What are the precautions for closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi? A detailed explanation in one article

Haworthia cooperi can be said to be a big star in the succulent plant world. After its windows open, its leaves are crystal clear, delicate and lovely, very cute, and deeply loved by the vast number of succulent enthusiasts. But when growing Haworthia cooperi in pots, we usually should learn how to do closed cultivation, because Haworthia cooperi that has undergone closed cultivation treatment will become more crystal clear, exquisite and beautiful, and grow better.

If you want to achieve better results in closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi, the operation methods and steps are very important. Because a high-appearance Haworthia cooperi cannot be achieved by following routine procedures and rigidly caring for it in an honest way; it often needs to go through the closed cultivation stage to show its charming posture. But if some details are not handled well during the closed cultivation process, not only will it be impossible to grow it into a good state, but various adverse symptoms may even appear. The following are techniques and precautions.

The closed cultivation process of Haworthia cooperi is very simple. Usually we use a transparent plastic cup or glass cup, or even a transparent plastic bag can also achieve it. After being cleaned, just cover it over the potted Haworthia cooperi. The main purpose of doing this is to create a relative temperature and humidity environment for Haworthia cooperi, allowing a cyclic process from evaporation to return of moisture, thereby achieving closed cultivation.

But during the closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi, we must not place the pot under the sun for exposure or direct strong light, and it does not even need direct light. If it is directly exposed to the sun, it is often relatively easy for the closed cultivation environment to heat up rapidly, and the air circulation in the closed cultivation environment is generally poor, so it is relatively easy to cause root suffocation or root rot, or black rot. For Haworthia cooperi under closed cultivation, this is relatively fatal.

Not only that, we must also grasp the timing well when doing closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi. Haworthia cooperi is generally not suitable for closed cultivation in summer, mainly because the summer temperature is too high, and it is easy to make it enter a dormant state. If you want to do closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi, it is usually suitable in the three seasons of spring, autumn and winter, so that the growth of Haworthia cooperi can be well promoted. Therefore, if you want to successfully do closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi, the timing must be chosen well.

In addition, during the closed cultivation of Haworthia cooperi, if sunny weather occurs, it is recommended to remove the closed cultivation device. If we do not remove the closed cultivation device, and what is used is a transparent glass cup or plastic cup, once water droplets form on its inner wall, the situation becomes relatively dangerous. Because water droplets under the action of sunlight will focus light, and if focused onto Haworthia cooperi, over time it is very easy to cause burns.

Of course, if Haworthia cooperi has just been watered, it also cannot be put into closed cultivation immediately, because just after watering, the humidity in the potting soil is relatively high. Usually it needs to be left for a night until excess moisture evaporates and is partly consumed before proceeding. Moreover, during the closed cultivation process, we also need to appropriately control water to control humidity, avoiding root rot or leggy growth of Haworthia cooperi in a hot and humid environment. And if the humidity in the closed cultivation environment is too high, it is also easy to cause cracking.

Under normal circumstances, about every week of closed cultivation, we need to open the closed cultivation device to let the internal and external environments exchange air. This can also avoid root rot, black rot and other phenomena caused by hot, humid and unventilated conditions in the closed cultivation environment. Through such closed cultivation, Haworthia cooperi naturally grows very plump and round, with higher transparency, so its ornamental value is naturally higher as well.

But closed cultivation is a double-edged sword. It has both benefits and drawbacks. The benefit is that it can promote the growth of succulents and make their ornamental state better. The drawback is that it can reduce the plant's resistance. And if closed cultivation starts in winter, then by the following spring when the temperature reaches above 20°c, the closed cultivation device often needs to be removed. Generally, closed cultivation in summer is not recommended, after all, the summer temperature is too high, and it is not easy to control closed cultivation well.