How often should you water plants?

Beckiboo

Beckiboo

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Another Jade question from me I'm afraid :lol:

Basically I've just bought this plant for my desk, it's like a spider plant (I think?). I was watering it every day, about a cup of water every morning, but the other day I came in and it had drooped down, it looked totally waterlogged 8O I felt the soil and it was still really moist, so I'm thinking maybe I have been watering it too much :?: :?
I've left it for a couple of days and it's perked up a bit, but I'm scared to water it now incase I drown i again 8O

Any Green-Fingered Spotlighters got any advice?! 8O :lol:
 
I found the best way to not kill a plant is to place water in a saucer underneath the pot, that way the plant can suck up as much as it wants!
 
Every couple of days Becki, but down give it too much. Just enough so it sinks in and doesnt have too much at the bottom in the pot, just a tiny bit.

Down give it so much that its really soggy soil :lol:

Ive had to leave a list of rules for my brother who's looking after our place and cat and one of the rules is when to water the plant :lol:
 
Once or twice a week is more than enough.

Indoor plants usually die through overwatering.
 
Sorry, i should point out that we have one of those big tree's that look like palm tree leaves and its very warm inside our apartment hench why it needs watering every 2 days. I forgot that Becki probably only has a little desk plant :oops:
 
Had the same issue with my indoor plants at home. I was watering them too much. My mother was over at the weekend and she is a florist. She said you should only really be watering these plants once or twice every two weeks. Its usually quite easy to tell by feeling the soil they are in.
Once it is bone dry, you should water them and not before.

Any outdoor plants need watering every day during the summer and lots of it. Again just use your judgement by feeling the soil.
 
spunkymonkey said:
Had the same issue with my indoor plants at home. I was watering them too much. My mother was over at the weekend and she is a florist. She said you should only really be watering these plants once or twice every two weeks. Its usually quite easy to tell by feeling the soil they are in.
Once it is bone dry, you should water them and not before.

Any outdoor plants need watering every day during the summer and lots of it. Again just use your judgement by feeling the soil.
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whoops :oops: My poor plant must have been totally waterlogged the amount I was pouring into his pot! :lol:
 
Use weight to determine if it needs water. Feel how heavy it is after a good watering. After a few days pick it up...if it's real light then it needs water. Make sure you water it good...totally saturate the thing and make sure you water it enough to where you have a decent amount of water coming out of the drain holes.
 
My plant's leaves are turning black and crispy and falling off - what does this mean?! 8O :?

It also looks a bit withered 8O
 
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Spider Plant (Chlorophytum comosum)

Name – Pronounced klo-ro-FY-tum (from the Greek chloros, green, and phyton, a plant) and commonly known as Spider plant.
Description – The original 60s retro-plant, it has narrow leaves with either a cream centre or cream edges. It produces 'babies': rosettes of leaves on long stems which appear as independent plants with aerial roots that can be taken off and grown separately.
Origin – South Africa
Family – Liliaceae

Care Tips – It is sensitive to overwatering so allow the compost to dry out a little between waterings. Give the plant plenty of humidity in the form of misting or the leaf tips will turn brown. Place in bright light or semi-shade, in a well-ventilated position or, in the summer, even outside, but away from direct sunlight. Temperatures not above 18°C/64°F in summer or below freezing in winter. Feed weekly from early spring to late summer. Chlorophytum is a quick grower and the parent plant may need repotting twice a year.

Trivia - Spider plants have the ability to clean the air. They take in and metabolise atmosphere pollutants and use them as food, thus reducing or eliminating some toxins. They are particularly good at removing carbon monoxide (car fumes), formaldehyde and nitrogen from the air.
 
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