overwatering
Too much moisture
Overwatering is giving a plant more water than it needs, which can damage roots and kill the plant as surely as drought.
The term appears as both noun and verb: Overwatering is the most common cause of houseplant death; You're overwatering your succulents.
Losing turgor and drooping
- yellowingBecoming pale gold-brown
- root rotFungal underground plant disease
- moldForm-giving container
- mildewFungus from dampness
fungus · soggy · drooping · leaf drop · browning · stunted growth · edema · blight
Liquid removal system
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- puddlingStirring molten pig iron
- saturationState of complete permeation
- compactionReducing volume through pressure
anaerobic · stagnant · permeability · aeration · runoff · pooling · clay · perlite
Perforations for water exit
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- cachepotDecorative outer pot
- dry outLose moisture completely
- aerationInfusing with oxygen
Cultivated indoor vegetation
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
- orchidsTropical flowering plants
ferns · tropicals · lawn · garden · potted plants · transplants · herbs · indoor plants
wilting
Losing turgor and drooping
mildew · fungus · soggy · drooping · leaf drop · browning · stunted growth · edema · blight · chlorosis
drainage
Liquid removal system
- soggyThoroughly wet and soft
- puddlingStirring molten pig iron
- saturationState of complete permeation
compaction · anaerobic · stagnant · permeability · aeration · runoff · pooling · clay · perlite · amendments
drainage holes
Perforations for water exit
- terracottaFired reddish-brown ceramic
- cachepotDecorative outer pot
- dry outLose moisture completely
aeration · perlite · mulching · monitoring
houseplants
Cultivated indoor vegetation
- succulentsMoisture-retaining flora
- cactiSpiny water-storing plants
- seedlingsNewly germinated plants
orchids · ferns · tropicals · lawn · garden · potted plants · transplants · herbs · indoor plants · bedding plants
- Gardening Mistakesoverfertilizing, poor drainage, crowding, overcrowding, wrong location
- plant problemsroot rot, iron deficiency, calcium deficiency, wilting, yellow leaves
- plant carefertilizing, fertilizer, pruning, transplanting, weeding
- overdoingoverdoing, overindulging, overkill, excess, overreacting
- wastefulnesswaste, squandering, extravagance, profligacy, dissipation
- irrigation problemsclogging, leaks, poor drainage, pump failure, blockages
water, watery, watered, watering, underwater, waters, waterless, waterlogged, underwatering