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title: "Hi! I’m new to the succulent game. I put together this mini-garden,…"
description: "Hi! I’m new to the succulent game. I put together this mini-garden, and was wondering if I should water it now (immediately after repotting) or wait a few…"
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community: "The Cactus & Succulent Circle"
author: "Candy"
published: "2025-05-28T21:01:20.864335Z"
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# Hi! I’m new to the succulent game. I put together this mini-garden,…

_Posted by Candy on 2025-05-28_

Hi! I’m new to the succulent game. I put together this mini-garden, and was wondering if I should water it now (immediately after repotting) or wait a few days? On-line advise seems to be split between waiting and not waiting. Going to add some white pebbles on top to finish this up.

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## 5 comments

### Peyton 🤍 commented on 2025-05-28

Whenever I re-planted my succulents, I misted the soil before planting and then watered after 2-ish days, and they’ve adjusted fine! If you didn’t pre-wet the soil I’d suggest maybe a light watering and then you can give them a full one in a few days.

#### Candy replied on 2025-05-28

Thanks! I made a mix of cactus something or other soil (it’s in the other room) and perlite and dampened it slightly when I mixed it, so I’ll wait to water.

### Phil commented on 2025-05-28

Either way is probably fine. Just check the leaves for water need.

### Sunny commented on 2025-05-29

The leaves are all wrinkled indicating they need water. I would water them now.

### Josie commented on 2025-05-29

It’s always a good idea to water immediately after repotting anything. It greatly reduces the risk of repot shock. The only exceptions I would say are plants suffering from root rot

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