overwated my yucca, how to deal with it?

Discussion in 'Indoor and Greenhouse Plants' started by katsen, Jan 3, 2008.

  1. katsen

    katsen Active Member

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    hello, i have a yucca tree in a container and it has little stones around the top, so when i watered it i didn't realise that i was over watering it and as it doesn't have drainage holes in it, didn't realise when to stop, how can i help it? any advice will be greatful. Anne
     
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    Bluewing Well-Known Member

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    You can take entire plant out of it's pot and set the rootball on a "ton" of stacked newspapers in a dry tub which will absorb a lot of the water out overnight and transfer to the same size "clay pot" with drain holes, minus the stones.
     
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    thanks i did this and it seems ok for now (fingers crossed) Anne
     

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