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Watering

Plant help guides about watering houseplants correctly.

Watering

How to save a plant from root rot

While there are still firm roots to work with, you can save a plant from root rot: cut away everything brown and soft and repot into fresh mix in a smaller pot. If almost nothing firm is left, take cuttings instead.

Watering

How often should you water aloe vera and other succulents?

There's no fixed number of days. Succulents want a full soak followed by a full dry-out, and the gap between them shifts with season, light, and pot size.

Watering

Overwatered or underwatered? How to tell the difference

Both look like a drooping, yellowing plant — but the fixes are opposites. Four checks that tell you which problem you actually have.

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