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Growing 100 pots of succulents on the balcony, so densely packed they look even better than ones grown in a yard

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Portulaca grandiflora is an annual herbaceous plant of the genus Portulaca in the family Portulacaceae. Because its flowers come in many colors, close up in the morning and evening, and open when they meet sunlight, it is called sun flower (Portulaca grandiflora), and is also known as pine-leaf peony, noon flower, and "die-hard." Portulaca grandiflora is a heat-tolerant and drought-tolerant plant, with a long flowering period, bright colors, fast growth, and very few pests and diseases.

The goddess's succulents


The girl in the pictures is from Shenzhen. Although she has been into succulents for less than two years, she has already built a balcony packed full of succulents with her own hands ↓ Less than ten square meters, densely packed... all succulents, my goodness, there is not even room to put your feet

On the other side of the balcony, the small tea table used for drinking tea and resting is also piled full of succulents.... I say, goddess, has this been invaded by succulents?

So many beautiful succulents, growing them is no small project. Before, this young lady's life was work, shopping, traveling... in short, she was a beautiful, aloof goddess. And now? Ever since she fell into the succulent "pit," her time is gone, her interests are gone, and even her money cannot be kept, all of it goes to succulents

She used to have three-minute enthusiasm, but for succulents she went crazy

Like many girls, this young lady has dreamed of having a garden since childhood, while in real life she has her own career, and in her spare time she also likes to travel around, stopping here and there, beautiful and busy

Until one day in 2016, whether she walked into a succulent flower shop or read an online post about succulents, she was deeply attracted by succulents, "This flower can bloom in all four seasons, isn't that exactly what I want?"

And so, from 2016 to 2017, for a whole year, every day she was either learning to grow succulents or buying succulents. Friends said she was simply "possessed," colleagues around her thought she was "not doing her proper work," and she also felt she was a bit "over the top," but what could she do? When she saw succulents she wanted to plant them, she could not control it

At first she just bought them on Taobao. At her craziest, she had hundreds of packages waiting to be received, and she got familiar with several nearby couriers. The delivery guys did not even need to look to know she had bought succulents. This pile of packages in the picture has nothing else, it is all "succulents"!

Buying online was of course not enough, so every weekend she also went to nearby succulent greenhouses to get her fix. The young lady said she had visited almost every succulent shop in Shenzhen, and there was no novelty left

Seeing that neither online shopping nor local buying could satisfy her craving for succulents, she started traveling again. Different from before, now her travel theme is only succulents! Every place she goes, she must look for succulents, and she can browse for days without getting tired~

The young lady summed it up by saying that succulents in Guangzhou are still relatively cheap; if you buy some common varieties, you will definitely save a lot of money. Haha, ever since entering this succulent pit, you have to be careful with every penny

The succulents in Hong Kong, China all grow relatively large, and some look quite exaggerated, but they are just hard to carry home, after all, you have to go through customs~

What the young lady likes most is the succulent cheat-code region, the succulents of Yunnan. The varieties are complete and the quality is good, it is simply a paradise for succulent fans. Once you come, you do not want to leave!

Buying, buying, buying nonstop, the young lady complained that every day when she looked at her bank card balance her liver trembled, and she felt so poor that all she had left was succulents. Oh no, there are also countless succulent pots... It does not matter, such beautiful succulents are all your dowry

Those who can buy are human, those who can grow become gods

After the crazy buying comes crazy care. Whether bought online or at a flower market, as soon as succulents get home they must be planted quickly, and any leaves with bugs at home must be killed quickly, and any sick ones must be treated quickly... in short, the young lady never had a moment of leisure

Root trimming, repotting, leaf propagation, everything must be done with her own hands. The young lady said, "Those who can buy are human, those who can grow are gods." Although she says she is still some distance from being a "god," Huahua thinks she is already very impressive

Besides growing succulents, she also has to build racks for them and set up shade nets... These look simple, but moving so many pots of succulents back and forth... never mind, the young lady's love for succulents is absolutely true love!

On the racks, put the large succulents first, then the small pots, so that as much as possible all the succulents can get light, and they are also easy to take out. The young lady stressed: you must be organized, otherwise it will get messier and messier

Light-loving small-pot succulents are placed at the very top of the windowsill, and large pots are placed below, so they do not block each other, all can grow vigorously, and it looks comfortable too

The ground was already full and affecting the light, so she added some iron hanging rails and hung the succulents up, still giving priority to the light-loving ones~

One pot after another, the once quiet and empty balcony finally turned into a packed succulent garden!

No matter from which angle you shoot, it is succulents, succulents, succulents in all kinds of forms. Huahua's eyes are about to blur. Everyone, come and identify them, what varieties are there?

This wall is various Aeoniums, all super old stems... Huh, why are stones pressed into some pots? The goddess says it is to prevent the old stems from growing crooked. She is really so careful

By the window are rows of peach eggs (Graptopetalum amethystinum) sitting in a row basking in the sun. Only with enough sun can each one be pink and tender. Flower friends whose peach eggs at home look all "vegetable"-colored, hurry up and sun them too

The Echeveria succulents have a small group photo. Although it is already very hot, they still look full of energy, and each little red fingernail tip is so cute

After seeing the goddess's succulent balcony, Huahua cannot help but admire her courage and persistence

In fact, all flower friends are the same, as long as you persevere without giving up,

even if you only have one balcony, you can still grow a beautiful garden!

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