Der Boden fühlt sich immer noch feucht an, der letzte Wasser war vor ungefähr 2,5 Wochen. Die Blätter sind jedoch schliefend
Von: justdundeeoh
Der Boden fühlt sich immer noch feucht an, der letzte Wasser war vor ungefähr 2,5 Wochen. Die Blätter sind jedoch schliefend
Von: justdundeeoh
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No, you should not water. Looks like root rot to me
Idk peace Lillie’s r dramatic asf
Stick your finger in the soil about an inch down to your first lil knuckle. Check it a few different places.
Is it wet or dry? You know the rest!
Soil still moist 2.5 weeks after watering tells me the soil isn’t draining well and your plant’s roots may be rotting.
Try repotting with this soil mix:
https://houseplantresourcecenter.com/2021/05/the-best-soil-for-peace-lilies/
From what I understand these meters aren’t all that useful. Like another commenter said, just stick your finger in the soil
If you watered that long ago and it still feels moist, it’s overwatering. Check the pot for excess water
The plant is telling you
Is that a peace lily? It doesn’t matter how wet or dry your soil is if it’s a peace lily… she will find SOMETHING to be extremely dramatic about.
I always just go off the weight of the pot with these drama queens- soil could feel wet in one part and be dry in another so if it feels pretty light I’d add the tiniest bit of water and see if they perk up tomorrow
You probably drowned that plant 2 weeks ago and that is why it’s droopy.
Spathiphyllums/Peace Lilly dont like clay pots, there’s to much dry from the porus pot. They need to be in a plastic pot typically. After seeing the pic you posted about the roots and being all over grown like youll want to make sure to clean up the root ball, loosen it, trim it and when repotting try to allow for the roots to span outward into new soil so they can become established in new soil, not just a clump underneath. I believe as far as fertilizer the Osmacote like many should just be sprinkled on top or lighty dug in a bit, but house plants cant take to much at once and repotting and to much fertilizer may be another issue. Terra cotta is good for some plants that dont mind a dryer environment as the air is always drying the pot and the clay is always soaking up any moisture it can. I hope you can find a good balance for your plant, they can be temperamental but are overall a nice indoor plant that blooms periodically.
My instinct is that this is a root issue, and possibly the roots are rotting because the pot is too big for the rootball. I’d check the roots and repot if there is any signs of rot. It could be shock after reporting, but I suspect it’s not.
I see a link suggesting you use aroid mix, personally I think aroid mix isn’t moisture retentive enough for peace lily and I’d use a simple mix of potting soil and perlite, with maybe a little orchid bark.
Try Ecowitt moisture meters
https://shop.ecowitt.com/products/ecowitt-gw1206-soil-moisture-sensor-kit
Finger to the knuckles always works
That meter does nothing
Why does it have a battery
Maybe repot the plant. It’s beyond watering now. Help!
I have the same meter and I only water when they are in the red.
Bottom water peace lilies when they are droopy – you don’t need a device to tell you what the plant is already communicating
Yeah this is the opposite problem. Possible root rot. Take it out asap and replace the soil with a very light airy mix. Make sure the pot has a hole. Any indoor potting soil + use perlite in the mix and I think your peace lily will survive.
Honestly, peace lilies are so dramatic and tell you when they want water or have been over watered. If the soil is soggy, you’ve over watered. Otherwise – this hun is giving thirrrrrrsty
Mix in ground cinnamon to minimize rot. I swear, miracle substance many of my rest in peace lilies survived the unsurvivable with cinnamon.
Time to take it out of the pot and investigate
Moisture meters don’t work. Use your finger.
We don’t know your watering habits, onky you can tell if it is overwatered.
If the media is moist to the touch then it is overwatered and may be too late to save.
If it is dry then yea, Ester the shit out of it
You can throw that meter away. Any salt or fertilizer in the soil will make it read incorrectly.
Just water your plant fully.
Peace lily? Effing divas
Well you should stop using a moisture meter, they don’t work well if the soil has good drainage / is gritty
If this is a peace lily, it needs a ton of water. I used to work in a greenhouse and these silly plants are very dramatic and always thirsty
The problem with this style of readily available moisture meters is that they don’t measure the actual amount of water in the soil. They measure the electrical conductivity of the media, which will be variable depending on what the plant is potted in, ambient humidity, salt buildup etc etc etc.
If anyone really, really feels they need a physical tool to determine if a plant needs water, a manual soil probe, like a soil sleuth (that’s a brand name, there’s tons of similar options, but for reference), will give you an accurate idea of when the plant needs water. They work by coring the soil every inch or so, and then you check if the tiny removed potting media chunks are wet/dry/damp at each level.
The condition of the plant in the first photo would lead me to guess it either has root rot, or went unwatered for too long. When you water it, you’ll want to water it until the media is uniformly saturated. Spathiphyllum like to be watered a bit more frequently than other houseplants, and will faint when under water stress/too thirsty.
make sure to remove all the rot and toss all that substrate and remove as much of the old substrate as you can.
Moisture meters don’t work imo.
A better way to tell is how heavy the port is. A saturated pot will have weight. Once the soil is TRULY dry, it will weigh almost nothing.
If it’s this wet after 2.5 weeks like others have said, your soil is too absorbing or has insufficient drainage holes.
What kind of pot is it in?? Thst has the signs of root rot imo. Do what @This-Com suggested above.