I Watered My Plant EVERY Day For a Month (The Results SHOCKED Me)
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Thanks for that 🙏
There was a little damage in this video..and in my balcony at home and on windowsill on my job the soil always wet about 11-14 days ...so for sure I won't repeat it.
I would just suspect you and rinsing a lot bc of the nutrients out of the soil so you would need to replace them more often
Why didn’t you just turn on the sink faucet?😂 the watering can seems just annoying
@@FknNefFy I added things to the water
From what I read, there is a bit more to it than just not having standing water. Root rot comes not from too much water , but from lack of oxygen. When you water the soil and the same water stays within the soil it becomes stagnant and the mixture starts to loose oxygen in turn suffocating the roots, however if you keep pouring the water over the soil every day, you keep oxygenating it every time which helps the roots to breathe. Water alone is not the enemy, and you can see that when plants are happy just in water alone. The problem is always the soil, wet soil looses oxygen very quickly and without constant supply of it, kills the roots. If you have a good, free draining soil that has low levels of water retention, you can water the plant every day, although that is not always convenient, which is why I always recommend for people to mix the soil according to plant needs and their lifestyle.
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Spot on comment. 💯 🎯 Couldn’t have said it better myself. Overwatering is a complete sham. If something is repeated often enough, people believe it to be true.
I managed to kill an aglaonema by overwatering despite it was in a lechuza pon substrate which has low water retention and excellent drainage.
I have bougainvilleas and roses that I water 2x a day everyday and are in full, direct hot son that are doing so well with completely no issues whatsoever. Why can’t all plants be the same?
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Are they in the ground or in a pot?
This was a very reassuring video. I’m scared to death of overwatering my plants. It’s good to know that as long as I have drainage holes in my pots, an occasional overwatering probably won’t kill them. Thanks for doing this experiment. It was so interesting.
Thanks for watching 😁
I have bougainvilleas and roses that I water 2x a day everyday and are in full, direct hot son that are doing so well with completely no issues whatsoever.
I think in a way this video explains why plants can grow in water successfully, it's about the oxygen and not about being stagnant. Would I do this with my collection? No, but it does give me a better feeling about accidentally over saturating someone, including the Jade!
I hope you do a follow up on how they recovered from this schedule and if they began to suffer once they could dry out as expected! The lack of damage has me wondering if it's going to occur in the adjustment back to normal plant care.
My grandma who run a nursery used to say the frost didn't kill the plants out was the sun hitting them when they were covered in frost. If we had an unexpected frost she would rush out and cover the plants so they didn't get the sun that day. Rarely did a plant die. So I'm wondering if it's a similar principal here 💗
You've got me wondering now 😅. Will post an update. Thanks for your comment as always 👍
This was helpful. I'm a notorious under waterer as I'm afraid of over watering my plants. In this video I also got to see what the early stages of overwatering looked like. Our little green guys gives us warning signs if you know what to look for. Most of the time the examples of overwatering is shown in the late stages when it's too late to save the plant.
Glad you found it useful 👍
The same here
The trick is to have a watering schedule! I water ALL my indoor plants on Sunday. And they each get a MEASURED AMOUNT OF WATER! Yes, MEASURE the water...instead of just dumping whatever amount comes pouring out. See, once you discover the correct amount each plant does the best on, then stick to that amount, and you'll have much better results, happier plants and far less anxiety in the process! I also only water my indoor plants with DISTILLED WATER! That avoids ending up with all that white mineral build-up on the pots... something NO PLANT can ingest anyway! (It's actually DISSOLVED STONE and nothing (US included!) can utilize dissolved STONE...the same thing stalactites and stalagmites in caves are created from! But those cataracts in eyes, and kidney and bladder stones, are created by drinking tap water, and all other types of undistilled water. They don't come from out of the air, you know! It was recently discovered that crystals (think snowflakes!) can ONLY be formed using distilled water! The uninformed believe we "need" all the "minerals" found in undistilled water, but they are sadly mistaken! Oh and btw...all that dissolved stone found in undistilled water, and other "required" ingredients... helps create WRINKLES in your face! (I'm 77...but people always think 50 or 55, and I'm shocked when some women say they are 57 or 59, and they look older than 80!) I don't care WHAT kind of water you can think of...if it's NOT distilled, there are things in it you didn't bargain for, starting with bacteria and any number of other delightful goodies! And here is something most people are unaware of...there is NO regulation on bottled water. The best you can do...for YOURSELF and your plants... is to only drink and cook with DISTILLED WATER. And the BEST DISTILLED WATER IS TARGET brand distilled water! (And NO, I do not work for Target! lol!) I've been drinking only distilled water for over 40 years and am so glad I've always done so! I also use ONLY distilled water for my cats and any other pets. Plus, it is the ONLY water I use in my fish aquariums...that stay so lovely and clear, with NONE of that nasty, white mineral deposit that gathers on tanks using anything besides DISTILLED! (One more tip here...MEAT IS THE #1 CAUSE OF BREAST CANCER IN WOMEN...BESIDES MANY OTHER TYPES OF CANCER IN ALL HUMANS! "THEY" don't want you to know these things! The meat industry has powerful control in D.C. and I mean powerful! On one of The Price Is Right programs, Bob Barker (who was is animal supporter and vegetarian, like myself, if you didn't notice!...and he'll turn 100 on December 12th of this year!...asked his TV audience to have a "meat out" just one day a week...and "THEY" blacked out his TV show for a week... as punishment for daring to say something so threatening against their business! Oh yeah...and ALL FISH contains mercury...the cause of dementia, and other horrors...like death!) And remember to create a WATERING SCHEDULE... and only WATER ONE DAY A WEEK...AND MEASURE, MEASURE, MEASURE! Okay, thank you for reading this long message...and research everything! For Big TRUTH! kristi
I’m catching up on some of these older videos. Fascinating experiment. I took your tip of buying water softener for my hard water, and my plants thank you.
Love experiments like this one. Proper investigating, my dear Watson 🙂
Thank you 😊
Not sure this comes as a surprise. If a plant lives in the rainforest, surely it's made to withstand regular or even daily rain?
I agree the issue is with standing water, that's why I prefer saucers as you can see if there is water left over after watering and can toss it.
Anyway, I'm appreciating all your tips, especially liking the videos focussing on one plant.
I was thinking the same. Many plants are from places with more rainy and dry seasons alternating, so it doesn't surprise me that daily watering for just a month will be okay. They will only drink as much as they need, as long as the rest of the water is allowed to drain away it's fine.
You could see the roots were changing colour so they were affected. But having the water drain away is key. In the rainforest I think there's a lot more going on compared to a small pot.
that shows you the importance of an ecosystem:
when you have a plant in your home, you can do your best to keep the abiotic factors (like light, humidity, temperature etc.) exactly as it would be in its natural habitat, but it would probably die. you are creating a microbiome within the fairly closed system of the plant's pot and your home, with unique pathogens and predators, which the plant hasn't evolved to thrive in.
so you have to find a new balance, with different values of sunlight, nutrients, moisture, to allow the plant to survive (not even thrive) and outlive those pests.
same thing with animals, btw... which is why "research" from zookeeping is never applicable to wild animals.
sry for info dumping :0
Interesting experiment! I live in Florida and some summers we have daily rain. I’m too lazy to drag all my outdoor potted plants into a sheltered area when this happens. I’ve noticed that the plants tolerate, even enjoy it, for a few weeks, including low water plants like snake plants. My theory is that most plants, except for some desert varieties, have evolved to deal with prolonged rainy seasons in nature so it’s fine as long as they have drainage.
Makes sense 👍
I agree with the comment that mentions that the fresh water will bring oxygen to the roots. Also, it reminds me of what you say about humidity- that it is the fluctuations that are harmful. Many have found that if they leave the roots to dry out too much, then water, THAT is when the root rot can happen. I’m in California looking at a backyard of ridiculously huge weeds after a winter of torrential rain and it rained again this morning (which is atypical here in May). Plants are amazing!
Might be onto something
Funny thing is, before I became obsessed with plants, I bought a syngonium for “decor” purposes and I was watering it almost everyday for a year. I remember beating up myself so much for forgetting to water it at times. Sometimes I’d tell my mum while very impressed: “i forgot to water my plant for a whole week and its still alive imagine?!”😂
😂 that's funny
Crazy experiment. Very entertaining. Love and Peace.
Thanks!
This experiment was a great example of how important it is to have well draining soil. If the water hadn't run through so well they wouldn't have lasted this long.
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you are so funny and sarcastic ;) thank you for this experiment, I tend to overwater so this is giving me a bit of relief that I am not killing my plant friends with my love.
Thanks for watching 😁
Daily watering could be akin to growing a plant *in* water the roots are supplied with proper oxygen with each watering. 🤷🏻♀️
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Possibly. You'd definitely want to get rid of the soil long term.
I was thinking the same - as if they lived in water. It was clear that they grew nice new white roots
Sheff you absolute mad lad, out here doin the real science. Great segment
Thank you 😊
I love all your experiments! Learning so much!
Thank you! Cheers!
And don't forget about the light too, if you water regularly then your plants should be in a very bright spot.
Yes they were 👍
Your video quality is really good and the information passed in this video is really helpful. It surely gives us some confidence on over-watering.
The colours in your video these healthy plants as how bright and clean these plants are in this entire video was an eye candy.
Thank you 😊
omg, i got so anxious! A real nail-biter with a happy ending. Thanks!
Thank you 😊
Soooooo what did we learn? We learned that you have 5 new plants 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
It was all just an excuse to go shopping 😂
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I was thing the same😂👍🏻👍🏻
Very interesting! Thank you for this experiment! 💚🌿🪴
Thanks for watching 😁
Thanks for trying this experiment, this was very interesting. You have a lot of resolve to do something like this. I am like you about your plants already in your collection, but I am that way with all plants as well really and I would be losing sleep worrying about causing harm to them in any way. I am glad your test subjects withstood the test and surprisingly well at that. 😅
same id be far too guilty! 🫠
I certainly was at the beginning!
What an elaborate reason to buy new plants lols
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What a fun experiment! Such an original idea too. Really enjoyed this. Thank you!!
Glad you liked it!
I was afraid of overwatering but it seems as long as you let the excess water drain out and dump it out of the outer pot, all of the plants are fine. I will make sure to water my plants a little more often from now on.
Letting it drain is definitely key. I'm not saying to water every day though. I'm sure if this continued for a few more months I'd have problems. The roots were changing colour. But giving a plant too much water here or there won't be a disaster!
As long as the roots got oxygen they gonna adapt and eventually grow sort of water roots
@@soulreaper359 But they won't in soil because if the soil is constantly wet, they won't get the oxygen/air that they need, unless they are bog plants. But I have seen peace lilies around a fountain were they got contant water! However, you otherwise need either hydroponic or semi-hydroponic growing conditions.
I like your scientific approach
Thank you 😊
The biggest shock for me was how well the succulent did.
Very true
The Monsteras I've seen killed by overwatering happened after people repotted them into larger pots using whatever potting soil was the best deal at their big box stores. That soil packed down and really stayed wet even with drainage holes. I think your experiment was helped by the plants still being in the soil that was specially designed for that variety by the botanists working at the commercial growers. (They still would have died eventually but the commercial soil probably helped in the short run.)
Good shout 👍
The plants are a good size for the small pots. The soil only holds the amount of water the plants can handle in 24 hours. I think if you had a larger pot/soil mass to plant ratio, more rot would develop. That's my theory.
Interesting 🤔
That's a really good point! I was comparing the peace lily pot to plant ratio to my own and also thought that there was no way I could do this with my own peace lily--there's just not enough plant per unit of soil rn. It's a great demonstration of how snug plants can/should be in their pots!
Yes and the type of growing medium...when in doubt stick you finger in
Wow this was a great teaching in so many ways. I worry about watering too frequently to the point I see I do not water often enough. I’ve got my moisture meter now just for this concern. Thank you Richard for showing us this
Thanks for watching 😁
Would love to see an update of these plants to see if they have any long term damage. Very interesting video - thank you
I’ll post an update 👍
Brilliant and very surprising!
I was always scared to overwater and have done so by leaving plants standing in water.
Now I know where I went wrong with that.. Thank you.
Glad you liked it 😁
I water my plants very often.. nearly daily in the summer. I have big south-facing windows in my apartment.. and skylights. I do NOT drown them though. Not at all like what you’re doing lol. I don’t need to bring them to the sink. They are all very happy.
In the long run I don't think my house has the light for them to survive on that schedule 😅
@@SheffieldMadePlants you need to be closer to the sun! lol
monstera, peacelily and pothos are 3 of the most used plants aquariums and they usually grow pretty well
i myself keep a small monstera and a pothos in some of my aquariums
thanks for the video ! Also you kept these plants in a very well lit environment.
Yes I did
Great experiment. I've had some spots on my pothos lately. I guess it could be from over watering. I'm not sure. Have a blessed day.
Thank you 😊
I didn't find this surprising as many houseplants come from tropical rainforests where it rains consistently and the ground is always moist if not wet.
Cool! Thanks for taking the risk and testing this
Thanks for watching 😁
That was certainly interesting. You got all four of my plants!
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Gorgeous plants!
Great content. I was not surprised by the results of the monstera and the peace lily tough. Because I have these plants rooted in my aquarium for ages.
Thanks 😊
In my experiende it is all about the soil and pot. I use the slotted plastic pots and soil that allows oxygen to get to the roots. However, some of the soils do not allow any oxygen to get to the roots and starts getting compacted. In fact, some of the soil I have used almost don’t retain enough water! Still experimenting.
Definitely
In Texas, I have the same climate as Florida except for the humidity. Florida is more humid. The Crotons her die quickly, they NEED high humidity.
Fussy plants eh
I love this. I have every one of these plants except jade growing out of my aquariums. Youd be surprised how well most plants grow in just water as long as you change it out every day, have water movement, or have air pumped in. Add liquid fertilizer as a supplement periodically and they'll look beautiful!
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Aquarist usually use pothos and monstera as terrestrial plant grown hydroponically in aquarium. Probably the reason they can tolerate overwatering at some level
Sure 👌
Amazing! Not as I would have guessed.
Thank you 😊
Bonsai plants are watered every day, sometimes multiple times a day, not necessarily to moisten the soil but especially to oxigenate the roots, which is one of the most important components of plant life. Drowning the plant or standing water will suffocate the roots, hence the root rot.
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A month of very watering is probably not long enough to kill the plants. Try the experiment for 3 or 6 months and see what happens. Enjoy your channel!💋😸
You could see the roots changed colour so they were on their way for sure
It is so odd to me - I live in Seattle and in the summer, I put my plants outside. Whenever it rains for 2 days straight, the plants all look so happy. I assume it's a combination of the rain water and for some reason, I think they love water, it's the soil that makes overwatering bad.
Yeah tends to become a problem when roots are left to sit in water
You should try it with cactus. They LOVE. After years of following grower advice and having stunted cuctus. I repotted into all purpose potting mix and watered them with everything else. My rats tail grew over 30cm in a few weeks. My pachypodiums had been growing about 2 or 3 cm a year suddenly grew over 10 cm in a couple of weeks.
Peace lilly and Pothos are two plants recommended by fishkeepers to put in planted filters. There can be some damage due to shock but after a while both plants adapt well to submerged roots and really thrive. My peace Lily outgrew my filter and I had to repot the monster lol
But just in water right?
@@SheffieldMadePlants I use small ceramic bio balls in there for the peave lily but the pothos tends to just dangle in from the top of the aquarium
the fish tend to sleep in the roots
Peace lily’s, potho’s and monstera are quit commonly used in aquariums
This was a horrifying experiment! I’m shocked at the outcome and so uncomfortable for them. Ick!!
I don’t know why, but this experiment made me laugh my ass off about it when you mentioned in a previous video, and again at the beginning of this one.
Great stuff 👍
Really enjoyed this video. I think I’m under watering my pothos because they get yellow leaves between watering. Can’t wait for the follow up.
Thanks!
😊Interesting! Thanks for this video!!
Thanks for watching 😁
I have seen when people have trouble keeping certain plants alive and happy, they put it in a vase and grow it in water. I now have two pilia pepermoides and one pothos in water and they love it. I put in liquid fertilizer, under a grow light, so happy!
I've done that to a couple of plants 👍
Power Of Well draining SOIL!!!!!😃
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Such an interesting video. I wouldn't have expected that. It must be similar to when plants live in water.
Thanks 🙏
The timing of this video is so ironic for me, just as my burros tail is yellowing and dropping all its leaves and I'm treating an orchid for rhizoctonia, I'm a serial overwaterer, and I'm learning...fun video! Love experiments
Thank you 😊
Your home is so beautiful 😊
Wow, thank you!
Thanks for the experiment. I use pon and in the summer they seem to get dry exponentially quick, which makes me water the plants 2-3 times per week. This experiment reassures me that I don't harm the plants.
Thanks for watching 😁
Good morning 🌹👏verry nice good sharing 👍🛎🤝
Thank you 😊
Very interesting experiment with interesting (and unexpected) results as well. Thank you for doing this 👍🏻
I thought most of them especially the Croton would far worse off.
As someone already mentioned, the daily watering provides new oxygen to the roots every day, so that certainly "helps" for some time
Yeah I didn't think of that
I wonder what I did wrong with my two deceased Crotons?
Pots had drainage holes and they weren't lleft with any excess water that could damage the roots
Maybe they didn't get enough direct sunlight?
Or maybe they are another "NOPE" plant for me 😉
@@TheNetsrac my old one died immediately 🤷🏻♂️
Woo-hoo! Water on my friends! The sheriff from Sheffield gave the go-ahead! Looks as though you were also watering your facial foliage too? Perhaps some fertilizer is in need. 😉👍
Haha that’s funny
Me: oh wow that's so interesting I would have expected at least some droopy leaves after week one
Also me: **snorts** firm and errect lol
🤣 was waiting for someone to say
Now that was cruel 😬But thanks for yet another dose of knowledge 🙂
You bet!
That was an interesting experience with you.
Thank you 😊
I've always watered my plants daily. I irrigated the garden beds i used to have and those did really well with daily watering too. Sweet potato vines absolutely love it. They'll get enormous leaves and grow over walls if you let them when daily watering. I've had so many people tell me not to do it but then I'd look at hydroponics and just say I'm gonna keep giving the plants what they want. They'll tell me if they need less water before they are damaged.
Thanks for sharing!
Wow this was a shock. I loved this
Thank you 😊
Excellent experiment! I actually was pretty shocked, not about the peace lilly though.
I definitely was curious halfway through about the dreaded fungus gnat situation around them
Thank You as always i learned something new
Thanks for watching 😁
New to gardening and this video has really befuddled me!
2 of my plant roots rotted within a 10 day span after I repotted them from their nursery containers; A Portulacaria afra and a Croton.
Potting mix used was - 2parts Coco coir + 1 part river sand + 1 part perlite + 1 part vermicompost
Coco coir was already very moist so watering was done sparsely on the Portulacaria afra. But the croton was watered thoroughly.
Now I am wondering whether it was overwatering or a bad soil mix.
Maybe a bad soil mix. 10 days seems very quick
Very interesting and fun! I’m amazed at the results! Makes me want to overwater my plants. Lol . Are you going to go a month without any water? lol
I probably could do 😅
I wouldn´t have the nerve to do this :-D So I´m happy to see the experiment without the need to ever try it myself :-D
I think they survived because they must have thought that it´s a temporary rainy season or something :-D
I made an experiment on small alocasia Pink Dragon and 5 different calatheas: I washed off all soil and placed them in a glass of water. I got lazy (I wanted to transfer them into pon, but was busy with work and didn´t find time to do it soon enough) and eventually left them in water for a few weeks (changed the water 2x a week). To my surprise, in 2nd week they started growing new (probably water) roots and in 3-4 weeks new rhizoms and the new roots grew quite significant while the old roots didn´t rot. Maybe plants simply adapt to live in water as long as there is enough light/temperature/oxygen? Regardless, plants are probably much stronger/more adaptable than we think they are :-)
Yeah plants definitely can adapt to water 👍
I water my plants TWICE a day with completely no issues. All these overwatering narratives are a myth.
I keep my jades on the balcony all summer long, they are potted in gritty mix. Since they are in sun for half they day and dry out fast, I do drench water them every day/every other day. They grow great.
Fascinating phenomenon. Because I know I’ve killed a couple of these before from overwatering.
I’m not surprised at all with the results during summer I put almost all my houseplants outside and water to saturation almost everyday and have really never had any problems during that time during the cold season is when I have all the casualties since it becomes far more difficult to keep them watered and light is not the greatest indoors where I live even with several grow lights
Potentially 🤔
If you live in a hot climate like I do, this is what you need to be doing during the summer months, if you want your plants to survive. The thing that will kill them is tap water (ph > 9 and high ppm) so I use water from RO and rain water from a cistern.
Interesting video, thank you and it makes perfect sense. I never really understood the argument that watering too frequently damages the roots. I mean I usually let them dry out but as long as you have good soil with perlite, you use rain water or use hydrogen peroxide ( to add extra oxygen to the roots) and let the soil drain, it should be fine. In nature, these plants survive and sometimes they get rained on for way more than what's ideal for them.
The issue is ( and what's most likely "unnatural" ) is when they sit in water for a prolonged period of time.
Spot on 👍
Aquarists actually use pothos, monstera and peace lily to purify water in aquariums, no soil just roots in the aquarium
cool experiment, would have been interesting to throw in a zz and a snake plant too!
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I keep pothos, monstera and peace lillies in my aquarium roots submerged stems above water.
So not surprised that it was fine.
Its mainly just keeping oxygen in the soil/water thats important
My mom has all her plants on her patio and she waters them every day and they do fine. It boggles my mind 😆
So, if the pots have drains, you can not overwater at all ? I applied this to my garden containers, they all have drains and are on an irrigation system, it waters at varying days and amounts based on temperatures, so far they are all happy, I just set the overall amount to allow a little to start draining out. It applies water on a 5 minute on/off cycle to allow it to disperse rather than just flow through. My Peace Lily is very thirsty too. Great video.
Thanks. I think you can still have problems but what surprised me is how long you have before issues arise. You could see the colour of roots had changed but not significantly. If I'd carried on for 6 months I'm sure I would have had problems. The water could escape and that was key
Outside plants and indoor plants do not have the same water needs. It depends on how hot it is and how much light they get, etc.
I used to be an over waterer now I have gone to the other side and have become an underwater waterer 😬 neither is a good thing.
I’m always afraid to over water and loose a plant.
I need to make adjustments.
I’d rather be an underwaterer 😁
I dont have holes in lots of my pots. So i literally only water once every 2 weeks and only just enough mixed with fertiliser, to keep them healthy and growing
I love the look and care for cacti so so much. I have favoritism for cacti and at any chance i see a cacti for sale it sold out in less then a day and i love desert type terrariums so just wanted to say i would lobe if u could make cacti theemed videos in the future and have a nice day
Thank you will have a think 👍
the thing is. Overwatering is 9/10 times in combination with low light. plants with lots of light are harder to kill and overwater
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can anyone reccommend a book on succulents care and growing? had mine outside for the summer and now sign of drying out and losing leaves. love the program.
Peace lily is used for terrarium so roots in the water, leaves in the air. I keep mine for years (still alive) in a pot without hole and got no problem.
From my experience many plants die, when I firstly don't water them for a lot of time (for example because I forget), and then I feel guilty and I pour lots of water in them 😅 Even if I poured away standing water, lots of my plants weren't happy. Now I'm more cautious.
Yeah probably damaging the roots in the long run
I personally grow pathos exactly like what you have, completely in Emerson. No soil at all. The roots in an aquarium. I have done the same with peace lilly.
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This was such an excellent video. Your experiment was a clear demonstration on the importance of good drainage. What are your thoughts on people shaking the stems of their plants? (Especially fiddle leaf figs) Seems it is a bit of a plant trend that people swear is the thing to do (mimics the wind they say).... I think there is a specific name for doing it.
It seems a little risky. You might break a stem. Using a fan might be better
@SheffieldMadePlants exactly! It would mimic the wind better and you would have at improved ventilation. I see people doing it to all their plants, and they don't stop at figs... like who has time? If you have time to shake 100-200 plants a day when on earth do you have time to mist them all (sarcasm insert here)?? 🤭🤭🤣🤣
Fascinating! How did the plants do after they dried out and you started to water them properly? Did they have a hard time adjusting to the change?
Only stopped this week so still early
Enjoyed this video and your experiment. I tend to be an overwaterer but do keep most plants in terra cotta pots and all have drainage holes. I found that my croton was a very thirsty plant and needed watering quite frequently and never had root rot problems but unfortunately succumb to mealy bugs. Do you really take every plant you have to your sink to water? I've over 150 plants and would be forever watering like that. I do agree it is a better way to water though. Thanks for your posts, they are informative and you are quite knowledgeable.
No i normally bottom water but for this I was drenching every day!
Merci pour vos bon conseils😊
My pleasure 😊
ماشاءالله.. نباتاتك رائعه.. اهنئك... عندي سؤال بعد اذنك... عندي كلاثيا بالماء... كيف اوفر لها الرطوبه؟؟ هل ممكن ارش الاوراق برذاذ الماء يوميا؟؟؟
I put my plants outdoors on porches over the summer and water almost every day. With longer days, hot temperatures, and breezes they really seem to need it, but as you say, it’s avoiding standing water.
Definitely 💯
I am not surprised about the pothos. I have a very thick and meters long pothos that started as a cutting but never moved to soil. it isn't on lecca, just water and it hardly gets fed but looks stunning. It is in fact my thickest pothos.
I think those plants survived happily because, like humans, they adapt to circumstances, as long as there is a pattern that creates a consistency the can adapt their roots. In my experience, root rot is more likely to be an issue when plants are watered irregularly.
Pothos sure can be great growing in water 👍