--- title: "Hi all, I am very new to plants; I did my first watering on Thursday…" description: "Hi all, I am very new to plants; I did my first watering on Thursday last week, added some new soil where recommended. I don’t add any to my cat palm (mistake)…" url: "https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg/xKerYa-fSRC4Zoj44PTTbw?language=it" community: "Anything about plants" author: "Samantha" published: "2024-05-14T15:09:06.575247Z" language: "en" image: "https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tEa73VhKJQ4tNDZcZA8h80CflcSunFQAQQyY9lEpXCE/qYgT-CsHRwGFkZycx1Kiwg.webp?size=large" --- [Community](https://getplanta.com/community.md?language=it) / [Anything about plants](https://getplanta.com/community/lZ7uAE3pQ86jnFGxrCwLrg.md?language=it) # Hi all, I am very new to plants; I did my first watering on Thursday… _Pubblicato da Samantha il 2024-05-14_ Hi all, I am very new to plants; I did my first watering on Thursday last week, added some new soil where recommended. I don’t add any to my cat palm (mistake) and she’s sick, but also completely dry? My monstera (here) said it’s bordering dry/moist and I’m not sure if I water’d correctly. I just placed the plants in my kitchen sink, pressure on low with the “spray feature” so it was like rain. I was worried about over watering but it’s just been a few days and they’re nearly dry. Advice on watering of what to do now? ![Allegato 1 di 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/tEa73VhKJQ4tNDZcZA8h80CflcSunFQAQQyY9lEpXCE/qYgT-CsHRwGFkZycx1Kiwg.webp?size=large) ## 12 commenti ### Lolly ha commentato il 2024-05-14 If the soil is totally dry water again. You sound like you watering correctly, I would water again for the monstera. Good luck 🍀 #### Samantha ha risposto il 2024-05-14 Thank you! She’s so emotional 😂 I’m afraid to upset her. But that’s what I’ll do! ### Matilda ha commentato il 2024-05-14 Overwatering has nothing to do with the amount of water used, just the frequency of the watering. I would recommend watering thoroughly and letting it dry out before the next one #### Samantha ha risposto il 2024-05-14 What would “thoroughly” look like? Would I water, let it sit, then check to see its moisture? Thank you for the note regarding overwatering. That makes sense. #### Matilda ha risposto il 2024-05-14 I get my monstera really wet until the water is dripping straight through the plant then do a little more for good luck! I try and make sure the soil is fully soaked through to the bottom - sometimes I pop them in the shower to water them and put the plug in so they get a little soak too #### Sebi + Anaïs ha risposto il 2024-05-14 this is usually the best approach in my findings, the only issue is that with watering and making so much come out the bottom the soil can over time lose its nutrients faster and fertilizers might be needed ### JDW ha commentato il 2024-05-14 I personally bottom water!!! Watching it soak up what it needs is cool! Put a small tray (assuming there are drainage holes) and see how she/he likes it!!! Pour water in the tray and for my tropicals I always give it enough to where the top still gets damp!! #### Samantha ha risposto il 2024-05-14 I’ve seen this a lot too! I need to find a video that visually shows me. It does have a tray attached at the bottom. #### JDW ha risposto il 2024-05-14 Here’s a tray under one of mine!! You can see she stopped soaking the water up because it’s still in it! And the top is moist! So it’s like she drinks what she wants! The problem with pots with attached trays is you can’t see and get a feel for how much water you’re using and they are needing. ![Allegato 1 di 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/djjAP-T5VfvYxxrZ3SY829oVgr0FAR5Ii8QCh0K1lyY/mVfCN49wThC_dJ0i34f1wQ.webp?size=large) #### JDW ha risposto il 2024-05-14 And this tray is actually one I popped off of a bigger pot!! The other one is just a cheap plate from Walmart! ![Allegato 1 di 1](https://images.getplanta.com/v1/resize/djjAP-T5VfvYxxrZ3SY829oVgr0FAR5Ii8QCh0K1lyY/Vxj3H6wuSKeVFPNeBMT66g.webp?size=large) #### Samantha ha risposto il 2024-05-14 Wow this has been so helpful! I’m going to do this. I bought another one off of OfferUp (lol) and she gave me a plate underneath too! I’m going to try this today and see how she does. ### Sydnei ha commentato il 2024-05-14 even if she’s drying out in the top, if you just watered, i’d wait a few more days just to be sure. if you have a skewer, use that to test your moisture level. if you insert and the dirt is not on the stick much, then water. good luck! --- _Fonte: la community di Planta (https://getplanta.com). La lettura è aperta a tutti. Per pubblicare, commentare e mettere 'Mi piace', scarica l'app Planta: https://getplanta.com/download_