diff --git a/rust/src/main.rs b/rust/src/main.rs
index 4bb183f..3dfa581 100644
--- a/rust/src/main.rs
+++ b/rust/src/main.rs
@@ -40,7 +40,7 @@ pub mod plant_hal;
 const TIME_ZONE: Tz = Berlin;
 
 const MOIST_SENSOR_MAX_FREQUENCY: u32 = 250000; // 60kHz (500Hz margin)
-const MOIST_SENSOR_MIN_FREQUENCY: u32 = 10000; // 0.5kHz (500Hz margin)
+const MOIST_SENSOR_MIN_FREQUENCY: u32 = 300; // this is really really dry, think like cactus levels
 
 const FROM: (f32, f32) = (
     MOIST_SENSOR_MIN_FREQUENCY as f32,