Soil and water · 2 min read
A wilt at noon is a question
Stay with a plant that wilts in full sun and recovers by evening. A wilt at noon is a question. The rest of the bed can wait.
Do it in order
Do this: check the soil before you add a bucket. Do it in the cool part of the day when you can.
The usual miss
Avoid a bucket poured on a plant that only wanted shade. That habit makes a healthy plant look like a project.
The sign to stop is simple: the soil, not the wilt, decides the water. Write the date if you changed water, cut, or place.
A note in "Soil and water" should still make sense in another month. Keep the plant's name and the condition, and leave the mood out.
A garden note, not a promise that a plant will thrive. Look again in a week.