Stick a little of this in the succulent pot, and the leaves will be plump and shiny, thicker than your fingers

Succulents are too skinny

Succulents, as the name suggests, look best when they are plump and chubby. With the same variety, someone else's leaves are thick while yours are thin, so of course they look different

It is already late May now, and the toughest time for succulents is coming soon. If you cannot fatten them up now, you will not even know whether they can survive the summer

The most timely method right now is to give the little succulents a extra meal (fertilizer), fatten them up quickly, and build up nutrients so they can get through the summer well

Add peanut shells

Succulents are relatively small, and many homemade flower fertilizers are too strong. Using them on succulents will burn the roots, so you should choose an airy, mild fertilizer. Peanut shells are a good choice

1. The fibers of peanut shells are relatively uniform and airy, and they are also a very good organic fertilizer. Dry the shells in the sun and crush them a bit

2. You can add them to the bottom of the pot when repotting. If repotting is not necessary, you can sprinkle them on the soil surface. They are airy and can also serve as organic fertilizer

3. Diligent gardening friends can also mix peanut shells into the soil and let them sit for 1 month to make organic nutrient soil. If succulents are repotted with this soil, they are sure to grow plump!

Add bone meal

Bone meal is a very good phosphorus fertilizer. Some gardening friends' succulents have just finished blooming, so phosphorus fertilizer must be supplemented. Otherwise, their resistance will drop, and they will wilt as soon as it gets a little hot

Soak the leftover crushed bones from meals in water for 2-3 hours to remove saltiness and grease, then dry them. Sun-dried bones are very easy to crush

Gardening friends who find it troublesome can directly grind them into bone meal with a blender. This makes it finer and easier for succulents to absorb

a. When repotting succulents, add a handful of bone meal to the soil

b. Sprinkle it directly into the potting soil. Succulent pots are small and shallow, and digging into the soil to bury bone meal can easily damage the roots. Sprinkling it on the soil surface allows it to seep in when watering

Lay volcano stone

Many gardening friends feel that the weather is hot and keep watering their succulents, which easily causes leggy growth and also risks becoming watery and black rot

Generally, new soil from spring used until now is about compacted (succulents use little soil, so it compacts quickly), which is very unfavorable for getting through the summer

We can choose relatively airy potting soil and add some volcano stone. Its surface has many small holes, is highly airy, and also helps succulent roots breathe

Volcano stone is formed by volcanic eruptions and also contains many mineral elements. After succulent roots absorb them, their reproductive capacity becomes stronger

Some experts directly use a whole piece of volcano stone to grow succulents. Everyone please note: if you use stone to plant succulents, keep it moist and water once every 2-3 days, then control water after the succulents enter dormancy

Bake eggshells

Huahua previously said that eggshells can be used as succulent fertilizer, but now time is urgent. With one extra step, you can quickly make the little succulents grow plump!

1. If you have an oven at home, you can bake them directly. After preheating at 200 degrees, baking for 5 minutes is fine. If you do not have an oven, you can directly stir-fry them in a hot pan. Stir-frying over high heat for 5 minutes is about the same

2. Baked eggshells smell bad, but the smell goes away after sitting for a while. It does not matter if they are burnt

3. Once cooled, crush them. Whether baked or stir-fried, eggshells are very brittle and break with a light press

4. Just like adding bone meal, you can mix it into the soil when repotting, or sprinkle it directly on the soil surface. With such good nitrogen fertilizer, they cannot help but grow plump

Fruit peel fertilizer

Huahua previously taught everyone to make fruit enzyme as flower fertilizer. Succulents are small and do not need such heavy fertilizer. Let us simplify and make a simplified version of fruit fertilizer

1. Cut the leftover fruit peels into slightly smaller pieces and put them in a discarded water bottle

2. Add water, then place it on a windowsill or balcony. Occasionally unscrew the lid to let it breathe. It only smells sour and sweet

3. After fermenting for 3 weeks, it is ready. Dilute the fertilizer water with clean water at 1:1000 to water succulents, and the little succulents will immediately become plump and shiny!

After reading this

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While the high heat has not arrived yet

Hurry up and fatten up your succulents