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title: "How soon should you water after repotting?"
description: "How soon should you water after repotting?"
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community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Stephanie Pincheira"
published: "2024-02-27T19:02:59.271423Z"
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# How soon should you water after repotting?

_Posted by Stephanie Pincheira on 2024-02-27_

How soon should you water after repotting?

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## 4 comments

### MGGreenthumb20 commented on 2024-02-27

I always water when I repot because the new soil you put ur plant in, is dry

### Bella56 commented on 2024-02-27

^ Yes, unless you had root rot. In that case you’d wait for the soil to dry out

#### Stephanie Pincheira replied on 2024-02-27

I think I’m going to hold off on watering and keep an eye on it. Thank you! I’ve never repotted a plant before and it might have had some root issues. They looked very compacted I’m not 100% sure what’s normal looking

### Bella56 commented on 2024-02-27

No problem, you can also tell it needs water when the leaves are very flimsy and droopy. But using a wooden skewer is best for measuring moisture in the soil.

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