Even with regular care and attention, houseplants sometimes decide to die.
This happens due to mistakes made by the gardener himself. The expert of the online publication "BelNovosti", scientist-agronomist, landscape designer Anastasia Kovrizhnykh told about the mistakes that many of us make when watering indoor flowers.
Watering on schedule
The frequency of watering is influenced by many factors, including the amount of light, temperature, air humidity, etc.
Instead of watering the soil in pots according to a schedule, you should check the condition of the soil before watering.
If the plant "lives" in a shallow pot, you can do this with your finger. If the pot is deep, you will need a wooden stick, which you need to reach the bottom, leave for a minute, and then check. If it is wet at the end, then, as a rule, you do not need to pour water (depending on the specific flower).
Overwatering
Due to excess moisture, the plant's leaves turn yellow and the roots rot. This is another reason to check the soil in the pot before watering. Wet soil indicates that the flower does not need liquid yet.
Insufficient watering
The damage of under-watering is manifested in the leaves turning brown and the roots drying out. Here is another sign of lack of water: the plant seems to "droop" if the roots do not receive enough water.
The main thing is that the flowerpot has a drainage hole. Then you can safely pour water.
Watering in one place
You are watering your flower correctly if you pour water evenly over the entire surface of the soil until it starts to come out of the drainage hole.
If you pour water only in one place or on one side, not all roots will receive life-giving moisture, which is why they will begin to die.
Expert: Anastasia Kovrizhnykh
