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Just like people plants need water in order to survive and just like

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people opponents need the right amount of water if you went to a restaurant and [a woman watering plants]

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you were thirsty you probably wouldn't be too happy if you were served a tiny

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thimble of water then again you probably wouldn't be you happy as a waiter dumped

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a huge bucket of water on your head plants need to get that perfect balance [a plant receiving too much water[

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of water too but since they don't have mouths they can't complain to the

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manager cacti are famous for not needing very much water at all they live in the

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desert where it doesn't rain very often though they had to evolve in order to [a cacti hot in the desert]

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survive on very little water most cacti are succulents which store water in

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their thick water absorbent parts maybe they evolve again they can evolve

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[cacti holding a sign saying water me] holding signs that say water me on the other hand some plants need lots of

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water to survive for example and groves and lily pads are aquatic plants which

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means they actually live in water because of that they're not too popular [a man surrounded by furniture in a puddle of water]

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as house plants except for houses where the living room is a swamp of course

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when it comes to water needs most how plants lie between succulents and

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aquatic plants house plants need a lot more water than succulent but a lot less

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than aquatic one but how much is just enough it'd be nice if we could just ask [a small pink flower sprayed with water]

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our plants to say when they've had enough but since that won't work we can

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always just consult their soils all you need to do is gently touch the soil at

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the bottom of your plant with a finger if the soil is moist then the plant [a finger touching the bottom of the plants soil]

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doesn't need to be watered on the other hand if the soil is dry it's time to get

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out your watering can so long as you keep an eye or rather a finger on your

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plant soil you should be able to water them exactly enough to keep them [frantic woman using a watering can to water all the plants]

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thriving or if you happen to be a bit lazy when it comes to watering you could

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always fill your home with cacti nothing says welcome home than a buncha spiky

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green blobs oh boy

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