Showerthought: my houseplants were all slowly drowning and a $12 moisture meter from a garage sale tipped me off
For two years I watered every plant on the same Sunday schedule because that is what my mom always did. Then a retired greenhouse guy down the street sold me a moisture meter at his garage sale and every single pot I checked read soaked, even the snake plant. That was the whole problem, not light, not fertilizer, just me being too consistent for my own good. Now I only water when the thing actually reads dry and the pothos finally put out a new leaf. Curious what everyone else uses to check their soil before watering.