To survive, a succulent beheaded itself, truly a tough little plant

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Succulents are chubby and adorable, and have always been deeply loved by people. But what makes succulents so lovable is not just their looks, but also their tenacious vitality, they are practically made of iron!

I raised a White Prince for a year, and since I was usually too busy, I didn't pay it much attention and just left it on the rooftop to fend for itself. Compared with other succulents, it didn't have a gorgeous appearance, just living an ordinary life, but it still did its best and sprouted several heads. Being able to do so well despite my neglect is pretty good. I also know that neglecting them is the mother's fault, but I figured succulents have such tenacious vitality that they wouldn't die on me no matter what. However, I was still too young.

Last week I finally had some free time, and suddenly remembered that I hadn't seen my succulent babies for a long time, so my maternal love overflowed and I bounced up to the rooftop. I saw that the White Prince had two leaves that were a bit yellow, so I casually pulled one off. Unexpectedly, it had secretly grown roots. My heart skipped a beat, and I opened up the leaves to look at the stem, which had already turned black and withered. So I cut off the head, and the head had already grown a lot of roots. Good child, with this will to survive, I could practically cheer wildly for it.

Thinking about these past few days, the temperature was a bit high, there was no rain, and I hadn't watered it, so it seemed I had let the baby die of thirst. I couldn't help feeling a bit guilty. Fortunately, the succulent had a strong will to survive and relied on itself, otherwise there would have been another life lost at my hands. It hasn't even officially entered summer yet, and I almost lost another life. It seems I need to start putting up shade netting, after all, with this succulent as a cautionary tale, I can't afford to be careless.

Although I don't usually pay much attention to succulents, I still take summer survival very seriously. The summer sun is intense, so I usually shade them from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Although the succulents will lose their color, surviving is what matters most. In summer I also generally don't stop watering, because the soil gets too dry in summer, so I usually water once every 10 days to half a month in the evening, making sure the succulents won't dry out, and basically they can all survive safely.

It seems the lazy person's approach to raising them still doesn't work. The babies still need their mother's care. Friends, do you also have such tough succulent babies?

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