How do you determine the best time to water plants?
When to water plants is a very difficult article to write, because most flower enthusiasts fail to grow plants well, and it is directly related to watering. Some flower enthusiasts even use "three years of practice in watering" to describe the difficulty of mastering plant watering. Watering plants requires comprehensive judgment based on multiple conditions. In the spirit of teaching someone to fish, I hope flower enthusiasts can carefully experience every point mentioned in the article. Only in this way can you skillfully master when to water plants.
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Before discussing several factors that affect plant watering, let me first tell flower enthusiasts a method for checking soil dryness and moisture, which is to use a wooden stick such as a toothpick or popsicle stick to probe the dryness and moisture of the soil. As shown in the picture below, it is a dry popsicle stick.
The picture below shows it after being pulled out of the soil. After a few hours or half a day, pull it out, and you can judge the soil moisture content according to the color of the popsicle stick. Then, based on the water needs of different plants, you can judge whether it is time to water.
Below are some factors that affect plant watering. Flower enthusiasts should comprehensively consider these factors when deciding when to water. The factors below all influence each other, rather than being isolated.
1. Determine when to water according to the plant variety
Different plants have different water needs and cannot be generalized. For example, Araceae plants such as pothos (Epipremnum aureum) have a relatively large water demand, so they should be watered more frequently. Meanwhile, plants such as the money tree (Pachira aquatica) and succulents have low water demand, so watering should be moderate and not excessive.
2. Determine when to water according to the season
Flower enthusiasts all know that drying clothes in winter takes longer. This is because winter temperatures are low and water evaporates slowly. The same is true for the soil of plants, so the watering frequency should be lower in winter and can be higher in summer.
3. Determine when to water according to the air permeability of the soil
Different soils have different air permeability and water permeability, and correspondingly, the speed at which water in the soil evaporates is also different. Therefore, when growing flowers, you should first understand the soil you are using.
4. Determine when to water according to the size and depth of the flowerpot
Flowerpots differ in size and depth. Some plants are potted in large, deep pots, and after one watering they will not dry out for several months. In this case, if the plant is watered every few days, it will be very difficult for the plant to escape root rot. On the contrary, some flowerpots are relatively shallow and small. If watered in the morning, they dry out by the afternoon. In this case, they should be watered frequently.
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Finally, the four factors summarized above are only part of it. Factors such as the material of the flowerpot, air humidity, the south and the north, and so on will all affect when to water. But no matter how things change, the principle remains the same: the dryness and moisture of the soil. Water according to the dryness and moisture of the soil combined with the characteristics of the plant being grown, and you will not go wrong. Never use time alone as the basis for watering, unless it is based on your own past experience to judge how often to water.
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