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title: "Any tips on not overwatering plants? I water the plants in the pot…"
description: "Any tips on not overwatering plants? I water the plants in the pot because the sink isn’t good for watering, and now the leaves on my small Alocasia bambino…"
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community: "Foliage Plant Haven"
author: "Toof"
published: "2023-06-28T22:13:23.223Z"
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# Any tips on not overwatering plants? I water the plants in the pot…

_Posted by Toof on 2023-06-28_

Any tips on not overwatering plants? I water the plants in the pot because the sink isn’t good for watering, and now the leaves on my small Alocasia bambino are turning yellow ;-;

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## 7 comments

### rileigh commented on 2023-06-28

if it doesn’t have drainage then check the roots. get a wooden stick and check how wet the soil is, only water it when needed (i’m not experienced with alocasia, so idk how often to water.)

#### Toof replied on 2023-06-28

It has drainage, it’s in a nursery pot with a cover pot over top of it. It’s only a 4” pot so I still water very little but apparently it’s still too much for the little guy

#### rileigh replied on 2023-06-28

how many drainage holes are there? sometimes only one isn’t enough

### Joshua Stolworthy commented on 2023-06-28

Drainage holes should help, if you don’t have those

### Anya commented on 2023-06-28

Are you pouring out excess water? If not, sitting in water can cause overwatering.

#### Toof replied on 2023-06-29

I think this is where my issue is. I’m not pouring out extra water.

#### Archous replied on 2023-06-29

I would take it out of the nursery pot and water it in any sink or even outside. I use a water can and hold it with my other hand and just let all the water flow out. You can set it down while it drains, check it in 10 min. I like to rotate the pot a little because sometimes excess water gets in a pocket. If it’s done draining, you can put it back in it’s fancy pot. If you’re anxious, you can always check the pot again after an hour and dump out any excess water. I use a timer on my phone bc I forget a lot.

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