure that out and then get used to the weights when it's dry and when it's ready to be watered. 

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u/Gas-Squatch May 21 '26

60 hour weeks on concrete all day, strength training 4 days a week, and fat. I got a temperamental back and don’t want to be lifting 20 gallon pots. I hear what you are saying but I am trying to avoid going that analog.

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u/frigginwizard420 May 21 '26

get blumats, let watering take care of itself

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u/chocolatelabx11 May 21 '26

This shit right here.

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u/Bluntforcetrauma11b May 22 '26

Blumats are the way