In the last “Houseplant 101: Back to Basics” episode—Ep. 119—we discussed utilizing techniques to know when to water plants, but in this episode, we'll learn how to water houseplants properly.

Timecodes:
0:00 Introduction
0:42 Types of water
5:13 Boiling water / letting water sit
6:34 Optimum pH
8:03 Water temperature
9:01 Watering equipment
10:30 How to water a plant
16:25 Moist, not wet
19:55 Bottomup or Topdown watering
24:30 Airflow
25:33 Watering red flags
28:45 Sneak peek on next episode


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