Spent $40 on a moisture meter and it showed me I was drowning my peace lily

I kept seeing yellow leaves on my favorite plant and thought it needed more water, so I watered it even more. The meter read 'wet' for over a week straight after I stuck it in the soil. I stopped watering completely for two weeks until it read 'dry', and now new green leaves are finally coming in. Has anyone else had a plant that looked thirsty but was actually the opposite?

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oliver_torres41mo ago

Classic case of loving something to death. My succulents probably think I'm trying to waterboard them half the time.

the_river1mo ago

My aloe vera plant died last year from root rot because I watered it every week like my other plants. It's so easy to forget they come from dry places and store water in their leaves. I read that most indoor succulents only need a drink every two or three weeks, depending on the light. Now I wait until the soil is completely dry and the leaves get a little soft. It feels wrong to ignore them, but that's what keeps them alive.