One of the big problems people face when taking care of
their plants is how much they should be watering them. I found a blog post by
Darryl, a plant lover who posts tips and tricks about how to take care of your
house plants. Here is link to the exact
post that I am reading from.
Even though I don’t know too much about house plants because
I worked with mostly shrubs, the tips he provided carry over to shrubs too. There
are five main things that he talks about that you have to take into consideration
when watering your plants. They are light, temperature, humidity, soil and
container, and the plant itself.
He states that plants use light for photosynthesis and water
is also used in photosynthesis too. The more sun/light a plant gets the more
water they are going to need. I noticed this a lot with the shrubs that I worked
with. Plants that were in direct sunlight all day needed way more water than
those that got shade for some of the day.
The next determent to how much to water your plant is going
to need is the temperature. I’m going to tie temperature and humidity together.
The hotter it is the faster the soil will dry up. And the dryer it is the
faster the soil will dry up too. Working with plants outside during the month
of July was brutal because temperatures got up to 95 degrees and dried out the
soil so fast.
Soil and the container also play a big role in how much you
should water your plants. There is a lot of different types of soil and each
has different properties. Some soil will absorb the water and hold it for a certain
amount of time but there is some soil that water goes right through it. Same can
be said about the containers too. Plastic containers hold moisture more than
clay pots. What I noticed too is the color of the pot can absorb more sunlight.
Black pots are the worst for outside because they absorb the sun and heat light
no other.
Lastly, it all comes down to the plant too. If you are
working with cactuses, then you won’t have to water them as much. Canna on the
other hand need a lot of water. Knowing how much you should water your plant
comes down to how much light it gets, temperature, humidity, soil and container,
and what type of plant it is. Hopefully these tips from Darryl and I are helpful.
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