How often should you water flowers?

Estimate the water requirement

• Indoor flowers like the flaming Kathchen, a thick-leaf plant, have completely different water needs than, for example, the popular hard-working lizy.
• Plants with large leaves that evaporate a lot of moisture need to be watered more often than those with few leaves.
• The same flower needs more water in a warm, very bright location than in a cool, shady one.
• Flowers do not bloom all year round. If they are budding and have plenty of flowers, you have to water more often than during the resting phase.

When and how should it be poured?

As a rule of thumb: Always water when the top layer of the substrate feels dry (thumb test). Pour flowers with delicate roots over the coaster. These include, for example, Alpine and African violets. For all other plants, pour the water over them in a fine stream Potting soil.

Orchids are an exception. It gets this better if you are sprayed or dipped in a flower shower.

Almost all flowers do not tolerate waterlogging very well. The roots begin to rot and the important lifelines can no longer supply the plant. Therefore, you should dump away excess water that collects in the planter after ten minutes.

Water garden flowers properly

In an attractively landscaped garden, colorful flowers appear from the snowmelt until autumn, which should be watered regularly. The following principles apply to these:

• Water in the morning or in the evening if possible.
• Watering twice a day may be necessary during hot spells.
• Put water directly on the roots.
• Water deeply rooted plants at longer intervals.