Don't panic if your succulent leaves fall off - do this and they'll root in a week, turning one leaf into ten pots

You don't need to buy anything to grow succulents,

just pick a few leaves and stick them into a flower pot,

and they'll shoot up into a big patch in no time,

every one of them plump and round,

even prettier than bought ones!

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Succulent planting methods

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To grow succulents, you don't need to buy seeds, nor do you need to go to a flower shop to buy a small succulent bonsai. You only need one succulent leaf to grow a whole garden of succulents.

/ Sticking leaves into soil /

Succulent cultivation needs no seeds and no seedlings. Just pick one leaf and stick it into the soil, and it will grow a whole patch of succulents in no time.

Steps

Step one: Choose healthy leaves

Try to choose plump leaves with bright green color and an intact, undamaged shape. This kind of leaf has a higher survival rate when stuck into soil.

Step two: Mix the soil

Succulents have high requirements for soil breathability. You can mix granules, peat, and garden soil in a 1:2:3 ratio.

Step three: Stick the leaves into the soil

After the soil is mixed, dig a small hole in the soil, carefully insert the succulent leaf diagonally into the soil, and place it in a place with light, trying to avoid direct sunlight.

Step four: The leaves root after half a month

Half a month after the leaves are stuck into the soil, white roots slowly grow on the leaves. At this time, you can water appropriately and move them to a place with sufficient light.

Step five: Small flowers grow

After one month, a small flower will grow on the leaf, indicating that the roots have grown well and it has begun to reproduce.

Step six: Transplant

When small flowers grow on the leaves, you can transplant the succulents separately into small flower pots.

Step seven: One leaf becomes one pot

With careful care, it won't take long before one leaf in your home turns into a beautiful pot of succulents.

/ Throwing leaves into water /

Do you want to turn one succulent into a hundred? There is also a cleaner and simpler method that needs no soil - just throw them into water.

Steps

1. Fill a glass bottle with water and seal the mouth of the glass bottle tightly with plastic wrap.

2. Cover the mouth of the glass bottle with a lid. Note that the top of the lid is hollow.

3. Use a toothpick to poke a small hole in the plastic film at the top, and push the selected leaves in through the hole.

4. After all are inserted, put them in a cool place and quietly wait for them to sprout.

5. After 1-2 weeks, you will find that large white roots have grown on the leaves.

6. When small flowers grow, just transplant them into flower pots.

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Succulent care tips

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/ Get more sun /

With sufficient sunlight, photosynthesis is vigorous, the nutrients accumulated in the succulent plant's body are greater, and the new tissues grow and develop more robustly. With sufficient light, the color of the succulents is also more vivid.

/ Water less /

In the first one or two weeks of succulent cuttings, no watering is needed, because the water-absorbing roots have not yet grown fully, and water will not be absorbed even if watered. The principle for later watering is "don't water if it's not dry; when you water, water thoroughly."

/ Change pots frequently /

After succulents grow for a period of time, their size becomes larger, and their roots are also constantly expanding. In the end, the roots will grow into the shape of a flower pot and eat up all the soil in the pot.

At this time, you need to change to a larger pot to meet the growth needs of the succulents.

Step one, first clean the mud clumps off the succulent roots. It is best to use a small brush to clean carefully so as not to damage the roots.

After cleaning, it is best to wash the roots with clean water. This can help the succulent better adapt to the new soil environment after repotting.

You can stick a small piece of plastic mesh over the air hole at the bottom of the flower pot. This can drain water better and also prevent soil from spilling out of the hole.

Finally, transplant the small succulent into the new flower pot. Within one week after repotting, the succulent needs to be placed in a warm and moist environment, and when watering, water thoroughly in one go.

/ Prune regularly /

When the branches and leaves of succulents grow too densely and messily, cut off unnecessary branches and leaves to maintain the succulent's shape and reduce nutrient loss.

/ Replace the soil regularly /

After being used for a long time, potting soil becomes compacted, its breathability becomes worse, and its fertility is completely lost. Changing the soil can ensure a new supply of nutrients and improve the growth environment of succulent roots.

For planting succulents, it is best to use soft, nutrient-rich peat soil or vermiculite soil. In addition, a small amount of perlite, volcanic stone, etc. can be mixed into the soil to better increase the soil's breathability and looseness.

/ Prevent pests /

There are many pests in spring. You can bury some granular insecticide in the soil in advance, or when changing the soil, heat the soil at high temperature to kill insect eggs and pathogenic bacteria in the soil and reduce the occurrence of pests.

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Common mistakes in succulent growing

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/ Succulents need lots of water once planted /

Many plants and seeds, just after being planted into soil, need a large amount of water to meet their growth needs.

When succulent leaves are directly stuck into soil as cuttings, they do not yet have roots and cannot absorb water from the soil. If watered too much, the leaves will rot, and instead they will not survive.

/ The succulent is in its root-recovery period, but you think it is going to die /

For newly cut succulents, the leaves turn yellow after a few days, and you think you have raised it to death. Actually, that is not the case. After a period of time, you will find that not only has it not died, but it has also grown new buds and new leaves, indicating that it has safely passed the root-recovery period.

/ Broken leaves cannot be used for cuttings /

When choosing leaves for cuttings, we all choose plump, intact leaves. In fact, as long as the growing environment meets the standard, damaged leaves stuck into soil can still reproduce.

/ Applying too much fertilizer /

Some friends, in order to make succulents grow plumper and faster, desperately apply fertilizer to the flower pot. Applying too much fertilizer will not only fail to speed up the growth of succulents, but will instead make the succulents' color ugly and affect their appearance.

/ Keeping them in scattered light the whole time during leaf propagation /

When leaves are just inserted into soil, try to place them in scattered light. If roots grow on the leaves, move them to sunlight in time to let them carry out photosynthesis, so they can grow better.

/ If the leaves dry out, they are doomed /

If you forget to water for a long time and the leaves dry out completely, you think this time it is surely dead. Unexpectedly, after watering it, it slowly comes back to life. Its vitality is really tenacious.

/ If a succulent grows aerial roots, it is unhealthy /

Aerial roots grow on succulents because the surrounding environment is too humid, not because they are sick. When the environment changes, these aerial roots will also slowly disappear.

/ The more expensive the variety, the better /

When buying succulents, you should choose corresponding varieties according to local climate conditions. It is not that the more expensive the better, nor that the cheaper the better. When buying, you can consult experienced flower growers more.

Follow Pinpin's methods to grow succulents,

and make sure your home is covered with succulents,

every one of them plump and round!

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