Moist but not soggy. The media also has an impact to that description, since the long spagnum moss seems to hold water in a more moist way (including looks) than peat moss does.

I've had the situation where I felt like the top 1/2" of my pot was barely moist, but I hope the next few inches, which I did not dig into to check, were still more moist. At any rate, the plants remained OK without any visible stress from dryness, and I would usually water when in doubt about my finger-test.

I keep 2 " of water in my bog , my plants (sarrs mostly ) are in 1/2 gal pots with pumise and peat moss and some white sand