well the MG soil holds water really well. My holes are the standard holes that came in the bottom of the pot and I am using perlite in the bottom of the pot for air. Now the top soil is not dry but its not wet its in the middle moist. I am just going to hold on until it gets dry because I was not doing that before and now the plant looks like it does. If its under watered I hope it will not die. But I should just wait until it gets dry and its been about 5 - 6 days and its just not bone dry.