Growing succulents this way in summer, none of them will die, and the leaves will grow fatter and fatter

As everyone's love for succulents grows, more and more people are growing them. I have also grown many kinds of succulents, and along the way I killed quite a few of them before summing up some experience, which I hope will be helpful to friends who have just learned to grow them. Succulents hate waterlogged soil. If you water frequently in summer, the roots will stay wet for a long time and rot, making it hard for the plant to keep growing.

In high temperatures, succulents are basically in a dormant or semi-dormant state, growing very slowly. In summer, just keep them in a bright, indirect spot with good ventilation, do not put them in direct sun, and do not water too much. If you behead succulents during the spring and autumn growing seasons, side shoots will sprout from the original stem, and as they slowly grow bigger they will form a multi-headed little old stump. During the growing season, give them plenty of light and water less, and the stems and leaves will become short, thick and compact.

In summer you need to control watering, because most succulents are dormant in summer. If there is too much water in summer, the roots of dormant succulents rot easily. Root rot is the most headache-inducing thing, and it is also the thing that causes the highest death rate in succulents, so you can choose to water once a month. In summer, if you are not an old hand with succulents and cannot control the water well, then take my advice: repot, and switch the pot to a red clay pot. Red clay pots are the most breathable and free-draining pots. You can switch your pot to a red clay pot, and then you will not have to worry so much about your own itchy hands watering too much.

So how exactly should you water succulents in summer? It depends on how much soil is in your succulent's pot. If you are growing it in a very small pot, then water once every three days, because there is little soil and moisture is lost quickly. If you are growing it in a relatively large pot with more soil, then you can water about once a week, but remember to water thoroughly. Also, do not put it in strong direct sunlight, or it will change color or get sunburned.

Shading comes first and foremost. Several kinds of succulents I grow, placed on the balcony in direct sun, became wilted and not plump at all, very ugly, while those placed behind a large flower pot where they get no sun were in very good condition. Ventilation is key. The several pots of succulents I placed inside a closed balcony, because the windows were opened relatively little and on top of that the temperature was high and it was stuffy and hot, unsurprisingly were in very bad shape, while those on the open balcony were more lively. When the temperature reaches above 35 degrees, you need to provide shade, otherwise the succulents will get sunburned.

Next is the question of the growing medium and soil. Nowadays the media are fairly mature, and there are ready-made mixed potting materials online. Here I will add a few points: if when you water, water goes in at the top and leaks out at the bottom at the same time, that proves it is a good medium. If when you water, water pools on the surface of the pot and then slowly seeps in, then it is no good.

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