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"Just Asking" wrote:

What is the best way to dry out a plant's soil (without drying out the plant)
after flushing or overwatering?

If anyone has any tips, that would be great.

It seems to me that the greatest obstacle to flushing plants in soil,
is that the soil remains wet for far too long.

Alex

The soil make up can vary from course sand to store bought potting soil
and everything in between. Course dry's out fast. Then there is
vermiculite etc. Potting mixture requires study. Pot shards in your
pot to encourage drainage seems the rigor.

I think that large pot size can deal withy mistakes better than small
pots.

We soak our orchids once a week and mist on occasion. All of this is
dependent on time of the year which effects humidly and light. Other
plants are watered according to their nature and we have killed quite a
few in our time.

I guess there are electronic water determining devices but I am
ignorant of them. Still amazed that I can get a stud finder to work.

Bill

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