This video demonstrates how much to water houseplants. This is not to be confused with how often, but HOW MUCH to water. Itâs important to thoroughly soak most houseplants when you water them. If you donât thoroughly soak most houseplants, the roots that remain dry will die back, and then the plant can become susceptible to root rot and poor growth.
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Today I’m going to talk to you about how much to water your houseplants. I’m not talking about how often, but how much. When you water most house plants, you want to drench them. I’ve got a Sansevieria here, which is a succulent. As you can see, the soil is pretty dry. You want to do that with Sansevierias, but I also wanted to do that so I could water it.
The thing about how much is this: oftentimes people will get how often and how much mixed up. You don’t want to overwater house plants because that can lead to root rot. People will think, “Well, I just watered it a little bit every Wednesday.” There are several problems with just watering it a little bit every Wednesday.
First, you can get root rot if the plant was not ready for watering and needed to dry out some more. Another problem with watering a plant just a little bit is that the moisture will just stay in the first half of the pot. The first half of the pot stays moist while the second half is always dry because you’re not watering enough. What happens then is that the roots in the dry part die because they have no water. You’re left with a plant that has a limited amount of roots, setting it up for root rot.
For most house plants, you want to water thoroughly until you see water coming out of the bottom of the pot. This is especially important for big plants. Keep watering until the weight of the plant changes and it becomes heavy with water. If it’s still lightweight after watering, you need to keep going.
Another technique is to put the plant in a slightly bigger container filled with water, especially if it’s very dry. Let it soak for a while until it’s nice and heavy. Once it’s done, take it out of the water and let it drain really well before putting it back in its pot.
For plants like maidenhair ferns that need to stay moist, you don’t necessarily have to water them thoroughly each time, but make sure they don’t dry out. For most plants, you want them to approach dryness before watering again. Use lukewarm or warm water when watering.
That’s how you water most house plants. Thank you for stopping by today. Please leave any comments about indoor gardening tutorials you’d like to see, and remember to like, comment, subscribe, and share this video.
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