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Showerthought: People overwater their succulents and call it love
I see it all the time on this forum. Someone posts a sad, mushy succulent and says "I water it every 3 days!" That's overkill. These plants store water in their leaves. I killed 4 echeverias before I learned this the hard way. My neighbor in Portland waterboards her jade plant twice a week. It's rotting from the bottom up and she won't listen. Succulents want neglect, not coddling. Let the soil dry out completely between waterings. Has anyone else had to rescue a plant from someone's overwatering obsession?
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jana_henderson525d ago
Learned that the hard way with my first aloe too.
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xena_miller314d ago
@jana_henderson52 what happened to it? Did it rot or just get sad?
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