Hello, kind folks of reddit… I have this peace lily whom is giving me no peace. By that I mean she keeps getting thirsty as all hell which I find strange. I water her as of right now on average every 3 days, previously she had been watered every week. So the logical part of my brain went "okay, not that long ago since I repotted her, but it's been 6 months maybe she's just really rootbound" NOPE. She gets a decent amount of light from a growlight however it's not like she's in the hottest window or anything, in fact she's sitting decently dark in comparison to my other plants so I have no idea why she's so thirsty. I checked the roots, no root rot, no rootboundedness, the soil retains moisture quite well, this is the soil mix I use for generally speaking thirstier plants like peacelilies… She also doesn't have any pests. I'm genuinely at a loss, do I just have a very thirsty and dramatic peacelily?? She doesn't get a whole lot of fertilizer either, only very occasionally about every 3-4 momths when I start to notice yellowing leaves (no changes in water routine, I only water when she droops, so not due to over or underwatering) thanks in advance!
by TallZookeepergame630
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I have a peace Lilly in a plastic pot that has a little window at the bottom so I can see how wet the soil is. I keep it pretty damp. It’s been pretty happy in there! I got one whole tiny flower this year lmao! The clay pot *might* be helping ot dry out so fast? They’re definitely dramatic, thirsty bitches.
That pot looks too small.
If there’s too much root and not enough soil to hold water, they’ll drink it up way faster than normal and need to be watered more often.
A pot 2 inches bigger than the root ball with fresh soil should help fix the issue.
The Conflict Lily strikes again!
You’ve got a lot of plants in one pot there, it might not be root bound but it’ll be thirsty. It also looks very happy and healthy and if you’re northern hemisphere it’s growing season so it’s using up resources.
Are you entirely soaking the soil when you water? Ie get the entire soil wet then allow to drain instead of giving it a cup or two at a time? Improper watering might also be a factor if not