After beheading, the Bear's Paw succulent grows like crazy, easily bursting into a whole pot of a bear forest

Grow Bear's Paw this way and it will burst out of the pot

Gardeners, if you want to grow Bear's Paw into a bear forest, you first need to know how to grow 1 pot of Bear's Paw well. It's actually not hard, come take a look!

1. Water thoroughly when the soil is dry

Spring is the growing season for Bear's Paw, so you need to ensure plenty of water. Generally, wait until the soil is dry before watering. In spring, watering once a week is enough. If it lacks water, the little bear's leaves will become soft and shriveled, but you can't water too much either - waterlogged soil will rot the roots.

2. Don't spray water on the leaves

Bear's Paw leaves have dense fine fuzz. When ventilation is poor, if you spray water on the leaves, the moisture accumulates on the leaves and is not easily evaporated. Over time, this will cause the leaves to rot and become infected with pathogens.

3. When growing outdoors, prevent birds from pecking

Some gardeners who grow little bear outdoors encounter birds pecking at it, like in the picture below where a chunk of leaf has been eaten - so heartbreaking. Huahua suggests gardeners insert chopsticks, wooden sticks, etc. around the flower pot to prevent birds from pecking.

4. Choose sandy soil

For soil, you can use a mix of river sand, vermiculite, pine needle soil, etc. This kind of soil has good drainage and aeration, which can prevent root rot.

5. Don't use too small a pot, and it must have drainage holes

Don't use too small a pot to grow little bear - it's not good for its growth and it will become shriveled. Choose a larger pot with drainage holes at the bottom.

6. Plenty of light

If you want little bear to grow like crazy, ensure enough light in spring. Put it on a south-facing balcony with good ventilation. With plenty of light, little bear will grow plump and round, with beautiful leaf color - even its "fingernails" will quietly turn red.

Propagate Bear's Paw this way and it will quickly become a bear forest

Little bear is so cute, who wouldn't want to grow more pots? As long as you learn how to propagate, you can turn 1 pot into 10 pots, or even 100 pots. Leaf propagation of little bear roots very slowly, so Huahua suggests gardeners use stem cuttings.

1. Cut off a stem

Choose a healthy, plump top stem of little bear, about 5-7 cm long, keeping roughly 5-6 leaves. Put it in a cool, ventilated place to let the wound dry.

2. Dip in rooting powder

Apply some rooting powder to the cut end of the stem, or soak it in white sugar water diluted 10 times for 20 minutes. After removing, rinse off the residual sugar water on the wound and put it in a cool, ventilated place to dry.

3. Insert into soil

For the propagation soil, try to choose river sand. First sterilize the river sand by scalding it with boiling water or exposing it to the sun, then water it thoroughly, insert the stem, and place it in indirect light. Water whenever the soil dries out.

4. After 1-2 weeks, roots grow like crazy

Spring is very suitable for Bear's Paw to root. Generally after 2-3 weeks, roots will grow, and tender green side shoots will also sprout. At this point, you can move it to a south-facing windowsill or grow it outdoors.

5. Pinching

After little bear grows for a while longer and 4 new leaves grow at the top, you can pinch them off to encourage more side branches to grow. The leaves will become dense and it will grow into a bear tree. The pinched-off stems can be directly propagated again, making it not hard at all to turn into 100 pots.

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