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Is this underwatering?

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Hi, ive been having this little plant like this for a week or more and i dont know the problem, the weather is really hot here in spain. The soil im using is this one: https://www.amazon.es/dp/B0051PS1BO/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_ivv-Cb2W4AADM
Which ive been told to add perlite and i was wattering maybe every 4 days or so, now im gonna start doing it almost every 2 days when the soil is dry
 

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I'm no soil guy but that soil pulling away from the edges of the pot leads me to think you are correct it needs watering more often. I'm not seeing the droopiness usually seen in the stems from over watering. It looks a little hungry also but that could be due to under watering. Adding perlite will aid in good drainage (which is good) so in high temp environments you will probably need to water a bit more often. Again i'm not a dirt guy, just going off the symptoms i see. What size pots are those in? Might help you to up size a bit in higher temps.
 
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Aqua Man said:
I'm no soil guy but that soil pulling away from the edges of the pot leads me to think you are correct it needs watering more often. I'm not seeing the droopiness usually seen in the stems from over watering. It looks a little hungry also but that could be due to under watering. Adding perlite will aid in good drainage (which is good) so in high temp environments you will probably need to water a bit more often. Again i'm not a dirt guy, just going off the symptoms i see. What size pots are those in? Might help you to up size a bit in higher temps.
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They are quite small pots, ill change them to a bigger one. Thanks for the help
 
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They are beginning to droop from lack of water, as seen by the progressive drooping b the heavier parts, the bigger fan leaves and working up to the top new growth. I'm not sure what your plans are, but they would benefit greatly from a larger container which would help to hold water without the feast/famine cycles you can get with a small container. I would normally start with my "Too many nutes" speech, because it looks healthy, but the nutes that are in the current soil are going to be depleted sooner than later... even though the plant is still small, the cup is pretty small too. I would think it would be pretty hard to overwater it at this point, since the roots have probably filled the cup, and the cup can't hold too much water due to it's size. Time for a new home!
 
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Jimster said:
They are beginning to droop from lack of water, as seen by the progressive drooping b the heavier parts, the bigger fan leaves and working up to the top new growth. I'm not sure what your plans are, but they would benefit greatly from a larger container which would help to hold water without the feast/famine cycles you can get with a small container. I would normally start with my "Too many nutes" speech, because it looks healthy, but the nutes that are in the current soil are going to be depleted sooner than later... even though the plant is still small, the cup is pretty small too. I would think it would be pretty hard to overwater it at this point, since the roots have probably filled the cup, and the cup can't hold too much water due to it's size. Time for a new home!
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In case you have not, try putting stones,gravel or hydroton at the bottom of any pot you plant in. That and a saucer/tray underneath helps with water retention. Happy little critter even if thirsty
 
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Wf, Hydroton are expanded clay balls. They can hold 30% 0f their weight as water which the roots can extract. They come in big bags but are very good to have. They work for hanging flower baskets in the garden too.
 
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Spelczk said:
Wf, Hydroton are expanded clay balls. They can hold 30% 0f their weight as water which the roots can extract. They come in big bags but are very good to have. They work for hanging flower baskets in the garden too.
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I already have perlite, but its nice to know hydroton too thanks!
 
#10
Perlite is added mostly to aid in drainage, or at least that is my understanding. I don't think it will help in keeping water available for roots, but anything that works is OK with me. Keep up the good work!
 
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TerriR said:
When mine look like that I repot them. I use coco loco/happy frog in a 50/50 mix which dries out nicely so I can water every day and sometimes twice a day in hot weather. 15 and 20 gallon pots outside...they get ginormous root systems and isn’t that what we want?
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You were right, the roots where already at the bottom, hopefully it recovers nicely. Thanks a lot!
 
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