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In this post I’ve come up with signs and remedies for your overwatered plants.

Signs of Overwatering:

Green moss on the surface of plants
Leaves and flowers falling prematurely
Poor growth of the plant generally
New leaves becoming yellow in color and developing curly edges or soft patches of mold
If the potting medium is waterlogged, the roots will rot from lack of oxygen.

Remedies for the Overwatered Plant:

Remove the plant from its pot and repot into fresh compost into which you have introduced some sand and grit in equal proportions. Allow the plant to dry out before commencing watering again, and then water less often until the plant’s demands appear to change.

Robert Baldwin posted on April 9, 2008:

Ok, so I have a tree that I repotted with fresh soil. I was watering it once a week. It was doing great! Now, it is starting to have leaves turn yellow, other leaves while still green are wilting and dropping off. Is this still over watering? Please help, I thought I was finally done with battling this tree. It’s kept in my office with some sun, but has flourecent lighting.
Alex Proshold posted on June 8, 2008:

Falling leaves are a sign of underwatering AND overwatering. Great, so now what?