Why do some plants require ‘well draining soil’? Wouldn’t less watering have the same result?

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Citrus plants usually require well draining soil, but they also need a lot of water. Wouldn’t it make more sense if the container held the right amount of water?

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Two major issues. Plants need to breath through their roots so they need air contact, second too wet of a soil can promote rot in the roots which will also kill the plant.

You can control water enough to strike that balance like in hydroponics but in that case you would want a medium that drains even faster than soil.

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