--- title: "does anyone have any advice for preventing root rot ???" description: "does anyone have any advice for preventing root rot ???" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/aB0GCrzYj2oZZjolmYXTxt?language=ko" community: "Anything about plants" author: "bayley" published: "2025-05-20T14:37:10.201663Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v2/cloudinary/global_data/communities/everythingHousePlants.jpg" --- [커뮤니티](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=ko) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=ko) # does anyone have any advice for preventing root rot ??? _bayley님이 2025-05-20에 게시함_ does anyone have any advice for preventing root rot ??? ## 12개의 댓글 ### Danae님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Maybe less watering??? I’m not really sure either tbh. I’ve been experiencing the same problem. But I might have mastered it by letting the dirt dry out more before adding more water. ### Danii님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Get a metal chopstick or skewer. Google to learn about said chopstick/skewer method. Never overwater a plant again. ### Lilee님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. I stick my finger about an inch into the dirt and only water if it feels completely dry #### Lilee님이 2025-05-20에 답변했습니다. Also, it helps to make sure your plant is potted into the correctly sized pot! I’ve lost a lot of plants due to the pot being too big for its actual root size. It’s better to be in a too small pot than a too big one ### Bebra님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Buy yourself a moisture meter. Water deeply the plants only when the soil is dry ### Leafmealone님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. I I used to buy all the super cute decorative pots, but realized I was just overwatering too much. I’ve switched most of my plants into terra-cotta pots and it’s made an enormous difference. For my plants I keep in nursery pots with a cover pot I let dry on a cloth dish mat before retuning to cover pot ### Sunny님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Different plants have different watering requirements. Check online for the watering requirements of your individual plants. Cacti and succulents can go a long time, even weeks, between watering. Some alocasias can’t be allowed to completely dry out. Some plants like spider plants, hoyas and arrowheads need the soil to dry out before watering again. I agree with Leafmealone that an over sized pot can cause root rot. Repotting to a pot holding too much soil means the plant can’t use up ALL the water in the soil before the roots rotten. Insufficient light can indirectly cause root rot. The photosynthesis process slows with less lighting. This means the plant uses less water. Continuing to water at the same amount and frequency without verifying the soil needs water leads to root rot. 🪴🍀 ### PlantMom829님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Making sure your plants have drainage, and also if you are an overwater-er, terra Cotta will wick away moisture so your plan dries out faster. ### Yolanda님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Pull back on watering but if you notice the soil is staying soaked after watering then use a chopstick or something to move the soil around to loosen it from the sides of the pot to give it air flow so the soil will go ahead and dry out some. Consider terracotta pots or self watering systems ### Heather님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. I use a hydrometer. Even with Planta’s watering schedule it can be a bit aggressive so I double check each plant before I actually give it a drink. ### Debi님이 2025-05-20에 댓글을 남겼어요. Ensure good drainage, holes in bottom of pot or add rocks. The type of soil is also a factor Ss is watering schedule [댓글 더 보기](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/aB0GCrzYj2oZZjolmYXTxt.md?cursor=mMvaoQFRQRhQb3N0cy5HZXRBbGwAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAfJiqZsBbeGA&language=ko) --- _Planta 커뮤니티 (https://getplanta.com). 누구나 읽을 수 있습니다. 게시물을 올리고, 댓글을 달고, 좋아요를 누르려면 Planta 앱을 다운로드하세요: https://getplanta.com/download_