How do I re-start wick action?

Begonia2005

13 years ago

I've had my plants wicked for over a week now and they all seem quite happy.
I've read, however, that once in a while it is good to let the water in the container dry up so you can give the plants a break from damp feet.

With the way my plants have been behaving in the past and given the cold season is approaching - with less water needs and more risk for powdery mildew and the like, I think this would be a good idea.

My question is: when I water again, how do I do it to make sure the wick inside the pot gets uniformly wet again?
I could, of course, water really well but I am afraid I would over-water the AV-s at that moment by getting them from desert to swamp.

How do people re-start wick action properly when they let the container dry up once in a while?

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bragu_DSM 5
13 years ago
I water from the top, and then put a smidge of water in the bottom for the wick to suck up. But am new to wicking too, and it varies from plant to plant and location to location around the house. So I move plants a lot, looking for perhaps a more ideal location to meet their needs.

I have oyama pots too, and some AVs just don't like them.

Not much help, but sometimes you just have to experiment...

take this advice with a grain of salt ... you will figure it out ... or not ... sometimes you have to try a different AV and give a friend your problem one. Their house could be better.

A couple of my problem ones are going to work, where people love it warm all year, plus there is a nice south window.

They croak, there's about 14,000 other varieties to try ...

dave
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Whitelacey
13 years ago
Begonia,

If your plants seem happy with the present situation, stay the course. If it ain't broke, don't fix it!!!

Linda

P.S. You re-start the wick as Dave says-just water from above until the water comes out the bottom.
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