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title: "I’m sort of surprised at how little Planta is telling me to water…"
description: "I’m sort of surprised at how little Planta is telling me to water Leilani. I check her soil and if the top two inches or so is dry, I was told she needs water.…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/46sbKsa-RgyFgv7yDz6N2w/dgsF9kNU71rr478K1Taqeq"
community: "Planet Pothos"
author: "Sinister Biscuits"
published: "2024-12-13T22:17:16.145455Z"
language: "en"
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# I’m sort of surprised at how little Planta is telling me to water…

_Posted by Sinister Biscuits on 2024-12-13_

I’m sort of surprised at how little Planta is telling me to water Leilani. I check her soil and if the top two inches or so is dry, I was told she needs water. However, the app has me going every 15-20 days and that seems wrong. Anyone else have this issue?

## 7 comments

### Alyssa commented on 2024-12-13

No actually, looking at the plant it seems pretty large and substantial. Especially with it being winter, I would say that’s about right. Pothos are pretty drought tolerant and I wait to water my big global green once it’s dry all the way to the bottom.

#### Sinister Biscuits replied on 2024-12-14

Gotcha. I was doing that before and she was SEVERELY under-watered and started to turn yellow drop leaves like nobody’s business. It is winter though, so I guess it makes sense.

#### Sinister Biscuits replied on 2024-12-14

She used to be HUGE (that’s her on the right) and then I repotted her, and she went into shock and then was under-watered so I’m super anxious about her growing back properly. Thank you for the reassurance!

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### GreenLeaf commented on 2024-12-13

I agree with Alyssa. I wait till they’re 90-100% dry before watering.

Another good sign pothos need water is they’ll curl their leaves. Usually takes a day after watering for them to uncurl. BUT they’ll also curl if they’re overwatered, so only go by this sign if you know the soil is dry.

#### Sinister Biscuits replied on 2024-12-14

My marble queen does the curl and as soon as I do about 1/4 cup of water, her leaves flatten back out 🤭

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-12-14

All my Epi have longer watering times once winter hit

#### Sinister Biscuits replied on 2024-12-14

Oh that’s so helpful! I traveled a lot this year (over 80%!) so I was using Planta to keep an eye on things while I was gone. I feel better knowing that my girls are just going through a normal season

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