When to Water Plants

It seems almost all of the channels are AGAINST using those green instant read probe type water meters( $10-$20) I be personally love mine!😎Scotty

Thank you. I so need this, I’m a famous over-waterer.

Literally just walked away from my seedlings/plants wondering if I am overwatering. Thank you!

Is this just for roses or for all seedlings?

I'm just needing to vent. I've added raised beds and even raised some areas of my yard but the California atmospheric river is drowning my in ground plants. Last year I dug a trench around one rose to save it and then dug it out and created a raised area to replant it. All my seed starts are outside and I've had remove all the under trays that hold water and use covers to try and keep out the excess rain.

I think a lot of people are scared of underwatering and end up overwatering as a consequence, I know I'm guilty haha

Such excellent basic information as usual. Thanks!

I’m getting better at not over watering and this video had lots of great information that I’ve made note of. Counting down the time until we visit your Nursery! Thank you Jason.

Starting next Monday, we will not be allowed to use outdoor watering of any kind (sprinklers, drip irrigation, faucet/hose) until early April. If I have been over-watering, there's a good chance we're going to see a lot of "1" or "2" watering levels unless we have ample rain storms. Not looking forward to those seven weeks or so.

thank you.

Another goodie Jason, Thank you❤ You solved a few questions I was having. I’ve been guilty of bottom watering. Also wanted to ask your opinion on adding Silica fertilizer in our gardens. I just saw a video pro silica from Gardening in Canada. You can add it to your water. Very interesting video. She’s a soil scientist. I wanted your thoughts before I bought anything😉😁Again Thank you!

From an ecology point of view, it’s useful to consider the habitat that a given species evolved in. Desert cacti vs tropical aroids for example. Cacti can survive and often prefer prolonged dry periods, aroids will wilt and drop leaves if not kept at relatively high moisture always.

Thanks! Great content as always!

I worked with Bachman's merchandizers, as a temp a few seasons. Those ladies could lift the pot at their accounts, and know, more or less how much water to add. Sort of like how a Deli worker can pick up .5 lbs, on the button, of OTB turkey.

I think more people over water than underwater. I think some of it has to do everybody keeps saying keep your plants moist so they're afraid to let it dry some so they run for the water or the can.

I have always wondered if bottom watering could cause too much saturation. I seem to always overwater and have seedlings with little root structure.

Thanks, very helpful and to the point

“Plants are like people..takes a long time to die of thirst, but only a few minutes to drown”. Favorite saying of the greenhouse/nursery owner I worked for many years ago while I was in college. Love your channel…

This was so helpful, thank you!

Your videos are consistently some of the best, well presented, and most informative on You Tube. Always look forward to your postings, and always learn from rhem. Thank you.

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A lot of houseplant experts say to drown your plants when watering. Should we be more measured when watering container plants?

I have a small commercial greenhouse it holds around 8000 plants. I see others watering from the top. Using trays w holes. I hesitate to do this because 1 its always cloudy in the midwest. I work a full time job. I cant water like this in the am. And all the water flattens out things like petunia and all that fertilized water spills to the ground. I had been watering in the trays and easy to waterlog. So i am watering each 4 inch pot with a small watering can . Very time consuming. Not sure how to get this right

I've been in hydro for some time. I found it easiest to keep water in the bottom tray and let the water wick up. This tray I call the reservoir. It's not unlike hydro-growing which is often in 100% water. Shortly, roots will grown down and into the reservoir. Then, all you have to do is keep water (nutrient-water for me) in the tray and this level is much easier to maintain than individual pot watering. In addition, when I pull the pot out to transplant, the hanging roots are not rootbound so plant shock is less. Trying to constrain roots in a small pot 'causes the "dance" you're speaking of. It becomes cumbersome if you have lots of pots/plants.

Very helpful video. Have definitely been overwatering my plants! 😕

Hi Jason, I'm attempting to propgate a rose for the first time. Im not entirely sure variety as I just took a cutting from my parents bush and my dad is unsure. I did the rooting hormone and let it be. I was surprised after only 2 months, it sprouted some growth now! Was looking really nice, but now the poor little thing is wilty. I hadn't been watering much because its winter. But, I gave it some more water and it didn't help the situation. So, I moved it from the indirect light window to a window with direct light and that hasnt helped either. Any thoughts? The 4 leaves it did have look like they are now at the verge of dying off.

Great vid Jason thanks!

Hi Jason,
I liked the video on the watering. I wished I had seen it two weeks ago. I did an oops on some roses, but I didn't lose all of them .I have a question for you, I see in your propagating room that you have grow lights. Are they effective for the plants in the clear plastic totes. I have four foot led lights up now, and I like to get rid of them for something more efficient.
Thanks for the videos.
Steve.

Thank you, does this apply to orchids? I have an orchid on a bark but suddenly when the hot season began and I moist it a litle bit more,, it loosed it´s leaves, turnign yellow and roted.

Thank you!

Thank you. This is a very helpful video.

it depends how wet your water is.

Do rose bush leaves yellow when not watered?

Thank you for this video. I always struggle with when to water.

Exactly what I was looking for. For most of my new garden. I know it’s impossible to cover everything and there are special needs for some plants. I planted 5 hibiscus last year. I think I’m supposed to water those every day. I’ll have to revisit that.

By far the most informative, thorough, and thoughtful videos on plant watering I have seen. Thank you!!

Thanks, it took me awhile to find the exact infor I was looking for and you provided it with that convenient side by side plant comparison!

Thank you very much.

Thank you for sharing, this topic was really helpful.

Another great lesson. Thanks. - Question: Do you have any recommendations for on-line horticulture courses or degrees?

Guilty as charged 😿

So so so helpful. Thank you

Thank you!