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title: "How accurate are the watering tasks on this app? I'm afraid of…"
description: "How accurate are the watering tasks on this app? I'm afraid of overwatering my cactus"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "GrowingLegion"
published: "2025-06-09T16:47:12.362175Z"
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# How accurate are the watering tasks on this app? I'm afraid of…

_Posted by GrowingLegion on 2025-06-09_

How accurate are the watering tasks on this app? I'm afraid of overwatering my cactus

## 8 comments

### Stephanie commented on 2025-06-09

too. Don't follow it to a tee. I check every time with a stick to see if they really need water and if it's dry I will water otherwise is hit the reminder in 2 days and check it again.

#### GrowingLegion replied on 2025-06-09

Okay, I see. Thank you!

### Stephanie commented on 2025-06-09

Thanks for looking out for my baby though. 😁

#### Stephanie replied on 2025-06-09

Sorry wrong person. Lol 🤪

### Daria Lev commented on 2025-06-10

I also water few days later than this app told me…

### Katomarose commented on 2025-06-10

I normally never water the same day the app tells me to. I start checking the plant though to see if it's all the way dried out. The skewers are a great way to tell. I normally have to snooze the reminder though, then check again when it notifies me.

#### Katomarose replied on 2025-06-10

I like to click on the 'more instructions' under the watering task because it tells you what to look for and it changes with each plant. Some will say wait until dry all the way through, others will say wait for the top two inches to be dry and so on. It's really helpful with my tropicals. General rule for cacti and succulents though is wait until they are dried all the way through.

#### GrowingLegion replied on 2025-06-10

Okay awesome! That's super helpful! Thank yall!

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