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Watering House Plants - Tomato Plants – When is the Best Time?
By DanP | May 17, 2008
“My plants always die”, is the common complaint of too many apartment dwellers. Listen carefully: plants die if they are watered too much or too little. So how are you to know? “I was told to water every 5 days”, cries Alice, who is beginning to feel that her love life is related to her plants demise.
Ok, listen and remember… it doesn’t matter if you water in the morning or at night, 2x/week or whatever else the guy at the nursery told you about that lovely new Petunia you just bought…
Water your house plants when the soil feels dry, simple. Really. Get your finger dirty, get to know your plants intimately. While you’re at it, massage the leaves too, get the dust off them so they can breathe. Sing to them. Don’t follow a schedule, or else you might kill your precious house plants once again.
The real question shouldn’t be, how often or when you should water your house plants… the real question should be, how often should you feel the soil? That’s entirely up to you, but I’d recommend 2x/week. If the soil feels moist, don’t water, simple. Of coarse, succulents, like cactus is different; you could probably check 1x/week or maybe longer.
photo by: cgines
Topics: gardening tips, tomato plants |
