Watering Archives - Planet Houseplant https://planethouseplant.com/category/care/watering/ Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:47:33 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://planethouseplant.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/houseplant-150x150.png Watering Archives - Planet Houseplant https://planethouseplant.com/category/care/watering/ 32 32 What’s Wrong With My Peace Lily? https://planethouseplant.com/peace-lily-problems/ https://planethouseplant.com/peace-lily-problems/#respond Sat, 18 Oct 2025 10:23:02 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=9315 Struggling with peace lily issues like yellowing leaves, browning tips or lack of blooms? Learn how to diagnose whether it’s overwatering, underwatering, light, pests, or nutrient problems — and get easy fixes you can try today.

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/peace-lily-problems/feed/ 0 Why Do House Plants Die When They’re Waterlogged? https://planethouseplant.com/why-do-house-plants-die-when-theyre-waterlogged/ https://planethouseplant.com/why-do-house-plants-die-when-theyre-waterlogged/#comments Sun, 26 May 2024 10:25:04 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=2211 This is an extremely valid question that I don’t see being answered anywhere other than Facebook groups, so let’s sort it out. When one first ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/why-do-house-plants-die-when-theyre-waterlogged/feed/ 2 Do I Need A Moisture Meter For Plants? https://planethouseplant.com/do-i-need-a-moisture-meter-for-plants/ https://planethouseplant.com/do-i-need-a-moisture-meter-for-plants/#respond Sun, 26 May 2024 10:25:04 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=2722 Moisture metres are a pretty divisive tool in the house plant community and for good reason. They’re one of those things that would be genuinely ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/do-i-need-a-moisture-meter-for-plants/feed/ 0 Forget Gift Guides; Get Your Planty Friends One Of These https://planethouseplant.com/forget-gift-guides-get-your-planty-friends-one-of-these/ https://planethouseplant.com/forget-gift-guides-get-your-planty-friends-one-of-these/#comments Wed, 25 Oct 2023 10:30:30 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=8036 I’ve been into houseplants for over six years and it was only a couple of months ago that I discovered this LITERALLY LIFECHANGING houseplant tool. ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/forget-gift-guides-get-your-planty-friends-one-of-these/feed/ 2 Here’s How Long Monstera Deliciosa Can Go Without Water https://planethouseplant.com/how-long-can-monstera-deliciosa-go-without-water/ https://planethouseplant.com/how-long-can-monstera-deliciosa-go-without-water/#respond Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:55:01 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=8010 Monstera deliciosa can go two months without water without suffering any long-term damage. A Monstera that hasn’t been watered for six months (or even longer) ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/how-long-can-monstera-deliciosa-go-without-water/feed/ 0 How to Tell If Your Fiddle Leaf Fig Needs Water https://planethouseplant.com/how-to-tell-if-your-fiddle-leaf-fig-needs-water/ https://planethouseplant.com/how-to-tell-if-your-fiddle-leaf-fig-needs-water/#respond Wed, 13 Sep 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=6410 Fiddle leaf figs are notoriously difficult to keep healthy because they’re not very good at telling us what they want. One of the biggest mistakes ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/how-to-tell-if-your-fiddle-leaf-fig-needs-water/feed/ 0 Watering Requirements For Hoya https://planethouseplant.com/how-often-should-you-water-hoya/ https://planethouseplant.com/how-often-should-you-water-hoya/#respond Mon, 24 Jul 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=5610 There’s quite a lot of confusion about how often to water Hoya. There are two camps: one that rarely water, and the other that waters ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/how-often-should-you-water-hoya/feed/ 0 Here’s How to Use Self-Watering Wick Cord https://planethouseplant.com/does-self-watering-wick-cord-work/ https://planethouseplant.com/does-self-watering-wick-cord-work/#comments Thu, 25 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=4952 Self-watering wick cord is a great way to cheat self-watering pots. You can put a reservoir in the bottom of the cache pot, and allow ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/does-self-watering-wick-cord-work/feed/ 2 How to Stop Houseplants Dripping Water https://planethouseplant.com/how-to-stop-indoor-plants-dripping-water/ https://planethouseplant.com/how-to-stop-indoor-plants-dripping-water/#respond Fri, 19 May 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=4871 This an article about how to stop getting water everywhere when you’re watering your house plants, NOT about guttation/ your plant crying/sweating/leaking. I have a ... Read more

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]]> https://planethouseplant.com/how-to-stop-indoor-plants-dripping-water/feed/ 0 This Is How to Fix Hydrophobic Soil In Houseplants https://planethouseplant.com/how-do-i-fix-hydrophobic-soil-in-house-plants/ https://planethouseplant.com/how-do-i-fix-hydrophobic-soil-in-house-plants/#respond Wed, 26 Apr 2023 08:00:00 +0000 https://planethouseplant.com/?p=4636 I LOVE the term hydrophobic soil so much. I love words and language and the implication that soil is scared of water. This isn’t the ... Read more

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