I finally stopped ignoring that one piece of advice about overwatering

I used to water my pothos every Monday like clockwork, but after my aunt in Phoenix told me I was drowning the roots, I cut back to every 10 days. The leaves stopped yellowing and now it's trailing like crazy. Has anyone else had to unlearn a habit they thought was right?

3 comments

Log in to join the discussion

Log In

3 Comments

terryf623mo ago

Same deal with overthinking life stuff. @hugo825 caught on too - calendars just lie to us.

5

hugo8253mo ago

Whoa wait, you were watering on a strict schedule like that? I killed two snake plants doing the same thing until I realized they don't care about my calendar, just when the soil's actually dry. It's wild how we think we're being helpful but really we're just drowning them.

1

foster.charles3mo ago

Just when the soil's actually dry" - that's the part I had to learn the hard way too, except with friendships instead of plants. I kept checking in on a strict schedule and wondering why people felt smothered. Turns out you gotta let things breathe sometimes or you'll kill them.

1