Chat with my neighbor made me realize I've been overwatering my garden for 3 years straight

He pointed out my soil was soggy 2 inches down and said 'roots need to breathe too' and now I'm wondering how many plants I killed with too much love - anyone else ever get a basic garden fact this wrong this long?

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miaprice9d ago

Wait did I read somewhere that overwatering actually drowns the roots by filling up all the air pockets in the soil? I heard this gardening tip on a podcast the other day, the guy said most people kill houseplants by watering too much not too little. Three years is a long time though, bet your soil is pretty compacted by now from all that water sitting there. You might want to dig up a couple plants and check how the roots look, if they're mushy or brown that's root rot from drowning basically.

ryan_hart389d ago

Three years of soggy soil sounds like prime mosquito breeding territory.

emma_jones9d agoMost Upvoted

Ha! @ryan_hart38, you'd have your own swamp ecosystem going.