Hey so I do fully dry the entire way down eg., if I put my finger in to my knuckle it should feel dry. Basically as dry as I let all other plants in my collection get. I have most of my maranta in clear pots though so I can usually just see if it's dry or not, or I go by how light the pot feels. I mainly just see what the leaves are doing so if they start to curl or feel thin then that usually tells me it's time to water. This is what I do and not everybody would agree but it is what works for me. Humidity is also just as important like I said in this video 😊 hope that helps. Feel free to comment if you have more questions. It has taken me about 2 years to finally get it right with my calathea/maranta
@@lisalovesleaves1326 ok great so down to finger knuckle? Clear pots is an awesome idea. I’m finding crispy tips on Marantas more so than my Calatheas. Humidity is approximately 60-70 in summer and 50-60 in winter so feel that’s ok. Have been heavy handed with fertiliser, might be salt build up!! Correcting that. Use fish tank water.
@@user99351 yup or you can use a moisture metre too. I don't use my fingers anymore because I can just tell by the weight of the pot now but I used to use that method. clear pots is definitely a good idea for sure. I have most of my plants in them now as I'm an overwaterer and it helps a lot. Yeah even when my calathea had great humidity I would still get the crispy tips until I reduced my watering. Now none of my calathea have crispy tips apart from the rattlesnake I showed in this video. I have heard that calathea can be very fussy with certain fertilisers so I tend to not fertilise them or if I do it's not very often. The only fertiliser I've used on them is foliage pro and that seemed fine. The other thing is using rainwater or distilled water which I do too.
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Hi Lisa, when you say dry it out (maranta), how much drying down do you do? Surface? Half way down? Thanks Leanne
I have the same mix as yourself, half cacti/succulent mix half pumice.
Hey so I do fully dry the entire way down eg., if I put my finger in to my knuckle it should feel dry. Basically as dry as I let all other plants in my collection get.
I have most of my maranta in clear pots though so I can usually just see if it's dry or not, or I go by how light the pot feels. I mainly just see what the leaves are doing so if they start to curl or feel thin then that usually tells me it's time to water.
This is what I do and not everybody would agree but it is what works for me. Humidity is also just as important like I said in this video 😊 hope that helps. Feel free to comment if you have more questions. It has taken me about 2 years to finally get it right with my calathea/maranta
@@lisalovesleaves1326 ok great so down to finger knuckle? Clear pots is an awesome idea. I’m finding crispy tips on Marantas more so than my Calatheas. Humidity is approximately 60-70 in summer and 50-60 in winter so feel that’s ok. Have been heavy handed with fertiliser, might be salt build up!! Correcting that. Use fish tank water.
@@user99351 yup or you can use a moisture metre too. I don't use my fingers anymore because I can just tell by the weight of the pot now but I used to use that method. clear pots is definitely a good idea for sure. I have most of my plants in them now as I'm an overwaterer and it helps a lot. Yeah even when my calathea had great humidity I would still get the crispy tips until I reduced my watering. Now none of my calathea have crispy tips apart from the rattlesnake I showed in this video. I have heard that calathea can be very fussy with certain fertilisers so I tend to not fertilise them or if I do it's not very often. The only fertiliser I've used on them is foliage pro and that seemed fine. The other thing is using rainwater or distilled water which I do too.
@@lisalovesleaves1326 Thanks for the advice Lisa, much appreciated. 😊