Add this to your succulent pots and every one will grow into a plump little chub

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Many gardening enthusiasts love growing succulents, but every time they see other people's succulents plump and bright red while their own are leggy and wilted, they wonder what on earth is going on? Don't worry, today Huahua is here to talk about exactly what to add to the pot so that succulents grow plumper and plumper.

Add a little slow-release fertilizer to the pot and they'll grow like crazy and fill the pot!

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Spring is the growing season for succulents. If you want them to grow into big plump chubs as quickly as possible, you must supplement with some fertilizer. Plus, since succulents are relatively small, using a bit of slow-release fertilizer is just perfect!

Steps:

1. Slow-release fertilizer releases its nutrients relatively slowly. Burying it in a succulent pot not only supplements nutrients but also won't burn the roots. So go to the flower market and buy a bag of slow-release fertilizer - it'll last you for years!

2. When repotting succulents in spring, you can mix peat soil and granular soil at a 1:1 ratio, then place 10-20 granules of slow-release fertilizer into the potting soil and stir thoroughly, allowing the slow-release fertilizer to slowly release nutrients in the soil so the succulent roots can absorb them.

3. If some gardening enthusiasts find repotting too troublesome, you can also scoop a spoonful of slow-release fertilizer and bury it along the edge of the succulent pot, or simply sprinkle it on the surface of the potting soil. When you water, the slow-release fertilizer will seep directly into the soil with the water, thereby supplementing nutrients for the succulent.

4. After absorbing the nutrients from the slow-release fertilizer, the succulent's roots will become stronger and stronger, its growth will become more and more vigorous, and it will quickly fill the pot!

Add a little worm castings to the pot and the leaves will be so plump they drip with oil!

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Huahua previously heard that worm castings are super safe - even for the most delicate succulents, using worm castings won't burn the roots. So gardening enthusiasts who are worried about fertilizer burning the roots might as well give worm castings a try!

Steps:

1. Take advantage of spring and go to a park or open field to pick up some worm castings - especially after rain, there are tons of them. Those curved, squiggly-looking things are worm castings!

2. Mix the worm castings you brought back together with the soil you've prepared for succulents and use it as a base fertilizer for the succulents. After the succulent roots absorb the nutrients slowly released by the worm castings, they will grow plumper and plumper!

3. If you only collected a small amount of worm castings, you can also just drop them directly on the surface of the succulent pot. That way, when you water, the nutrients from the worm castings will seep directly into the pot along with the water, achieving the same goal of supplementing nutrients.

Add a little bone meal to the pot and the roots will burst the pot!

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Besides the most common slow-release fertilizer, you can also add a little bone meal to the succulent pot, which can make the succulent's roots thick and strong. Don't believe it? Then come take a look with Huahua!

Steps:

1. Don't throw away the fish bones and chicken bones left over from everyday meals at home - just collect them for later use. Because bones contain relatively high amounts of phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, they can make the succulent's roots stronger.

2. Soak the bones in clean water for 5 hours, then put them in a pressure cooker and boil for 2-3 hours to leach out all the salt from the bones.

3. Take the bones out of the pressure cooker, leave them in the sun to dry, then crush them with a hammer, or grind them directly into powder with a grinder.

4. When repotting succulents, sprinkle 2-3 spoonfuls of bone meal into the nutrient soil and mix it together with the potting soil to use as a base fertilizer. You can also dig 3-5 small holes along the edge of the succulent pot and bury the bone meal in them - use it about once every 2-3 months.

5. Whether mixed into the potting soil or buried directly in the pot, bone meal can slowly release phosphorus and potassium fertilizer, so that after the succulent roots absorb it, the growth becomes more and more vigorous, and it will quickly fill the pot!

Add a little eggshell to the pot and the succulents will grow stronger and stronger!

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If you want succulents to grow like crazy without spending any money, Huahua has a great method for all gardening enthusiasts - use eggshells, which every household has!

Steps:

1. Collect the leftover eggshells from home, rinse them several times with clean water to wash off the egg white inside, and leave them in the sun to dry to prevent attracting small insects.

2. Crush the dried eggshells by hand, or put them directly in a grinder and grind the eggshells completely into powder, then store them in a small box for later use.

3. When repotting succulents in spring, grab a handful of eggshell powder and mix it directly into the potting soil as a base fertilizer for repotting, allowing the eggshells to slowly release phosphorus and calcium fertilizer in the soil for the succulents to absorb.

4. If you really don't want to repot, then dig 2-4 small holes along the edge of the succulent pot and bury the eggshells in them - this can also achieve the goal of supplementing phosphorus and calcium fertilizer. After the succulents absorb the nutrients from the eggshells, the plants will grow stronger and stronger - filling the pot will be a matter of minutes!

Add a little expanded clay pebbles to the pot and the roots won't rot even after 10 years!

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Succulents are generally quite small and need small pots, so you must be careful every time you water - water a little less. Once you accidentally overwater, it will quickly lead to root rot!

Steps:

1. Although expanded clay pebbles are small, they have excellent water permeability and air permeability - they're perfect for lining the bottom of the pot!

2. When repotting, first place a layer of mesh screen over the drainage hole at the bottom of the pot to prevent soil from falling through.

3. Then spread a layer of the prepared expanded clay pebbles at the bottom of the pot to achieve water and air permeability.

4. Then fill the pot with the prepared nutrient soil, and gently place the succulent in.

5. The expanded clay pebbles lining the bottom of the pot are loose and breathable with strong drainage. When you overwater, the excess water will drain directly out the bottom of the pot and won't accumulate inside, thus avoiding the possibility of succulent root rot.

That's all for today from Huahua.

Have all you gardening enthusiasts learned it?

Why not give it a try right now,

and let your succulents at home quickly plump up into balls too!

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