Wet soil
Any advice on why my soil is still wet to the touch when I watered it 2 weeks ago? And it’s due another water but it won’t dry out ? Help please. #Philodendron #RarePlants #HappyPlants #PlantsMakePeopleHappy #PlantAddict #NewGrowth #PropagationStation
3ft to light, indirect
8” pot with drainage
Last watered 1 year ago
8
If the soil is holding that much moisture you probably need to repot this plant in a different type of soil. Some soils drain better than others, and this plant needs a fairly quick draining medium.
I mix my own soil for my philos, but you can buy soil ready to go that is made for these types of plants. It should be a chunky blend with some combination of bark, pumice, and perlite in addition to the other ingredient. These materials help the soil to drain out excess water while still retaining just the right amount that the plant actually needs.
If you want to buy soil I would probably recommend Fox Farms as they make high quality products in a variety of styles to fit various types of plants.
If you want to make your own soil let me know and I'll post a list of ingredients for you.
Hope this helps; your plant is beautiful
I mix my own soil for my philos, but you can buy soil ready to go that is made for these types of plants. It should be a chunky blend with some combination of bark, pumice, and perlite in addition to the other ingredient. These materials help the soil to drain out excess water while still retaining just the right amount that the plant actually needs.
If you want to buy soil I would probably recommend Fox Farms as they make high quality products in a variety of styles to fit various types of plants.
If you want to make your own soil let me know and I'll post a list of ingredients for you.
Hope this helps; your plant is beautiful
Is there drainage in the pot? Also maybe give less water at a time as it looks like either the soil is holding on to too much which means you need new soil with drainage and a pot with bigger holes or water less. I would change soil and check roots for issues because all that moisture sitting around could cause rot.
@LatiTish84 yes i had problems with pots I thought drained well but when I poked more holes in the bottom water literally poured out. Other pots have attached trays which you can’t really empty without turning over the whole pot
@lemrobs Thanks!
For my aroid plants I use a coco bark based mixture. It's usually 2 parts bark to one part coco coir, and then I will mix in pumice, charcoal, worm castings, and sometimes perlite as well depending on what I'm potting.
The ratios for the additives I don't have a very scientific measurement for, I just know what looks right in the bin I normally use, which I realize isn't particularly helpful. Roughly per two gallons of bark I'm adding 6 cups each of the other ingredients, but I'm putting it in by the handful rather than truly measuring.
I knew I wanted a good soil for my plants, but I also know I didn't want to keep spending a ton on small batch soil from Etsy so I set out to make my own. These are the most common ingredients I saw across all the listings for soil that I trusted and were from reputable sellers. I'm still fine tuning it, but so far what I've planted in it seems happy. The first batch I made had too much coir in it and didn't drain quite as well as I wanted so I upped the bark and am happier with it now.
For my aroid plants I use a coco bark based mixture. It's usually 2 parts bark to one part coco coir, and then I will mix in pumice, charcoal, worm castings, and sometimes perlite as well depending on what I'm potting.
The ratios for the additives I don't have a very scientific measurement for, I just know what looks right in the bin I normally use, which I realize isn't particularly helpful. Roughly per two gallons of bark I'm adding 6 cups each of the other ingredients, but I'm putting it in by the handful rather than truly measuring.
I knew I wanted a good soil for my plants, but I also know I didn't want to keep spending a ton on small batch soil from Etsy so I set out to make my own. These are the most common ingredients I saw across all the listings for soil that I trusted and were from reputable sellers. I'm still fine tuning it, but so far what I've planted in it seems happy. The first batch I made had too much coir in it and didn't drain quite as well as I wanted so I upped the bark and am happier with it now.
@tmbryant37 wow, you’re my hero! Thanks so much