I always wonder how people get their fingers in the substrate without messing with the roote. My pots are always a dense comaxt mass of roots and substrate once the plant has settled..?

Winter wrote: I still believe that sticking the fingers inside is the best way to check if it is wet.

For sure. Now back to bonsai.

leatherback wrote: I always wonder how people get their fingers in the substrate without messing with the roote. My pots are always a dense comaxt mass of roots and substrate once the plant has settled..?

How do you do it? I mean how do you check if you need to water or not?