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title: "Should I water all my pants from the bottom are just water from top…"
description: "Should I water all my pants from the bottom are just water from top with can ?"
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# Should I water all my pants from the bottom are just water from top…

_Posted by Lynnsay on 2026-08-30_

Should I water all my pants from the bottom are just water from top with can ?

## 6 comments

### PlantObsessed commented on 2026-08-30

Bottom watering definitely keeps the fungus gnats down. Most of mine are bottom watered, although I water from the top about once a month or so to give the soil a good flush from mineral buildup.

### Lynnsay commented on 2026-08-30

I do both depending on how I feel that day 😂

### Rhus commented on 2026-08-30

I agree with the previous commenters that mixing it up can give you the best of both worlds. Some plants I only bottom-water, like tradescantia, because they don't like wet leaves, but with everything else I mix it up.

#### Amie206 replied on 2026-08-30

String of ANYTHING should also be bottom watered for best results

### Chloee commented on 2026-08-30

I normally like to bottom water but recently added from the top specifically when I do gnat treatments.

### plantgeek commented on 2026-08-30

bottom watering is preferable, but i do get impatient if they take too long to absorb the water and sometimes i just drown them so i can take them back to their spots already LOL

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