Put succulents in the fridge, and they turn redder and redder and even sprout 5 heads
A few days ago, Huahua visited a friend's home and found that her succulents had especially beautiful colors, so brilliantly red that Huahua was especially envious! After much pestering, the friend finally gave in and told Huahua the secret, which was to throw the succulents into the fridge!
Throw succulents in the fridge, and they turn redder and redder!
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If you want succulents to have vivid colors, then there must be a large enough temperature difference. But many gardening friends do not have a big temperature difference where they are, so it has to be created artificially!
Steps:
1. Put the succulents in the fridge. It is best to use those common, inexpensive varieties that are easy to propagate, such as Sedum adolphi and Echeveria chihuahuaensis.
2. Set the refrigerator's cold storage temperature to about 3-6°C, then put the succulents in a plastic bag, or you can choose not to bag them and just put them directly into the refrigerator's cold storage compartment.
3. After leaving the succulents in the fridge for one night, take them out and first place them in a cool, ventilated spot indoors to acclimate, then put them under the sun for full exposure.
4. After one day of full sun exposure, put the succulents back into the refrigerator's cold storage compartment, and then repeat this cycle over and over.
5. It takes only about half a month before you can see the succulents start to show some color. As long as you keep at it, one day they will definitely become brilliantly red!
Note: As for the method of putting them in the fridge to increase the temperature difference, some gardening friends have succeeded in testing it, while others have failed. Gardening friends, please choose this method with caution.
Spray succulents with ice water, and they become a brilliant red!
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For gardening friends who do not dare to try the previous method, Huahua will teach you a safer method, which is to spray your succulents with a bit of ice water. This can also achieve the effect of increasing the temperature difference!
Steps:
1. Leave tap water at room temperature for 1-2 days to remove the chlorine from the water, then put it in the refrigerator's cold storage compartment. After the water temperature keeps dropping, take it out and pour it into a spray bottle, or directly put ice cubes into the water and let them melt naturally.
2. Bring succulents that have been exposed to full sun for a day indoors, then spray them with ice water. Spray once every evening, making sure each time that every succulent leaf is sprayed.
3. It takes only about 1-2 weeks. Under a large enough temperature difference, the succulent leaves will become brilliantly red!
Spray succulents with a bit of carrot water, and the colors become more and more vivid!
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Finally, Huahua will teach everyone a little trick for coloring succulents, which is to spray them with a bit of carrot water!
Steps:
1. Go to the supermarket and buy a fresh carrot, wash it clean, cut it into small pieces, then put it in a pot with hot water and boil it until cooked. After that, take the carrot out and keep the remaining carrot water to water the succulents.
2. Put the carrot water into a clean plastic bottle, seal it, and let it ferment. Open the lid about every 3-5 days to let in some air. It will be fully decomposed in about half a month.
3. Mix the fully decomposed carrot water with clean water at a 1:1 ratio to make a solution, put it in a spray bottle, and spray it directly on the succulents. Spray about once every 2-3 days. After using it 5 times, you will find that the green succulent leaves begin to gradually take on color!
Succulents need more sunlight to become redder and redder!
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In addition to the above few tips, daily care must also be paid attention to.
1. If you want succulents to color quickly, they must get more sun. If conditions allow, placing them outdoors for open-air growing is best, or place them on a south-facing balcony, south-facing windowsill, or other spot with good light. Only with enough sun can the colors be vivid.
2. Pay attention to water control. In spring, watering once about every 7-10 days is just right. Do not water too much, otherwise the leaves will rot black and turn to mush, and they will die in no time. How could they still show color then?
That is all for today's introduction from Huahua.
Gardening friends, hurry up and give it a try,
and strive to grow brilliantly red succulents as soon as possible!