Hi again. It goes to show, we all have success with our own methods. I do mist some plants, but not my monstera, variegated and regular, and none of my philos get listed. However, I live on a lake in South Georgia, it is naturally steamy here. When it cools off I run a few humidifiers in my home. They are set to maintain a certain percentage of humidity and have large tanks. Since that seems to be healthy for both people and plants it is a simple solution. I do like to let my monstera feel dry past my first finger joints before watering. As a recovering over- waterer I understand the temptation to love those babies right to death. The moisture meter helps, and I treat "4" as the magic number. Once it feels dry and registers at 4 or below I give it a nice drink. I am fertilizing with Neptunes Fish and kelp fertilizer Every time I water until October due to the long growing season here. I am using a mixture of coconut coir, coconut Wood chunks?, perlite, play sand, and worm castings. In my opinion, even soil for succulents is too rich for most houseplants. I know people don't like to discuss a watering schedule, but it helps me to start checking plants on Wednesdays. I call it "water-me wednesday" being a big plant nerd and all. I usually do a couple rooms a day, trying to finish checking and watering as needed by Sunday. Maybe it is OCD, but those routines help me a lot. You will find your groove, no doubt.