How did he get his succulents to fill the pot in just two months?
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Images and text: Le'an
Succulents are becoming more and more popular among young people because of their cute appearance and vivid colors. But many people are troubled: other people's succulents get more and more beautiful the longer they grow them, and some can even fill the pot. As for mine, never mind filling the pot, they often die for no apparent reason. I had the same problem when I first started growing succulents, and later I asked an expert grower, who told me his secret for getting succulents to fill the pot in two months!
[Pay attention to the soil for growing succulents]
The soil for growing succulents is very important. Some beginners just dig up some dirt at random to plant succulents, and it is a miracle if the succulents do not die when grown that way! Some people have a bit of common sense and know to buy potting soil, so they go specifically to a flower market and buy a bag of nutrient soil to grow succulents. But you should know that not all nutrient soil is suitable for growing succulents. The ones at the flower market are suitable for large flowering plants, not for small plants like succulents. Succulents need soil with large particles; their roots are relatively weak, and soil with particles that are too small easily cakes around the roots, lacks oxygen and causes root rot. I often go to his place to buy soil, so I may as well recommend it to everyone!
Everyone knows that newly bought succulents are wilted, because the seller needs to dry the roots before shipping, and that is because the most important part of a succulent is its roots. Drying the roots of newly bought succulents can effectively prevent root rot and promote new root growth. Of course, besides drying the roots, you also need to buy some carbendazim and rooting agent, mix a little into the succulent's peat soil when planting, and later also dilute and spray it regularly on the succulent leaves.
If you want succulents to fill the pot, you should also grow succulents that fill the pot easily, such as Sedum rubrotinctum (jelly bean plant), Senecio rowleyanus (string of pearls), Sedum japonicum (gold moss stonecrop) and Sedum pachyphyllum (jelly beans), these varieties easily fill the pot when grown together in groups. Some succulents grow slowly and are naturally solitary, so getting them to fill the pot is very difficult! Among them, the easiest to fill the pot is Sedum lineare 'Robustum' (compact sedum), the best-looking is Sedum pachyphyllum (jelly beans), and the easiest to grow is Sedum rubrotinctum (jelly bean plant).
There is one more key point to getting succulents to fill the pot, and that is having a larger flower pot. How can succulents fill the pot without enough room to grow? So buying a flower pot first is the most important thing.
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