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We have warned you several times that watering is one of the most significant care activities for plants. In fact, improper watering can kill them. However, if this happens to you, you should know that all is not lost. There are ways to save it. But, How to regenerate a plant that has excess water?

If you are one of those people who often drown your plants and are tired of them dying because of it, check out what we have prepared to lend a hand you save them, or at least augment the chances that they will survive.

How to recognize that we have overdone it with water

The first thing you need to know is whether your plant is actually getting excess water or not. There are some who don’t like this, but other plants thrive in this situation.

Now, those who don’t like what’s happening to them is that the plant is not able, through the roots, to exchange gases, to absorb nutrients… This is what is called “root hypoxia”. And basically what happens is Your plant is drowning because the roots can’t do anything they should and this “druggedizes” the entire plant. In addition, unfortunate fungi will appear that can completely destroy the plant.

Some of the symptoms you will notice when your plant has too much water include:

• Weakness. Notes as if the plant was withered or depressed.
• yellowing, especially of lower leaves.
• Falling leaves and flowers.
• Leaves that are turning brown (or that are growing and turning brown even though they have not unfolded).
• Substrate too saturated (falls apart, causes the plant to wobble).

How to Regenerate a Plant with Excess Water

Now that you have symptoms and even at first glance you can see that the plant has excess water, it’s time to act. And we would like to say that the speed (velocity) at which we take action can decide whether we can save them or not.

For example, if you realize you have watered too much and you water too much an hour after you watered too much, It has more solutions than if you realized you’d be watering it again in a week.

We recommend trying it anyway. You never know, it might be forceful enough to hold up. Or maybe the one that was diluted for a shorter time eventually dies.

So what to do? Here are a few steps:

Remove the plant from the pot

This is the first step and the first thing you need to do as quickly as possible. It’s not enough to just take it out of the pot and that’s it. No.

We need to pull it out, get as much dirt out of it as possible. All that’s left is the roots in the air. Try to do this slowly and carefully so as not to break the roots or damage the plant itself. The goal is to remove as much soil as possible and keep it in the air (i.e. without watering, potting, or covering it with soil) for about 12-24 hours.

check the roots

After that time, you will be face to face with the situation you have caused. That is, you will know whether the plant lives or dies, or is still forceful enough to survive.

And how do you achieve this? With roots. If you notice that the roots are white, be joyful because it means that nothing happened to them. However, if they are black or rotting, the only solution is to trim them as soon as possible to pristine the plant and prevent them from growing again.

Of course, if they are all black and burst without anything, it will mean that the plant has no solution left. You can try to save it, but it will be very, very hard.

Apply fungicide

Once you have trimmed the damaged roots and checked their condition, it is time to apply a fungicide to prevent or so you can fight this plague and have a better chance of getting back on track.

There are many options on the market, just make sure they are good and that you can apply them to your roots without any problems.

Graft

The next step you need to take to recover a plant with excess water is to replant it. And here you need to consider a few things:

• If you are using the same pot (which is possible), be sure to wash and disinfect it before replanting. It may sound silly, but any fungus that may be present on it will not negatively affect the weakened plant.
• Do not exploit the same soil you took from it.even though it has dried out. You can throw it away because it can be a source of fungi for other plants (or this one).
• Prepare a mixture of fresh soil and perlite. In fact, perlite or any other type of drainage is crucial to avoid these types of problems for your plants (and to make sure they don’t get hurt if you overwater).
• Don’t even think about paying. In fact, we also do not recommend using a rooting product. At this point, the plant is tender and diseased, and the last thing it needs is to force it to grow or develop roots by adding fertilizer or a rooting product. Give it time and only when you see modern shoots should you consider doing this.

After repotting, place the plant in a partially shaded spot (even if the plant is in direct sun). This way you will gradually recover. without exposing the plant to additional problems caused by the sun, which can lead to it being burned.

give it time

Bringing a plant back to life that has excess water is not simple. And it requires a lot of patience and leaving things to themselves. What do we mean? Well, when we worry about a plant, we tend to be vigilant, overwhelmed, because it doesn’t respond… and that causes you to change it. That you move it to a different place, that you water it a little, that you prune it…

This is all stressful for her and is the worst thing you can do.

So try to forget about her for a while.

Water only to the touch

In fact, we recommend that you spray only water for the first few days, nothing else. When it’s your turn, water normally, but not too much, of course.

Now You now have a way to save your plant from excess water. Has this ever happened to you? How did you react?