How Can Aeoniums Safely Get Through Summer?

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Having a forest of aeoniums is the dream of many succulent lovers. Over there it is a riot of color, showing different beauty through all four seasons. It makes people linger and forget to leave! But summer is coming, and how to get your beloved plants safely through summer is a question everyone cares about. Today I will talk to you about how aeoniums get through summer.

The two above are Dutch round-leaf aeoniums from my home.

1. Purchasing:When buying aeoniums, look carefully. Many sellers nowadays, in order to propagate quickly, plant them directly in the ground and force them big with chemical fertilizer and lots of water. A single rosette can grow as big as a washbasin in half a year, but what difference is there between that and growing a napa cabbage? The key point is that aeoniums grown this way cannot withstand intense heat and various pests and diseases, and they do not color up so easily either. In the intense heat of summer, they basically struggle to make it through. I recommend that everyone be very clear when buying: the best are aeoniums that have been grown in pots since they were small seedlings, because they will go through constant repotting and changes of environment. Potted growth is slow, so they are sturdy, and they also color up easily. A potted plant of 2 years can reach the size that a ground-planted one reaches in over half a year. So do not blindly crave big and cheap. You get what you pay for is always the truth. One more point: be cautious about buying after the temperature goes above 35°C.

Black Rose Aeonium

2. Soil mix:Many succulent friends ask me how to mix soil for aeoniums. Actually, aeoniums, like Echeveria, are a variety prone to black rot in summer. The reason is that neither of these two succulents likes rich soil. Their places of origin have rather poor soil, so they cannot stand being planted in peat nutrient soil and the like. Greenhouses all use loess plus river sand. For home growing, I recommend 8 to 9 parts granular soil plus a tiny bit of peat. The granules can be maifan stone, volcanic rock, coarse sand, green zeolite and other granules that do not easily break down into powder. When mixing the soil, directly add insecticide and carbendazim, so you are prepared for any trouble.

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3. Potting:If an aeonium bought in a physical store needs repotting, remove it from the soil, trim the roots, and let it dry for about 2 days, then pot it in moist soil. Ones bought online can be potted directly in moist soil. Within two weeks after potting, they must not be exposed to strong sun, must not be rained on, and must not be watered thoroughly. Keeping the soil moist is enough. After about two weeks, lift it gently with your hand and see whether the roots feel like they are gripping the soil. If so, it has settled in and rooted. If not, wait a bit longer. Generally it is possible for it to take one or two months to settle in, so do not worry. Remember, absolutely no heavy watering or heavy sun. Before it has rooted, it is easy to suffocate it.

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4. Watering and care:Above 35°C, you must pay special attention: shade it, shelter it from rain, and cut off water. If during this period the weather has good ventilation and you feel it is especially dry, you can give it a little water. Be careful to clear away dead leaves; dead leaves easily breed insects and mold. Before summer begins, spray uniformly. Before each potting, add insecticide and carbendazim to the soil. If you find black rot, check the branches and stem immediately. If only the large stem is black, beheading can still save it. If it has reached the leaf core, there is basically no saving it. Neither the soil nor the pot from a black-rotted plant can be used again. Before using the pot next time, sterilize it at high temperature.

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