When it rains, it poursā¦ Iām trying to get out the door to go on vacation, and Iām finding all sorts of things wrong with my plants!š© Please tell me whatās wrong with my rubber plantsā¦ TIA. š¤ššŖ“ PS. I know it says āhigh wateringā needs, but my āgardenā only gets watered with a moderate schedule. I tend to let my rubber plants get almost dry, and they seem to be very happyā¦ until now!
Iāve seen some things online that say this is how elastica show edema. I had the same issue with my last tineke. I would try to try to go a few days longer between waterings since the pot is pretty big
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Yeah definitely edema, donāt water them and then when you get back maybe even downsize the pot to help with that
1 gilla Oh my gosh, do I really need to downsize that pot? Iāve spent a great deal of time growing these plants, and then making this āgardenā. I guess the problem is that I let my plants get too dry, and then gave them too much water all at once, is that right? Is there any other way to prevent edema other than repotting these plants? TIAā¦ š¤ššŖ“
1 gilla It could also be that the soil at the bottom of the pot is staying wet even though it may seem dry. So then youāre accidentally over watering. I would also downsize the potā¦
2 gillningar Aw Iām sorry, definitely sounds like youāve put in a lot of work and energy into it. Yeah pretty much thatās how edema works, because it got shocked from one extreme to another and so it is storing water in the leaves. Hmmmm what if you drill some extra holes (assuming itās a plastic pot) around the bottom and hopefully thatāll provide some more airflow? š¬ššŖ“
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You could kind of dig out a shallow area around the plant, i have on a few of my smaller plants in large pots. That way they hopefully won't get overwatered, as you try to water the whole pot. Or you can try bottom watering instead of top.
1 gilla Bottom wateringā¦ What a great idea! Last time we watered this pot, it was such a mess; there was water everywhere! I think bottom watering would prevent that, right? And, it would help with fungus gnats, right? Since these plants are in a pot, that is really too big for them, how do I tell when I should water? I donāt think the roots go down to the bottom of the pot, at this point. So, should I use a simple water meter, and just push it partway down in the dirt, to see what the soil moisture is? Iām just not sure when to water this big potā¦ TIA, big-time! š¤ššŖ“
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I bought a water soil moisture meter, and stick it right down to the bottom before I water. Even if the app says itās time to water, I still check with the meter. If it shows any kind of dampness, I skip it on the app, choosing, āsoil is wet optionā The meter is a game changer for me in terms of my project of changing my brown thumbs to green.
3 gillningar It supposedly does help with fungus gnats, as they need the top to be wet ideally. I do not bottom water myself. Though it's been explained to me as checking the soil like normal, then setting the pot in a container of water 1/2 up the pot, and letting it soak for 15-30 mins
1 gilla TXS for your return post! I know edema on ficus plants will disappear in time, when you correct their watering schedule; is this the same with rubber plants? If I correct the watering, say with bottom watering, do you think that will help with the edema on my plants? Also, do you have any of your plants in PON? Iām beginning to investigate that medium, and think it might have some benefits for my plants. TIAā¦ š¤ššŖ“
0 gillningar I think any plant that's not super herbaceous, will come back from Edema. I do have several plants in pon, some of my monestera, Alocasia and Anthurium. Though the last time I used it, last portion of an opened bag, I got some white mold on top, that started to rot a few of my corms. So now I sterilized anything that was left with a fungicide. Seems to have worked. The main benefit is no fungus gnats from them š š the Alocasia do really well in them. I don't use mine with self watering pots like a lot of people do. I just normal kind of drench amount when I do. so using a self water or not may depend on your plants needs
1 gilla I like to use a long wooden skewer to check the bottom of the pot! Soil meters are notoriously unreliable. Wolfen was spot on, use a big big tub or the bathtub so the water is pretty high!
0 gillningar Iām uncertain as to the reason you set your pot in ādeepā water. When I bottom water, I just set my pots in an inch or two of water. Comments?TIAā¦. š¤ššŖ“
2 gillningar From my understanding plants with roots that are higher in the pot you want to āflood the soilā so it will reach the roots and they can draw it up the rest of the way. I donāt think it would be necessary with roots that go deeper. This is just what Iāve heard from online so Iām not going to say itās 100% true/necessary
1 gilla The ladies I follow on IG who only bottom water, always show the water almost half up the pot. One i know repots plants often, so that may be why, because the roots aren't to the bottom of the pot. Granted she usually shows 4" pots when she does it, so that is only a few inches of water.
1 gilla Hey, Wolfenā¦Do you suppose that the depth of the water has anything to do with pressure, which would possibly push water up into the plant, through the drainage holes? Otherwise, I canāt see any difference between having an inch of water, or a tub of water, in which the plants can sit for watering,š¤, ??? TIAā¦ š¤ššŖ“ PS. We must stop meeting like thisā¦ š¤
0 gillningar PPS. What is IG? Am I missing out on something? š¤ššŖ“
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