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title: "Hello! I noticed when I water my plants it doesn’t drain. Am I not…"
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# Hello! I noticed when I water my plants it doesn’t drain. Am I not…

_Publié par Tommy le 2025-03-27_

Hello!

I noticed when I water my plants it doesn’t drain. Am I not watering it enough? If it’s possible that the soil is too compact would it be ok to take them out of the pot n loosen the soil n repot them? Or is there a better way of doing that?

## 4 commentaires

### monster\_maniac a commenté le 2025-03-27

does ur soil have drainage? like perlite etc. also when you water do you bottom water or like soak it from the top. because i soak mine and let it sit for a few hours before draining.. you can loosed the soil if its really compact

### ab a commenté le 2025-03-27

my guess is your soil is just packed too tightly, maybe just empty the pot and refill/repot your plant and just be sure not to press down any of the soil and water lightly when finished

### Tommy a commenté le 2025-03-27

No I’m using just soil. Thanks for the suggestions I’ll repot them n add some perlite to the mix. I usually water from the top

### Dead Plant Society a commenté le 2025-03-27

Not trying to be funny, but youre sure your pot has holes in the bottom?

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