My Indissoluble Bond with Succulents: If You Love, Love Deeply

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Submission date: 2018-03-06

Edited and compiled by: Encyclopedia Jun

Location: Guilin City, Guangxi

I remember at the end of February last year, a friend came to visit my home, and during our chat we talked about succulents. After that enthusiastic conversation, my indissoluble bond with succulents began.

At the beginning I knew nothing, so my friend added me to a local succulent exchange group, where I learned a lot about succulents and also met quite a few companions who love succulents.

Next came the crazy, endless buying, buying, buying. In July 2017 I sold my original house, and the succulents moved with me once. Because the place I live in now is very unsuitable for growing succulents, watching the succulents lack light day by day, with poor ventilation and western exposure in summer, some grew leggy and flattened out like big pancakes, and some died from black rot and turning to mush. My heart was almost shattered all over the floor. Out of love for the succulents, I made another great migration and moved to the house I currently have not yet renovated. After the trials of spring, summer, autumn and winter through all four seasons, the succulents finally transformed completely and appeared before my eyes with a brand-new look.

Peach Egg (Graptopetalum amethystinum). I started growing a few of them when I first fell into the hobby. They have been green and leggy, and struggled through the summer of 2017. They are all strong children. Give them a little sunshine, and the children will happily show their cute little pink faces.

Ruoqi. After a good week of weather in a row plus the temperature difference between morning and evening, even the original green vegetables will turn very jelly-like.

Nana's Little Hook. In the early stage, in order to establish the pot and grow and protect the roots, the claws were spread open. After the roots took hold firmly, I strictly controlled water, and it finally became a veritable Nana's Little Hook.

Pink Bluebird. A variety that is very easy to get through summer.

Bathed in sunlight, Ice Jade (Graptopetalum sp.) is truly ice-clear and jade-pure, just like its name.

The pink and tender Opalina.

Alba White Moon Shadow

The Tricolor Pansy I had been longing for for a long time has finally been acquired. It has just established the pot; once the leaves spread out it should become even more beautiful...

026 Lingbo Fairy

Snow Lotus

Lawrence

Rainbow (Variegated Echeveria 'Perle von Nurnberg')

Rainbow Candy

Paper Windmill

Qiluo

Raul

Pudding

Variegated Ruby Necklace

Ebony. Child, you are still small. Wait until you grow up a bit more, then I will let you go out to fly and roam.

Bloody Luo

Guanghan Palace. When I bought it, it was a beheaded seedling with a few white, wilted leaves. It is working hard at cultivation, and I really look forward to the day she achieves full form, floating like a fairy.

The orphan left after five Sunset Beauties got through summer. They still need to keep working hard, and I will patiently wait for their best state.

Blue Light. The three thin-leaved immortal Sedum varieties are finally all gathered.

The pairing of a small tree stump and Little Helena, beautiful...

Cream Yellow Peach

The Fairy Cup is a Crassulaceae succulent that I have been extremely fond of since I entered the hobby.

White Chrysanthemum. Acquired in early August 2017. At the time I did not know the risks of buying succulents in summer. Fortunately, after getting it I did my homework and let it air in a cool, ventilated place for more than two full months, and only potted it when the weather turned cool. Now it has properly established its pot and even produced offsets.

Green Leaf Apple Leaf. After being grown outdoors, it gradually sunned out blood spots.

In the one year since entering the hobby, I have had countless reflections. I always believe that as long as you put your heart into it, effort will always be rewarded. If you love, love deeply...

The succulents grown purely outdoors surprise and astonish me. The former green vegetables have now all become beautiful. This makes me firmly believe one thing: as long as they are alive, you will all have a day to bloom! For me, growing succulents is a beautiful thing for cultivating body and mind. Enjoying it brings endless joy...

Here is a set of comparison photos.

Tia

Ruby

Little Millet Star

Pink Beauty

Vanilla. When it arrived in the height of summer, it was green, leggy and flattened out like a big pancake. I truly wanted to throw it straight into the trash can. Now, is it not completely different from before, like two different succulents?

Xiuyan from two plants put together in the earlier stage.

Now Xiuyan after being divided into separate pots. Is one not red with passion, and the other red like fire?

Ebony

Summary of experience: Guilin's rainy season is about to arrive, followed by damp weather and the stuffy hot summer. The terrifying shadow of last spring and summer has not yet been completely erased. Experience and lessons tell me to be rational: first do a good job of shading, rain protection and ventilation. Once I finish building the terrace garden, I plan to go all out with outdoor growing this autumn and winter. For now, I will temporarily develop cautiously and not roam, hahaha...

About soil mix: for mature plants, mostly 3~6mm mixed grit + peat, with a ratio of 8:2 or 9:1. For succulents with underdeveloped roots and relatively small, tender plant shapes, I will add one extra portion of peat, and the grit will also be smaller. Some also get a little coconut coir, vermiculite and the like, to help rooting and gripping the soil. The bottom of the pot is always lined with ceramic pellets to help with air permeability. If the pot shape is relatively small and shallow, it can be left unlined.

About watering: based on the current weather conditions, it depends on the pot shape, plant shape and weather, because everyone's geographical environment is different, so watering will also differ. For old stumps, I generally water thoroughly once every 10-15 days. For relatively shallow pots, the grit dries out faster, about once a week. Newly potted ones are not given water in a hurry; after 3-5 days of settling in the pot, then water. If it rains and the air humidity is relatively high, then do not water. Wait until the weather clears and then water thoroughly. Purely outdoor-grown ones need no care at all and live off the sky.

Aizoaceae succulents - Lithops, Conophytum, and Dinteranthus.

Orange Monroe

A little fly powerfully steals the spotlight

Orange Monroe

Anna Rose

Mountain Rose

Lovely Rose

Little Beauty

Original Green Claw

Strawberry Ice

Berry, Snow Angel

Silk Veil

Even when the lights are just coming on and night is about to fall, I still quicken my steps and seize the time to take a look. Although they are not at their extreme best, in my heart you are always the most beautiful.

In the process of falling in love with succulents, I need to keep humbly learning and keep growing, improving my understanding of succulents in many aspects, so that I can better understand the various habits of succulents. There are hardships and, but I still remain as tireless and joyful as ever. I think growing succulents is an atmosphere, a mood, and even more a refined pleasure. Growing succulents is also a kind of life, an attitude, an attitude toward life. If you love, love deeply...

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