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How should succulents be planted for the first time to do well?

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First choose a container of suitable size, then put the prepared soil into it. Then sprinkle the prepared seeds onto the soil, cover with fine soil, and cover the flower pot with plastic wrap. At the same time, poke several small holes in the plastic wrap and place it in a well-ventilated place with sufficient light.

First choose a container of suitable size, then put the prepared soil into it. Then sprinkle the prepared seeds onto the soil, cover with fine soil, and cover the flower pot with plastic wrap. At the same time, poke several small holes in the plastic wrap and place it in a well-ventilated place with sufficient light. After the seeds germinate, just do the work of watering and fertilizing well.

Succulent leaf propagation method:

1. Gently twist and remove fresh mature leaves from plants such as those in the Crassulaceae family, Echeveria genus, Pachyphytum genus, and Graptopetalum genus by shaking them left and right, and do not damage the growth point at the base of the leaf.

2. Fill a flat pot with medium, and the surface needs to be covered with top dressing.

3. Gently place the freshly removed leaves on the medium. Note: they can only be placed flat with the leaf surface facing up or leaned obliquely against the pot wall, and never insert the leaves into the soil, otherwise the leaves will rot.

4. Depending on the variety, after about 2-4 weeks, small buds will sprout from the base of the leaf. When the small buds grow roots, or when a leafless small bud grows leaves, leaf propagation is considered successful.

5. Wait until the mother leaf is completely shriveled and all its nutrients have been absorbed by the new leaves, then it can be removed, and at this point the young plant can be replanted.

In addition, grafting, cuttings, division, and root cuttings are also common propagation methods for growing succulents, and you can try them yourself.

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