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title: "I watered my plant twice this week and still feel like the leaves are…"
description: "I watered my plant twice this week and still feel like the leaves are droopy. I’ve never had a succulent before and l’m new to this. I’ve had the plant for 3…"
url: "https://getplanta.com/community/vOLjreBcQ-OpqrHIhVSc4w/aFcX-qsTRmGeLud7rDsCwg"
community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Bre"
published: "2024-08-18T02:34:24.695273Z"
language: "en"
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# I watered my plant twice this week and still feel like the leaves are…

_Posted by Bre on 2024-08-18_

I watered my plant twice this week and still feel like the leaves are droopy. I’ve never had a succulent before and l’m new to this. I’ve had the plant for 3 months, I'm not sure what kind of succulent it is. I checked the soil and it seems dry. Should I water it again? I usually water every Monday I watered it Monday and Wednesday and the plant still looks droopy. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

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## 8 comments

### Bri commented on 2024-08-18

I would say that’s too much water 😬

#### Bre replied on 2024-08-18

Should I water every other Monday? I’ll skip this week and see what happens

#### Bri replied on 2024-08-18

Succulents don’t require a lot of water they like to dry out between waterings 🤗

### Katie G commented on 2024-08-18

It doesn’t look droopy to me. If you lightly squeeze the leaves, are they soft or firm? The best way to know when to water a succulent is by checking how wet the soil is, not on a schedule. Water when the soil is completely dry.

#### Bre replied on 2024-08-18

The leaves are firm. They don't look as droopy as yesterday

### Chass commented on 2024-08-18

I use wooden skewers to test my soil moisture, just like a cake lol

#### Katie G replied on 2024-08-19

I do the same

### Heather B commented on 2024-08-20

Get an inexpensive moisture meter off Amazon and only water when it’s dry. It also looks like it could use a grow light.

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