Windowsills · 2 min read
A pebble tray is humidity, not a drink
A pebble tray is humidity, not a drink. Start with pebbles and water under a pot. Look at the plant, the soil, and the light before you look for a tool.
Do it in order
Then keep the pot above the water. One change at a time. A garden records every extra change whether you meant to or not.
The usual miss
The common mix-up is a pot sitting in the tray's water. Undo that, or stop, before you add water, feed, or a second plant.
You can leave it when the pot base is dry. Tomorrow's look matters more than today's perfect photograph.
This is a "Windowsills" note. Pebbles and water under a pot will tell you next week whether the note was right.
A garden note, not a promise that a plant will thrive. Look again in a week.