How to water indoor flowers correctly? A detailed guide

In autumn, as temperatures drop, many non-cold-hardy flowers need to be brought indoors to escape the cold. However, due to improper watering, flowers may drop their leaves, grow leggy, or even die. Therefore, mastering the watering management skills for flowers brought indoors is essential.

First of all, pay attention to the watering time. Unless there are special circumstances, it is best to water on a clear morning, and try to water flowers as little as possible in the evening. In addition, pay attention to the principle of watering more for large plants and watering frequently for small pots. This is because large flowers need more water, and the soil in small pots dries out easily. Furthermore, after flowers are brought indoors, you must wait until the potting soil becomes dry before watering. Even for flowers that like moist soil, such as calla lilies and four-season begonias, you should wait until the surface of the potting soil is dry before supplying water. For those flowers that like a dry environment, such as the pencil cactus, sansevieria, living stones, and ball cacti, you must wait until the potting soil is dry from top to bottom before watering. Overall, after flowers are brought indoors, the amount of watering should generally be reduced. Because the indoor air humidity is relatively high, the light intensity is insufficient, and the ventilation is poor, the transpiration rate of the plants also decreases accordingly. At this time, if you still water heavily as you did outdoors, the growth of the flower plants will mostly become abnormal.