Hi everyone! My husband got us a cute little Ponytail "Palm" for our anniversary. It is still in the "onion stage" :-) It is in a glazed ceramic pot, indoors, in a homemade potting mix that is 1/3 black earth, 1/3 horticultural sharp sand, and 1/3 perlite. I chose black earth because it was the only non peat-based potting soil I could find anywhere. I figured, though rich, as only 1/3 of the mixture it should still be okay. The mix doesn't clump and (I think) drains really well. It was the best homemade potting soil mix I could come up with. I potted and planted the Ponytail about a week ago. I watered it after planting (soaked it) and let it drain. At this point, it is still kinda wet. Is this to be expected, after a soaking? I know to let it dry before watering again, so my question is basically with all my attempt to create a fast-draining, ideal soil for "dry" plants, did something go wrong? Or does "let the plant dry" not necessarily mean it can't be wet for a week or two after a good soaking? Thanks! ETA: What is concerning me is that the soil doesn't seem to have dried much at all in the last week. My Jade Plant (outside, clay pot - unglazed) needed to be watered again already, but the Ponytail is still (seemingly) as wet as it was right after watering.
