When Is the Best Time to Buy Succulents? An Analysis of the Latest Buying Time
Many gardening friends like growing succulents in pots, not only because of their high ornamental value, but also because they look great when decorating home spaces. More importantly, growing succulents as potted plants at home can enrich our lives and add a lot of fun to our daily routine. But many gardening friends get their plants by buying succulents, and if you are going to buy them, we need to choose a season in which they are relatively easy to keep alive, right?
Succulents generally have the characteristics of preferring warmth and sunlight and not being tolerant of cold, so for gardening friends in the northern regions of our country, they are generally harder to grow in winter. In the southern regions of our country, the temperature is often higher year-round compared with the northern regions, so succulents are generally more suitable for growing in the southern regions of our country. But even so, we still need to choose the best season for purchasing succulents.
Practice has proven that if you buy succulents to grow in pots at home, autumn is the best season for purchasing. If you buy succulents in autumn to grow in pots, it is mainly because the autumn temperature is relatively suitable and the light intensity is relatively moderate. As long as we do not let them be exposed to direct sunlight, they are usually relatively easy to acclimate and establish in the pot. Moreover, buying succulents in autumn to plant has quite a few advantages.
1. Since the hot summer with excessively strong light has just passed, merchants may be left with a large amount of stock. After all, in the eyes of many gardening friends, spring is the peak season for buying flowers and plants. The cost of buying in autumn is often much lower than in spring, because merchants also want to clear out their backlogged stock as quickly as possible, so buying succulents in autumn is generally economical and affordable.
2. Having also gone through the tough summer, the succulents that survive are generally those selected through survival of the fittest, so the plants naturally have stronger vitality. After buying them, they are easier to acclimate, and later the plants more easily return to normal growth, and their growth will naturally be much better.
3. If you buy succulents in autumn to take home and grow, even if you place them outdoors in the southern regions of our country, they are usually not so easily damaged by cold. Moreover, people generally grow succulents at home, and even outdoor temperatures in the southern regions of our country basically stay above 0°c, so the plants are easier to grow.
In summary, buying succulents in autumn to grow in pots is not only better because the climate and environment are relatively suitable, which helps the plants acclimate quickly and smoothly and return to normal growth, but also because, from the perspective of being economical and affordable, the price is often lower. And after the survival of the fittest in summer, the succulents that remain are also of higher quality.