Хотя почва ещё влажная, я всё равно проверю, не вянет ли орхидея у окна.

Although the soil is still moist, I will still check whether the orchid by the window is wilting.

Breakdown of Хотя почва ещё влажная, я всё равно проверю, не вянет ли орхидея у окна.

• я: I
• у: by
• окно: the window
• хотя: although

Questions & Answers about Хотя почва ещё влажная, я всё равно проверю, не вянет ли орхидея у окна.

Why does the sentence start with Хотя?

Хотя means although or even though. It introduces a concessive clause: something is true, but the main action happens anyway.

So:

• Хотя почва ещё влажная = Although the soil is still moist
• я всё равно проверю... = I’ll check anyway...

This structure is very common in Russian:

• Хотя X, Y
• Although X, Y

A comma is normally used after the Хотя-clause.

What does почва mean here, and why not земля?

Почва literally means soil. In this sentence it sounds a bit more precise or slightly more formal than земля.

For a potted plant, Russian speakers might say either:

• почва = soil, growing medium
• земля = earth/soil/dirt

Here, почва fits well because the sentence sounds a little careful or observant, almost like someone checking plant conditions.

Grammatically:

• почва is feminine singular
• that is why the adjective is влажная and not some other form

Why is it ещё влажная? What does ещё do here?