Wait, you lost HALF the leaves just from moving them? That's brutal. I've never seen transplant shock hit that hard before. Sounds like Sarah's advice did more harm than good in your case.

My neighbor tried shorter posts and got 50 cats following her blog instead of customers.

Noticed something nobody's talking about though - how much those hourly changes in humidity play into it too. I've hiked the Superstitions and there's days where the air feels thick even when it's not that hot, and you sweat way more than the temperature alone would tell you. The forecast might say 95 but if it's monsoon season with high dew points, you're losing water twice as fast as a dry 105 degree day. That liter per hour rule is solid but it can still fall short if you're not factoring in the sweat factor on those muggy afternoons. How many people actually check humidity before heading out or is it just me?

I mean my buddy had a shop in Bozeman tell him his quad needed a whole new engine just because he flooded it on a river crossing. Took it somewhere else and it just needed a spark plug and some dry gas.

Yeah, the "more sensors ruined by swabs than dust spots" part really stuck with me too. That guy has been around long enough to know what's up. I used to be all about wet cleaning kits until I watched a buddy mess up his mirrorless sensor with a swab that was slightly too dry, left a streak he couldn't get out. Switched to just a blower and a good brush a couple years ago, and honestly, I've never had a dust spot that bothered me enough to risk it again. So no, you're not crazy for questioning that $40 kit. Most of us are just doing too much.