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submitted 6 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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All of my plants are next to the two spots I usually sit down. So when I have my big water cup out, I share a little with my plants and maybe pet their leafs for a second. It makes me happy to share my cuppy of water with my little plants. Apparently, this works really well and they are all growing like crazy! One of my fellas is huge now but I am kinda scared to repot though because I never done it before.

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[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago (1 children)

I'm running a hands-off scientific experiment where I have a large spread of plants from cactus through pineapple to orchids, ginkgo and more, and I often don't water them for a week or even two!

Sometimes I see the Pothos looking sad and I give in...

[–] [email protected] 0 points 6 months ago

I learned that it's best to only water most plants occasionally, but to drench them when you do water. If they have a base, water until you see it coming out in the base.