What Causes Succulents to Turn to Water? Detailed Explanation of Causes and Solutions

Friends who have grown succulents are surely familiar with the term "turning to water," but many beginners may not have encountered this situation yet. Below, Qinong Net will explain to everyone what succulent turning to water is all about, and how to remedy it.

1. What Is Succulent Turning to Water

Actually, many people may not yet understand what succulent turning to water is, so Qinong Net will explain it here first. Turning to water is the phenomenon in which excessive moisture causes the leaves and stems of succulents to become transparent and rot. The cause is too much water: under high temperatures, succulents expand with heat and contract with cold, bursting the cell walls, so the leaves become transparent from the bottom up. This is the turning-to-water phenomenon.

2. How to Handle Succulents That Have Turned to Water

If turning to water is not dealt with promptly, pathogens will take the opportunity to invade, causing the succulent to develop black rot or even die, leaving you no choice but to behead it or simply throw it away. Below we will explain how to handle succulents after they have turned to water.

1. Fertilizing and Sterilizing

Since succulent turning to water often occurs in summer, preventive measures should be prepared before summer arrives. Before the high temperatures come, you can apply some phosphorus and potassium fertilizer to the succulents to improve their resistance, and when watering, mix an appropriate amount of sterilizing agent into the water to purify the internal soil environment, reduce the sources of bacteria in the soil, and effectively suppress succulent turning to water.

2. Increase Light, Control Watering

Appropriately increasing light and ventilation can accelerate internal metabolism and nutrient exchange, making succulents grow more vigorously while also preventing water accumulation; before rainy days arrive, water should be controlled in advance. If there are consecutive rainy days, you can consider adding artificial supplemental lighting.

3. Ventilation

⟦NL>Succulents that turn to water are more often suffocated by hot, stuffy air, so ventilation is also a key task. You can spread some volcanic rock on the pots of succulents that have turned to water, so the leaves are less likely to rot.

The above is some information from Qinong Net about succulent turning to water. After a succulent turns to water, promptly cut off the leaves that have severely turned to water, apply carbendazim to the wounds, let them dry, and replant them. Thanks to the tenacious reproductive ability of succulents, they can still be saved.