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Recently I purchased a Ping. Techuacan, I was wondering hows the best way to water it? I know you water Pings when they get dry and have a little but of water in a tray but I've notice the soil is much muddier/wetter then any other ping I've received from Cobraplants so it made me wonder if it was being watered from a tray instead of on top? Secondly why I ask this is it's so small and close to the ground when I top water it the water drowns the plant for a second or two.
Thanks Justin
We sometimes use a different soil recipe depending on the ingredients we can get from our suppliers. In this case, add less water to the top of the soil. If you have it in a tray with other butterworts, it'll still get sufficient moisture from the other plants.
Good growing!
Jacob Farin
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