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Realized I was drowning my succulents for a solid year after one rotted in its pot.
A friend in Denver pointed out their soil should feel like a dry desert, not a damp sponge, before I water again. Anyone else kill a plant by being too nice to it?
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nathan_barnes2mo ago
My aloe vera turned to mush last winter because I kept watering it on a weekly schedule. I read somewhere that overwatering is the number one killer of houseplants, and I definitely proved that right. It's so easy to think you're helping when you're actually drowning the roots. Now I wait until the soil is completely dry and the leaves look a little thin before I even think about the watering can.
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finleyk872mo ago
Disagree about overwatering being the main problem. It's usually a symptom of bad soil that holds too much water. Fix the dirt first and a strict schedule can work fine.
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