Watering Your Indoor Plants: How To Fix Over And Underwatering

September 17, 2021

Watering Your Indoor Plants: How To Fix Over And Underwatering

Who hasn’t killed at least one plant by overwatering? It used to be like a plague among my medicinal plants. My green friends would limp along with wilted yellow leaves while I’d fretfully wring my hands, pour on more water, and watch them die a slow, painful death.
But no longer. I’ve wised up. Since learning these pearls of watering wisdom, my plants have been happily swamp-free.

Don’t water on a schedule

One of the biggest watering mistakes is sticking to a strict schedule. If you water every Sunday morning like clockwork without paying attention to soil moisture, you run the risk of over- or underwatering. That’s because, even though your plant lives inside, the weather impacts the amount of water your plant needs during any given week. The soil won’t lose moisture as quickly during a rainy, overcast stretch, so your plant may end up feeling soggy if you pour on water too soon. The opposite is true during a full week of bright sun—your plant could end up wilting before watering day rolls around.
Instead of blocking out watering time on your calendar, poke your finger two inches into the potting soil a couple of times a week. If it feels dry, water. If it’s still damp, hold off for a few more days. Easy as pie. And you can also use thermo-hygrometer to obeserve your soil humidity.

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Mind The Season

Plants drink more in the growing season (spring and summer for most plants) than they do during dormancy (winter). Not only is the weather warmer and the sun hotter during the summer months, causing the soil to dry quicker, plants are also actively growing new leaves and flowers, and they need water to be able to do that. That said, a plant that craves water twice a week in August will end up living in a bog if you keep up that same rate of watering in December. This can lead to classic symptoms of too much winter watering, like yellow leaves, mold, and insect infestations. And if I think you need humidifier in summer to keep soil and grow environment humidity.

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Use a pot with drainage holes

Good drainage is essential for not drowning your plants, especially if you’re a bit heavy-handed with the watering can or have had a green pal come to an untimely, watery end in the past. That’s because, as the University of Illinois Extension explains, the roots can easily rot from sitting in stagnant water. Too much water in the soil stymies air flow, preventing oxygen from reaching the roots.

Choose the right sized pot

Remember how your mom used to buy you shirts that were two sizes too big at the start of the school year because you’d grow into them by spring? Yeah, it doesn’t work like that for plants. If you’re thinking you can save yourself some trouble by planting a tiny plant in a large pot, forget about it, writes Tovah Martin in “The Indestructible Houseplant.” Rather than “growing into” its roomy abode over time, it’s more likely to suffer from rot. See, even if you think you’re not overwatering, your little plant’s roots won’t be able to use up all of the water that a large pot of soil can hold. When it is time to upgrade your plant to a new pot, choose one that is just 2 to 3 inches larger in diameter than the last one.

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