I’m fairly new to plants, and I’ve collected four little haworthias that I’m trying to care for as best I can! Everyone says that it’s best to only water them once they are showing signs of thirst, but I am having a REALLY hard time figuring out what that looks like by description alone. Does anyone have photos of what the plants look like when they’re thirsty so that I can have a visual basis for comparison? I think that will help me understand a lot better.
by okevamae
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Take good photos of your plants’ leaves now for reference. Compare your plants to their photos once every week. Water when they are visibly deflated.
For example, your H.tesselata definitely does *not* need water at the moment. Neither does your big H.attenuata. The small H.attenuata could maybe have a drink. Can’t really see the H.limifolia, but it seems to also be good for now.
However, your soil will matter in how much you have to let them deflate. I use 100% inorganic grit, which doesn’t store much water at all, so if I wait for my succs to visibly deflate a lot, it will take multiple waterings to rehydrate them. If your soil is more organic and holds more water, the plants can absorb more from each watering, so you have to let them deflate more.