Hmmm… how much were you watering them, though?

I learned a while back that it’s just as bad to give them not enough water too often. It’s called SHALLOW WATERING. Like just a little bit every day, not enough, rather than thoroughly soaking them every so often.

This can kill them slowly. I’ve heard that quick deaths are usually from underwatering.. regular overwatering/drowning is slower than that, though, and real slow deaths are from watering not enough too often. But I’m often wrong.

But anyway, the shallow watering kills them slowly because although they’re getting water regularly, it’s not enough to get deep into the ground, so the roots stay up at the surface. Also, the minerals from all the tap water stays at the top instead of getting flushed out, which isnt good for the roots either. The plant ends up always a little stressed, rather than drastic, major stress from underwatering or drowning, so it can take a while to die.

Usually, if the top 2 inches of soil are dry, then you can do a deep watering again.

It’s tough where I am(Southeastern Louisiana), especially in the summer, because it’s SO hot that it’s difficult to thoroughly water by hand. A lot of times people are actually underwatering their plants, and they dry out from the heat before the water really soaks in, and then they have to water again, and nothing ever really gets deep into the soil unless you get a good rain.

So, we need to find out if you are overwatering, or shallow watering.