The secret of how succulent masters grow their plants lies in outdoor growing

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Today I saw a guy who grows succulents, and his plants have always been grown outdoors by the window, and today they were all out there getting drenched in heavy rain. I was really puzzled, and it reminded me of this time the year before last, when I forgot to bring my succulents inside, and after they got hit by the rainstorm, a whole bunch of them turned to mush and died all at once. Today, with the same heavy rainstorm, why did other people's succulents not only not die, but not even get leggy? Getting rained on depends on the situation. For some succulents that stay indoors all winter and have just been moved out in spring or summer, do not rashly let them get rained on frequently.

You must first let them get familiar with the current climate and environment, and then gradually start growing them outdoors.

For some leggy or sickly succulents, getting rained on will worsen their disease.

For those succulents that were just bought and planted not long ago, frequent rain can also speed up their leggy growth.

That guy who grows succulents has always grown them outdoors by the window. Pay attention - always.

Those succulents that are usually kept outdoors or semi-outdoors have already gotten used to changes in the climate and environment. A moderate amount of rain is actually about the same as watering, and even long-term rain will not necessarily make them leggy.

In this season, getting rained on for one or two weeks is not a big problem, but if you have the means to keep off the rain, it is always better to keep some off.

For succulents that have already been rained on for two weeks in a row, you need to consider sheltering them from the rain!

Summary:

1. Succulents can be rained on.

Rainwater contains some nutrients, and to some extent it is beneficial to succulent growth.

It can also wash the dust off the succulents.

2. Although they can be rained on, try as much as possible to make the rain exposure controllable.

As temperatures rise now, after a while there may be a brief rain followed by strong sun.

Be very careful in this situation, as it may directly ruin their appearance.

3. When the weather brings both warming and cooling, those succulents that are already prone to problems should be given fewer rainwater baths.

4. Old stems that have been grown outdoors for a period of time are relatively resistant to rain, and usually will not have problems after being rained on for a while, and the plant shape and color can still be maintained. Some relatively thin and weak seedlings, obviously lacking light, or leggy ones will grow even more leggy after rain. Sickly succulents especially must not be rained on.

5. The aftereffects of too much rain on succulents are usually that the leaves start to turn to mush, and black spots may even appear and then turn to mush.

6. Succulents with tightly packed leaves are the most likely to suffer.

Like Echeveria 'Tippy', Sedum adolphi, Echeveria 'Silver Star', and Echeveria secunda var. glauca, rainwater remains between the leaves and cannot flow out, so it will gradually breed bacteria. Therefore, when these succulents with tightly packed leaves get rained on, try to blow away the water droplets remaining in the leaves.

7. If you do not push your luck, you will not meet your doom.

Just let succulents get a taste of rainwater once in a while. Do not let succulents keep taking in water all the time. When it is time to shelter them from rain, do it quickly. Do not wait until they have been rained on for one or two months before you start feeling heartache!

Summer has already begun. To get succulents safely through summer, you need to make ample preparations in advance, such as learning how to grow them outdoors under high temperatures and scorching sun.

Below, Hua Jie has summarized a few suggestions about growing outdoors under high temperatures and scorching sun, hoping they will be useful to everyone:

1. Thin-leaved varieties cannot tolerate sun exposure, and scorching sun can easily cause damage, such as the dancing butterfly plant (it may also be that it needs more water);

2. Small seedlings and young plants cannot tolerate sun exposure, so be careful they do not get scorched to mush;

3. The leaves and heads of fully variegated and crested plants are very delicate, so be careful with sun exposure;

4. Some plants whose leaves are already very bright in color, such as Echeveria 'Debbie' and Graptosedum 'Clavatum', do not do well under scorching sun, and their color will become lighter and yellow;

5. For plants kept in long-term shade and cut off from water, if you want to change the approach, do it slowly, for example by giving a small amount of water and first exposing them to 2 hours of soft sunlight a day. In this gradual way over several days, let the plants adapt, observe their condition, and then improve the method;

6. Plants that have clearly already entered dormancy must not be handled recklessly;

7. During scorching sun exposure, insufficient water supply will cause sunburn, so pay attention (the original poster's approach is to bring in whichever pot is really too light first, and only give water a few hours later).

May everyone's succulents be safe and sound this summer, and become more and more beautiful.

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