@vajmisc Your plant will undoubtedly
need watering many times before spring, despite it's reputation for being able to go for extended periods w/o water. That your plant is programmed to survive long periods of drought shouldn't be taken as indication it appreciates that kind of treatment. Plants generally prefer being watered on an 'as needed basis' as opposed to on a schedule, or not being watered at all. When your plant is dry, or better, when it's nearly dry, it will appreciate being watered. All stress, including drought stress, is a limiting factor, and there is no sense in subjecting your plant to that type of stress when it's so easily avoidable, especially when you have at your disposal the trick I described to remove all excess water from the pot after a thorough watering (the Newton's First Law thing). Too, as long as there is not an excessive amount of water in the grow medium, there is no chance watering correctly would mean you're risking your plant's viability. The former is especially true, given the minimal volume of water stored in such a small caudex.
Al
