How often should I water my Peace Lily & what else can I do for it?
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bradleyd_svh
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The big question!! How often should I water my garden
Comments (2)You are generally better off watering longer but less often. When you water small amounts very frequently, the lawn and garden stay wet on the surface nearly all the time, making an ideal environment for fungus problems. Plants also don't put down deep roots since they don't need to, so are more susceptible to drought stress if there is a gap in the watering, and if your sprinklers aren't completely uniform, you get patches that never get enough water. By watering less frequently, but with more water so it soaks down in, the surface will dry out and reduce fungus problems and the roots will go down deeper to follow the water. I water usually once a week, sometimes every 5 days during the hottest part of the summer when days are consistently in the 90's--it depends on when the grass starts to show water stress, but the water will reach a depth of 24 inches or more from each watering. My climate gets virtually no rainfall, so irrigation is all it gets. When we do get measurable rain in late spring, then I will space the watering out further, based on when the grass just starts to show some drouth stress. What I'm getting at is let the ground dry out to a depth as long as your middle finger or a little more, then give it a good watering, then let it dry to that depth before the next watering and set your timer to follow that schedule....See Moreshould i transfer my Spathiphyllum #Peace Lily
Comments (7)That plant does look severly root bound and I agree with Pelargonium_gw. Droopyness in Peace lilies often means there thirsty, it sometimes accounts for overwatering too but I don't think that's the case. It also looks a bit leggy.... How much sun does it get? Where is it situated? I don't think dividing it would really help the appearance in anyway and I don't think its needed. But if you want to divide you can. Rinse off all the old soil and after you'll be able to see the individual plants. Gently pulled them apart making sure no major roots are damaged and few roots are lost then pot it up. If it was my plant though, I'd do what Sans said and only repot it....See MoreHow deep should I keep my pygmy water lily?
Comments (2)Thanks gary. It's a tropical purple pygmy from Trickers. I decided to just lower it. The actual top of the container is now still just about 10" under the surface, so I think it will be okay. I had another small hardy lily that was probably still too close to the surface and had lots of floating leaves. I sank it yesterday and now the leaves are floating on the surface........which was really fast.........so I think they will all be okay. These are just 100 and 300 gallon stocktanks, so when they're even on the bottom, they are still relatively close to the surface.......as compared to a deeper pond. I've just been amazed in the past, with regular sized waterlilies in these ponds, how many more blossoms they had when they are on the bottoms and not just below the surface. Thanks again Gary....See MoreSo how often should I be watering plants installed mid July?
Comments (3)Wow. What a great gardener you are. I think it's unlikely the rhizome was harboring its own death. The soil always has pathogens and if a rhizome is nicked, the warm temps. and moisture will provide the ideal environment for fast growth of the pathogen. I had rot one time only. The smell was unforgettable. Never could figure it out as the other rhizomes 1-inch away were fine. Only one rhizome was affected. And not a new planting. Regarding watering of new rhizomes I follow the regime of a grower with soil the opposite of mine. She's on a mountain (huge hill) with decomposed granite which holds no water and 15-20 degrees hotter than my area. In order to grow iris their tractor discs (?) in a mountain of decomposed compost every other year. After planting the beds are soaked thoroughly. Then no water for one month. I use an overnight drip on new rhizomes. Do you have squirrels that could have tried to sample a rhizome?...See MoreDave
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