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Trill14n

Plant newbie here… I just watered one of my plants and the water just went straight through the soil. Is this my indicator that it needs to be transplanted?

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  1. Plant Father

    it can mean the soil is hydrophobic, when this happens i just pour a small amount slowly, wait, and repeat until the soil is saturated

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  2. Trill14n

    Thank you for such quick replies

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  3. Penny L

    Yes, Plant Father is right. Be careful though. I’ve bought new plants whose soil was so dense, I had to repot them to save them. I’ve had good results repotting in coco coir, or coco coir mixed with sphagnum moss.

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  4. KelOlivi

    You could also try bottom watering for a few hours, that’ll let the soil get good and soaked

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    • Fyza

      This right here. I do that to my plants that have water run straight through and it works like a charm!

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