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title: "I’ve watered about 20-30 cups of water into my fiddle leaf fig and…"
description: "I’ve watered about 20-30 cups of water into my fiddle leaf fig and the water is still not draining out of the bottom/ drain tray. I don’t want to over water…"
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# I’ve watered about 20-30 cups of water into my fiddle leaf fig and…

_Leafer님이 2024-05-02에 게시함_

I’ve watered about 20-30 cups of water into my fiddle leaf fig and the water is still not draining out of the bottom/ drain tray. I don’t want to over water but is this okay for such a large plant? Or is she just thirsty? She gets a lot of light

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## 7개의 댓글

### PlantLady님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

Overwatering is from high frequency of water, not high quantity

#### Leafer님이 2024-05-02에 답변했습니다.

Thank you!

### ABucketOfPlants님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

You won’t water from giving it too much water only if you give it water too frequently. For bigger plants put them in a bath tub/sink and let them sit in the water to bottom water and to flush out minerals occasionally put them under a shower head and keep pouring water into the pot until it comes out the holes

### Josie님이 2024-05-02에 댓글을 남겼어요.

As long as it has actual drainage then I agree with the other comments. If you do not have drainage then you can absolutely over water it because without drainage the soil will stay wet too long.

#### GreenLeaf님이 2024-05-02에 답변했습니다.

This ^^^ absolutely.

Use a long wooden skewer (or something) and stick it in as far as you can. It will tell you the moisture line.

### Kat님이 2024-05-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

I always put my FLF in the shower. I water her soil until it’s drains freely out of the bottom and I also lets her leaves get a cold shower and I shake her trunk to make it stronger.

### Harris님이 2024-05-03에 댓글을 남겼어요.

30 cups seems a bit much for that container not to drain anything out. Can you check to see if something is blocking it or if the bottom is wet? Is the top getting water logged or does it seem just wet?

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