Watering Peace Lily

DeweyGirl23

I thought that one was supposed to water house plants once every week or two.  My peace lily absolutely droops if I don't water it every other day.  Is this too often?

The endes of the leaves are starting to get a little brown (which I thought was a sign of over-watering). 

Sorry... no green thumb here.. a little advice please 

~NB~

Mine don't droop unless they are deprived of water for at least a month! How big are the pots, and how much water are you giving them when you water them?

How long have you had them? Have you ever repotted them?

alliapistor

It depends on the size of the plant and how much water you are giving it each time.  At my old job, I had a huge peace lily in my office (prob. about 5 ft. in diameter) that the plant service watered every two weeks.  By the time the plant service came, it was definitely droopy.  It scared me a few times because the plant would literally move, perking up after it got water.  So I started watering it once per week between waterings.  I have a smaller one at home (about 2 ft. in diameter).  I generally water it until water starts to flow into my overflow collecter and try to do that once a week to once every 2 weeks.  Mine gets brown if I forget to water. 

MMP

I put mine in tub and soak it, then let it drain in there. Your soil may be compacted so think about repotting it.

~NB~

MMP:

I put mine in tub and soak it, then let it drain in there. 

Good method. Sometimes I sit them in water for a few days, then allow them to dry again gradually. They're very resilient plants. Mine are about 20 years old.

DeweyGirl23

Oh! I may need to re-pot!    I bought a large spider plant and re-potted it and its off-shoots and they seem to be holding the water longer.  I was shocked at how compacted the roots were.  I bet the Peace Lily getting close to root-bound because I got it from the nursery around the same time and didn't re-pot that one.

 Thanks.  Sorry for the brain blip there.   (I was giving about 4 cups of water at a time... until the water came through the drainage holes at the bottom.  The plant is an average sized one -- not a monster like it will be in 20 years from now!)  Just looking at the pot I feel guilty because, man, I should have realized the poor thing just needs a larger container.)

Thanks again!!  Great help!