Can succulents be repotted with soil in summer? Little repotting knowledge to know

In summer, succulents gradually enter dormancy due to the temperature, to ensure they can make it through the summer normally, and at this time succulents also enter a period of slow growth or even no growth, and at this time it is not suitable to do too much to the succulents. But some people may, for one reason or another, want to repot their succulents in summer, so can succulents actually be repotted in summer?

Repotting succulents in summer without trimming roots, with soil

In summer, if you want to repot a succulent without trimming its roots, letting the succulent be repotted directly with its soil is feasible, because repotting directly with soil and without trimming roots does no damage at all to the succulent's root system, and after repotting there is no need for much recovery. Moreover, when repotting directly with soil, neither the soil nor the succulent has changed, so there is no situation where the succulent needs to adjust to a new pot after repotting; it is simply a direct change of pot, with no issue at all. After repotting, giving it an appropriate temperature and watering it thoroughly is fine, and it will not have much effect.

It is best not to repot succulents in summer

Although it is also possible to repot a succulent in summer without trimming roots and directly with soil, I think that unless there is some special reason forcing you to repot, it is better not to repot, because in summer succulents are already not very adapted to the environment such as temperature and light, and need to use dormancy to reduce damage. If you repot them, they have to be disturbed again, and although the effect is very small, it will still have a certain impact on the succulent. On the one hand it has to resist the unsuitable environment, and on the other hand it has to resist the impact brought by repotting, which will increase its burden.

Therefore, if it is not necessary, it is recommended not to change pots or repot in summer, because one accident could cause a succulent that could originally make it safely through the summer to be unable to safely pass the summer because it also has to adapt to the effects of repotting.

The safe method of repotting with soil

If you really want to repot, you can carefully move the succulent directly along with its soil, and when repotting do not break apart the soil and the succulent. Keep the original shape of the soil as much as possible, and after moving it to the new pot, simply add new soil on top of the original soil. This can reduce the harm to the succulent as much as possible.