Thanks! So not a sign of over watering or some other stress, I take?
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MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
Plants evapotranspire.
Fancy word for what you might call “sweating”. Normally you won’t see it because the humidity evaporates as quickly as it builds up in and on the leavds.
Water moves from the roots out to the leaves to transport itself and nutries. The excess generally doesn’t go back down, but instead evaporates through pores on the leaves.
I’m not sure this is that, but if the air in the office gets cold/humid, you’ll see the water bead up on the leaves instead of evaporating.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
- MentalEdge@sopuli.xyz 3 weeks ago
I don’t think so.
If you know the species of the plant you might look up what to look for in terms of under/over-watering.
But “morning dew” is something you’ll see on plants all the time in nature. That’s when the cold air during the night causes the water to bead up their leaves. It’ll disappear as it falls off and starts evaporating again with warmer temperatures.
acockworkorange@mander.xyz 3 weeks ago
Thanks!
cybervseas@lemmy.world 3 weeks ago
My dieffenbachia drips water from the tips of its leaves after a thorough watering. I believe it’s called guttation. I think that’s another reason the leaves get wet.