For a two in diameter for the top and ~1 in for the bottom of the terracotta pot how much should it be watered every two weeks if the pot doesn't have a drainage hole?

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#Sedum

@CleanTurmeric92 · Answer

I would say a quarter cup every two weeks should be pretty safe, especially since it doesn’t have a drainage hole.￼

@Ms.Persnickety · Answer

@SmoothPunanova Is the actual plant in a plastic pot ? And is the Terracotta pot just decor? If it’s in a plastic pot, which will not let the soil dry out sufficiently in two weeks because Plastic is a non-porous material. And the soil needs air circulation too dry out. Before watering you should check the soil for moisture preferably with a bamboo skewer if there’s soil on the skewer the soil is still too wet and the plant should be snoozed ! Sedums are Succulents and drought tolerant. It’s better to underwater water than to overwater. Do not water a succulent every two weeks without checking the soil first. The pot will need a drainage hole otherwise you are asking for root rot!

@DreamMachine · Answer

@SmoothPunanova if you’re responding to a certain person make sure to tag them, otherwise they won’t get notified of your reply. So if you were responding to Charlie you would put @Charli3Plant in your comment.

As for getting peat off the roots, what I do is use a gentle spray of lukewarm water from my kitchen faucet or in the shower. If it’s really stuck on there I will alternate between that and letting it soak in a container of water. I put a 5 gal bucket to catch all the runoff and then dump it outside so I’m not putting soil down my drains 😄 You dont have to be neurotic about it, but I do try to get as much as possible off, because otherwise the peat will hold water around the root area, which is not what you want!

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