PSA: My grandpa told me to water my succulents more and I killed 3 of them in 2 weeks

My grandpa has this huge garden with tomatoes and peppers that look amazing. He came over last month and saw my succulents looking a bit wrinkly and said 'those need more water, son'. I trusted him because he grows everything perfect outside. I went from watering them every 10 days to every 4 days. By day 12 the leaves were mushy and brown. Turns out succulents hate that much water, I should have stuck to my old routine. Has anyone else gotten bad gardening advice from a well meaning family member?

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blair_webb7d ago

Wait are you me? I did the EXACT same thing with my jade plant after my mom told me it looked thirsty. I went from watering once a month to weekly and it basically turned into plant soup. The thing about succulents is they store water in their leaves so wrinkly means they're actually fine and using their reserves. Grandpa knows his veggies but succulents are a whole different game. Stick to your old routine and just tell him the plants are happy with how you've been treating them.

tylerj227d ago

RIP to your jade plant soup honestly.

beth_reed6d ago

Ha! @tylerj22 at least your soup had a plant in it, mine was just dirt water.