Rain, rain, rain

Probably a result of me suddenly getting interested in plants of all things.

Since starting this blog last week, the floodgates of heaven have opened up here and it has been raining almost continuously, and is still continuing to do so. Since I would prefer to do any re-potting of my plants outside, the rain has severely hampered my plans. Also, I'm still waiting for better light to take pictures of my new plants.

In the mean time Ive done some basic research regarding pot plants, especially regarding watering them.

• Allow the soil to dry out a little before watering. Doing so allows the roots chance to breath. Depending on the specific plant, the recommendations average to about having the top third of the soil in the pot dry out before next watering.
  
• Potted plants left outside in harsher weather generally requires more frequent watering.
• Ensure the soil in your pots have some course filling at the bottom. Rocks, gravel or broken pot shards for example. This allows the water to drain out and not rot the roots of the plant. This is particularly important if your pot doesn't also have draining holes at the bottom.
  
• When in doubt, don't water. (Learned this the hard way)

Till next time.