Spider ivy doing great with rare waterings, but my friends hate it

I only give it a drink when the dirt is completely dry. It's never looked better, which goes against all the advice I hear. Why is everyone so scared to let things thirst a bit?

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4 Comments

johnson.river1mo agoMost Upvoted

Your 'rare waterings' method is spot on (mine flourished the same way) despite what friends say.

mia_baker1mo ago

My grandma's aloe vera thrived on neglect for decades in her sunny kitchen.

miaw501mo ago

Stop watering it so much, honestly. Mine was drowning until I switched to rare waterings, and now it's happy as can be in a sunny window.

maxl931mo ago

Honestly, it's the same with my jade plant! I went on a two-week trip and forgot to ask anyone to water it. Came back to the driest soil ever, and the thing had put out a bunch of new, happy little leaves (it was wild). I feel like a lot of plant care advice is just people being nervous and overdoing it.