Succulent Summer Survival Experience Sharing: Get the Preparations Right

As temperatures rise, the sweltering summer follows close behind. Summer has always been the saddest season for beginners, because whether it is the issue of light or the effect of watering, for succulents it can all become a deadly threat. So when summer arrives, what succulent care issues should we pay attention to? Let's take a look together!

In fact, once summer arrives, succulents are very prone to black rot, sunburn, turning to mush and other problems, especially Crassulaceae succulents; in this season, death and damage are unavoidable. This is because Crassulaceae succulents are simply not as adaptable to their environment as cactus-type succulents, so once pests or diseases break out, they are certain to be fatal.

The sustained high temperatures of summer make it very easy to cause sunburn in plants, so fans and shade netting are essential items for growing succulents in summer. The interval between waterings is also a major issue in summer succulent care. We not only need to set different watering methods according to different varieties and different growing environments, but must never blindly water succulents according to a fixed schedule of how often to water (the best method is to judge based on the state of the potting soil and the plant).

I believe many succulent fans have surely encountered this situation in summer: don't water, and the succulent gets black rot; water, and the succulent also gets black rot; even if you just keep the potting soil slightly moist, the succulent still gets black rot, and in the end all you harvest is an empty pot. This is especially true in the Sichuan-Chongqing region, which is itself very hot and humid and also prone to breeding bacteria, so unless we bring the temperature down, succulents simply cannot survive.

So when summer comes, we should just honestly move our succulents into an air-conditioned room!