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title: "I accidentally added liquid fertiliser whilst bottom watering my…"
description: "I accidentally added liquid fertiliser whilst bottom watering my pingula and I don’t know if this will kill my plant it was in the water for 5 minutes does…"
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author: "Lucas Anderson"
published: "2024-11-02T22:14:09.566991Z"
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# I accidentally added liquid fertiliser whilst bottom watering my…

_Posted by Lucas Anderson on 2024-11-02_

I accidentally added liquid fertiliser whilst bottom watering my pingula and I don’t know if this will kill my plant it was in the water for 5 minutes does anyone have any advice?

## 4 comments

### tooth commented on 2024-11-02

that’s completely fine! you should be good

#### Lucas Anderson replied on 2024-11-02

Thank you!

### AlexSloj commented on 2024-11-03

How much fertilizer did you add? If it was an amount you would typically use for things like tropical houseplants, I’d probably recommend flushing the substrate by top watering to be safe. If you’re in the northern hemisphere, I would especially recommend this, as they’ll be even more sensitive as we enter winter!

### Wolfen 🐺 commented on 2024-11-03

I'd flush it with water.

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