Lotus Planting Methods and Common Diseases Explained

Some friends have a large space at home and even their own garden, which makes it very suitable for growing some larger plants. Although lotus does not take up much space, it still needs a certain amount of room to grow. If you grow your lotus well, you can enjoy the lotus flowers without leaving home, which is also one of life's pleasures.

Lotus (details)

Lotus must be placed in a spot with plenty of sunlight and good ventilation, and the water in the pot must be kept from drying out; by late June it can bloom. In late July the underground lotus rhizome nodes begin to swell, and at this point the water can be shallower. Normally the pot must never be without water, otherwise the leaves will quickly dry up. Whether lotus needs fertilizing can be judged by leaf color: if the leaves are deep green, it means nutrients are sufficient; if the leaf surface turns yellow and the plant is thin and haggard, it should be fertilized. Quick-acting urea and compound fertilizer, as well as slow-release animal offal and cake fertilizer, are all fine.

During the growing season, lotus is often harmed by aphids. You can add 20 mg of 3% carbofuran to the pot, and putting crushed garlic bulbs in the pot also has a controlling effect. From June to September, there will also be the leaf-eating pest known as the cotton leafworm (Spodoptera litura), which can be killed by spraying omethoate.

When planting in a pot or vat, choose a watertight container about 50 cm in diameter and no less than 20 cm deep. The potting soil should preferably be fertile and clayey soil, such as pond mud, paddy field soil, and sludge from domestic sewage ditches; the latter in particular is generally very fertile, so no further fertilizing is needed afterward. For not-so-fertile paddy field soil, a small amount of organic fertilizer such as chicken manure or soybean cake can be buried at the bottom of the pot.

Half a year after moving to Yunnan, my succulent garden has already begun all kinds of big autumn harvests.

Haha, here I am again... It is already Mid-Autumn now, and in the blink of an eye it has been half a year since I moved to Yunnan... One spring and one summer have passed, how are everyone's succulents doing... My garden has already begun all kinds of big reorganizing.

This year, moving to Yunnan coincided with a rare rainy year in Kunming, and it is still drizzling every day even now.... My succulents have been soaked in rainwater almost the entire summer, and the soil and rosettes have hardly ever dried out.....

They use their tenacious lives to interpret the charm of plants. It makes one marvel..... Alright, that is enough for the preface; now let's get to the main topic of this article. Since sharing the first migration post, I have received the attention and support of quite a few succulent friends, and because of this I have also gotten to know a great many new friends. Thank you all so much here! Of course, along with that came a great many questions from everyone... Perhaps because of my personal succulent-growing style and personality, I answered many questions rather simply, and so I did not give everyone a very complete share... Recently I summarized all of everyone's questions, and here I will share all of my succulent-growing experience.

First, let me introduce myself: My name is Eve (translation: not Eve the biblical one... it's "eve" as in the day before, ok!). Profession: pet grooming instructor. (Part-time graphic editor, sculptor, coach, designer, photographer, graphic artist... anyway, all kinds of things, understand it however you like.) It has been nearly 6 years since I fell into the succulent pit (for details, see the previous memoir). Growing method: natural wild growing (equivalent to a free-range style). I like to let succulents return to all kinds of natural forms (for example, something succulent friends often ask about: how come the succulents at my home are as big as a washbasin...).

Alright, indeed all the succulents I grow are this Size... First let me talk about my views. My initial understanding of succulents and my views on growing them came from Europe (because most succulents grow and are propagated in Europe). I like succulents because they are one of the more tenacious types in the plant kingdom, able to adapt to all kinds of harsh environments, and they can change in a thousand ways in order to adapt to the environment! I am especially fond of the Echeveria genus; the rosette-like arrangement of their leaves makes one feel that they are a flower that never withers. Personally, I think plants are born in nature and should also return to nature, and should freely enjoy the purification of nature's raindrops, the illumination of the scorching sun, and the baptism of fierce winds... Only in this way can their tenacious nature bloom to the fullest and their lives become more meaningful! Whether it is death or rebirth, whether it is struggle or steadfastness, this is all part of what they experience. I would rather they take root in ruins overgrown with weeds than huddle in an exquisite vase! I am willing to spend time and thought finding a place, hammering and nailing to create an open-air environment for them so they can see light and get rained on and endure all kinds of trials in the wild day and night as they grow, but I am not willing to spend money and time buying nets, medicines, and all kinds of props to shelter them from wind and rain, so three illnesses and two aches and daily all kinds of fussing.... I appreciate the various forms they take as they change with the environment: green or red, slender and sparse, or round and plump, all of this is them growing naturally, and as long as they are alive, any way is fine... But I do not appreciate them being controlled this way and that by me and deliberately turned into some certain form; I would feel that that is not their true nature, and is even torturing their life and testing their limits. So I advocate a way of growing - wild growing! It really is, as everyone understands it, just giving them enough space to fend for themselves, and no matter whether it is wind and rain, direct scorching sun, or pest invasion, not making a big fuss.

Alright, I have rambled on a lot. Let's systematically talk about cultivation - "cultivation" as in wild growing and propagation, not raising and careful nursing. Hahaha~~~ First let's talk about the environment. The environment for succulents and the growing method are relative; the environment determines the corresponding growing method. Usually environments include balconies, glass houses, windowsills, full terraces and half terraces, fields, and so on, which then give rise to several categories: greenhouse growing, open growing, and wild growing (I have experienced all of the above over the years).

1. Glass houses and windowsills cannot let succulents come into direct contact with rainwater and the purest sunlight, so the succulents will lack many naturally produced elements, and therefore require a great deal of artificial supplementation and intervention.

2. In environments such as terraces and half terraces, succulents can come into contact with varying amounts of natural rainwater and sunlight, so they will also require varying amounts of supplementation and artificial intervention.

3. In the wild and fully open-air environments, succulents can receive everything most natural. So intervention is basically 0 (with wind and rain battering them, there is nothing you can do even if you want to). The only thing you can do is let them slowly adapt, hahaha~~~

Let's continue... Next is flower vessels... Many succulent friends always ask, is a plastic pot good, or a ceramic pot good, is a porcelain pot good or a thumb pot good... Is big good or is small good... What color is good..... Alright, anyway it is all kinds of agonizing, all kinds of experimenting... The succulents get tossed back and forth half to death because of the owner's doubts....

Let's continue. Next is flower vessels. Many succulent friends always ask: Is a plastic pot good or a ceramic pot good? Is a porcelain pot good or a thumb pot good? Is big good or is small good? What color is good?... Alright, anyway it is all kinds of agonizing, all kinds of experimenting... The succulents get tossed back and forth half to death because of the owner's doubts...

Let me talk about flower vessels based on personal experience. Actually, as long as it is a pot that leaks water, it is fine; as for which pot is best, that depends on your environment and your growing method. The best one is the one that suits this variety and best suits your environment and growing method. Every kind of pot has its own properties and its own pros and cons; the key is matching (for example, when a plastic pot is used correctly it is soft, easy to loosen soil, and retains moisture; used poorly it is not breathable and stuffy. As for the properties of each kind of pot, slowly consult Baidu and think about it yourself). Some people can use a small square pot to grow plump, beautiful large succulents (although the space given is not large, the artificial supplementation of nutrients is enough), while others use an exquisite, gaudy porcelain pot but only produce a dim, dried-out, skinny one (do you think the succulent will be beautiful just because the flower pot is beautiful? What the succulent cares about is the contents of the pot). So the container itself is not the point! The point is to choose the right pot for the right growing method in the right environment! And my growing method is: first, as big as possible! The bigger the better! Best of all, plant them all in the ground! (I am truly lazy, with no energy to give each one nutritional supplementation; the more soil, the more nutrients.) Second, the color is mostly light colors (out in the wind and sun, dark colors absorb heat; succulent rosettes like to be sunned, but the roots do not).

Alright, next is soil mixing.

There are always many succulent friends who ask what soil mix is best, whether granular material is good or peat is good, whether this formula is good or that formula is good, and whenever they see someone they ask whether mixing it this way is okay, why the succulents I mix this way always fail to grow to the look I expect, and how exactly should I mix it... Alright, asking anyone about this is useless, and no one can give you an absolute answer, because other people's growing methods, habits, and environments may all be different from yours. Many persistent succulent friends must have experienced this: hearing about some formula, excitedly carrying all kinds of soil home. Then waiting until the next season and disappointedly throwing it all away, continuing to switch... (Especially succulent friends living on high floors without elevators, aren't you all carrying things up and down, hahaha.) Alright, no more gloating. To be honest, there is never a best soil mix, only the most suitable soil mix! Growing succulents is like doing an arithmetic problem: what kind of environment paired with what kind of soil, then paired with a suitable container and planted with suitable succulents, is the correct answer! Nowadays the main internationally used soil materials are generally growing media: peat, leaf mold, sphagnum moss, coconut coir, and the like; next are perlite, vermiculite, and the like; then there are the granular materials succulents must have: akadama, diatomaceous earth, pumice, volcanic rock, and various powdered materials. These three links make up the soil mix, and what people agonize over is only the ratio. Similar problems to those with pots come up again. Every kind of soil has its own properties and functions (consult Baidu for each; if I wrote them all out my fingers would probably be ruined). The main material provides basic nutrition, the auxiliary materials change the soil's moisture, looseness, and a small amount of trace elements, and the granular materials provide what succulents specifically need (such as soil pH and the like). You must match them according to your growing environment, the size of your flower vessel, and the characteristics of the succulent you want to plant. For example, if the pot is small, peat can be a bit more (to ensure enough nutrition; if it were all granular material, you would probably have to soak the pot in nutrient solution every day for it to survive). For example, if your home is stuffy and not very ventilated, you can choose a slightly larger flower pot and a correspondingly appropriate ratio of granular material. Understand the rest yourself. I suggest everyone stop asking for formulas whenever they see someone, and sit down quietly and think about what kind of environment your succulents are in and what kind of soil they need...

Alright, so far so good. I estimate many people are still thinking, what soil exactly do my succulents use, and why do they all grow like cabbages... Alright, stop agonizing, let me sum up the previous points. My succulents have enough space, sufficient natural elements, comfortable soil, and enough fertilizer to fill their bellies. That is how they grew into the appearance they should have had. Many succulents are actually not as small as you imagine. Especially the Echeveria type.

Next let's continue with the fertilizer issue. The approximate components of the fertilizer plants need are all similar; only the fertilizing methods differ. And these methods also give rise to many kinds of fertilizer (slow-release, liquid, organic, and the like). It is still that same saying: according to the environment you grow in, the method you use, and the type you grow, use different fertilizers. The timing and amount of fertilizing are the same. Small pots, fertilize frequently, a little each time. Large pots, use slow-release, apply controlled amounts. In the ground, irrigate with all kinds of organic fertilizer. Still that key point: studying properties and matching them is the kingly way; growing anything is the same. The most suitable is the best. What you are growing is a life, with too many uncertain factors, and relative factors are very important! As for me, I am generally too lazy to ever fertilize, hahaha, because acidic rainwater can stimulate the soil to supply succulents with enough nutrition. Generally when the time comes I just replace all the soil.

Alright, next is the watering issue. Actually this issue is very obviously the artificial supplementation I repeatedly mentioned earlier. I believe many friends have also read many professional articles by great masters. Since succulent culture developed in China up to now, no grower would be foolish enough to think that watering more will make succulents plump and beautiful. If your succulents can drink natural rainwater, then try your best not to irrigate with tap water (you all know what is in tap water). If your succulents can retain enough moisture, then avoid watering if you can (this refers to situations with large pots, fertile soil, and the succulent itself being relatively robust). The above is my growing method, and I do not suggest everyone try it directly. First let me explain why it is like this. First, natural rainwater is more complex than everyone imagines, and basically all plants need it; second, the watering method of getting rained on is a kind of purification for both the soil and the succulents. Especially heavy rain (artificial watering cannot achieve using raindrops to strike the soil surface for hours); third, rainwater comes from nature, and plants have an innate sensitivity to nature; before it is going to rain they have already made all kinds of preparations to welcome it. So, having said all this, why do I not suggest everyone try it directly? Because suddenly doing so can easily send your succulents to the afterlife... (Everything needs adaptation; if your succulents have always been delicate and beautiful in a greenhouse, a sudden change would be unbearable even for a person, let alone a plant.) If you want to try, I suggest having a slow, good adaptation process. If you are still watering artificially, I suggest adding a little of the nutrients plants need to the water, and choosing a watering method suitable for your environment. The amount of water should also be based on the pot size and the needs of the succulents. Diligent little ones, slowly work hard to study the watering method that belongs to your succulents, because this is a technical job. Anyway, I have already gotten so lazy that I have not watered my succulents for several years.

Let's move to the next section and continue with "Cleaning succulents, pest protection, and disease prevention and treatment." Many succulent friends ask what to do when their succulents get bugs. My God, hurry and spray medicine! What medicine to use? I would ask back, what bug is it, then use what medicine!!!! Alright, my replies are indeed rough and simple and a bit provocative. But the facts are indeed like this. First you have to calm down! Calm down! Observe and confirm, then seek help and prescribe the right medicine. Pest problems are common. If the succulents cannot come into contact with nature, then artificial medicine is definitely needed. If the succulents contract a disease because they lack something, then the corresponding thing also needs to be replenished in time. The most common pests on succulents (everyone should know the white, plump mealybugs in clusters, the little black fungus gnats that crawl everywhere, and the red spiders that bounce around everywhere). Actually, as long as you use medicine containing phosphorus, they can all be easily killed, but organic ones are not recommended, because they will damage the sunscreen powder layer on the succulents' faces and cause disfigurement and sunburn. There is a miraculous product everyone should know, "Huhuashen". Mix with water and directly pour it through the whole thing from the top without thinking (provided your succulents can tolerate the humidity); in serious cases it needs to be done multiple times... In even more serious cases, directly pull them out of the soil and soak them...

And the various diseases are generally caused by a lack of some element. Many plant medicines are supplementary, for example the commonly used "Dyson zinc" supplements zinc, and various preparations also supplement the corresponding elements. Through this principle we should know that the principles of plants getting sick and us getting sick are not quite the same. Moreover, many diseases cause immediate death, or the plant can only survive through amputation. So rather than treating disease to save succulents, it is better to directly give them all the elements they need to strengthen their own resistance and fend off disease! Combining the earlier points about pots, soil, environment, and growing method, everyone should be able to thoroughly understand how to give succulents everything they need! Hahaha~~~

Regarding cleaning, many succulent friends' questions are as follows: Should dried old leaves be pulled off, should dust and water droplets on the rosette surface be cleaned... Uh, this question, I can only say it depends on the individual situation. Friends with cleanliness obsessions or OCD will probably be unable to control their hands even if ten million people tell them not to touch it, hahaha. Specifically, it is still that saying: go by your individual growing method and environment. If there is water in the center of the rosette and then it gets direct sunlight, succulents with weaker resistance will get scorched. If old leaves are not cleaned and remain damp and stuffy for a long time, pests are easily bred. If the dust layer is too thick, it easily damages the functionality of the leaf surface. It is actually that simple!

Alright, having summed up so much, next let me talk about my growing method in this regard. Actually I do nothing at all, hahahahaha~ Do not hit me, the facts are so! Everyone remember the Dudleya covered in spider webs in the picture above? That's right, in a certain season my whole garden has this special effect: fungus gnats running all over the ground, mealybugs clustering everywhere, red spiders bouncing around, and spider webs hanging all over the succulents' heads... But not a single one of my succulents died from pests; at most a few leaves were sacrificed. If the situation is really too bad, I will choose to release several dozen beetles or introduce other beneficial insects into my garden. This kind of ecosystem where one thing checks another is more natural, hahaha (in wild growing like this, spraying any medicine is useless; with rain every few days, spraying is wasted effort). Then I never water, and I rarely pull off old leaves; it is all God helping me do this work, because I am truly lazy to the point of oozing oil... I also do not give the succulents supplementary medicines of any kind, because everything the natural ecology gives is basically enough... This is my wild-growing style...

I forgot to mention a very important issue, about buying succulents. This is very important, because it determines how you should grow it and how to grow it into the appearance you expect. Succulents on the market now fall into four categories: European goods, Korean goods, Japanese goods, and domestic goods. First let me talk about European goods: Europeans grow plants following a technological route, and their greenhouses are all fully electronically controlled, so the output and efficiency are quite frightening. And the most amazing thing is that within the same batch of plants there is actually no difference in size or form. So European goods basically face the whole world as one-grade price for one-grade product. Very commercial and also very professional. As for European goods themselves, all aspects are relatively balanced (plant resistance, plant price, and the like). Next is Korean goods: Korean succulents have a very distinctive style of their own, because their growing methods and their mentality toward growing succulents are completely different from Europeans'. Usually Koreans like uniquely shaped old clusters or rare mutated individuals. That also means they used a great many unique techniques to get the plants to achieve the desired effect. More effort naturally means a higher price. Next is Japanese goods: Japanese succulents are mainly Haworthia. Well, it cannot be denied that this is something ordinary people cannot afford to play with. The Japanese love to mess with all kinds of genetics, researching and pursuing the ultimate. Finally there are our local domestic goods: since succulent culture developed in China up to now, our country's cultivation techniques are still very impressive (after all, China is also one of the world's famous major plant countries). Domestic goods are low in price and basically complete in varieties. But the frightening thing is there are always some bored vendors who like to do things to make the succulents more marketable. As for the price of buying succulents, I think, as long as you like it, it is fine. To put it bluntly about buying succulents, whether you spend 5 yuan or 50 yuan it is all a waste, because it cannot be eaten, cannot be played with, cannot be worn; it is only a kind of companionship, just making you happy. So personally I think as long as you like it that is fine; there is no need to agonize too much over whether it is expensive or cheap, worth it or not. Every life is unique, and at the same price you cannot buy a second identical one. So if you bought it, you bought it; if you raised it, you raised it, hahaha.

Regarding the four categories of goods, based on personal experience let me give everyone some suggestions and directions. First European goods: the first thing to do when you get one is change the soil and wash the roots, because they are basically pure peat. Away from the European electronic greenhouses, using this kind of soil will cause a lot of discomfort, so dry them thoroughly before planting. European goods are relatively tough and can basically be grown fully in the open (more than half of mine are basically European goods). European goods have primitive provenance; give them the corresponding space, and they can grow bigger than you imagine...

Korean goods: before buying all kinds of Korean goods at high prices, please do not get excited. Calmly understand their succulent culture first, then consider whether you want to grow them. Koreans have their own system whether it comes to soil mixing, flower vessels, fertilizer, or growing methods. I suggest reading through all kinds of Korean posts thoroughly before considering whether it suits you and whether you want to grow them this way. If you ask me, the best is to go to Korea yourself, find an old lady on a rooftop, brew a pot of tea, and chat with her for a few days, hahahaha.

Japanese goods: can I omit them... Because the thinking of that country is truly a realm ordinary people cannot reach. Think about it, to eat a cow they even massage that cow every day... My God, who knows what they do to succulents in laboratories in order to appreciate a lump of succulent. You all think about how those mythical Haworthia come to be.

Domestic goods: first, do not consider domestic goods of the various variegated types, you know what I mean. No matter how much a succulent mutates, the variegation cannot possibly be all white! Second, study and comprehend more yourself. If you have experience, domestic goods are the best choice. First, they have already adapted to the local environment; second, they skip the import and export procedures and the price is low; third, the varieties are mostly some classic varieties that are easy to grow and also beautiful.

Alright, another pile of introductions that never ends.. The teacher's occupational disease kicked in...

Let me talk about how I buy succulents. Usually when I buy succulents I ignore where the goods come from and what condition they are in. Because I am a variety-collecting addict, especially for Echeveria. When buying succulents I will target a certain variety and buy ten or twenty of them at once. Then after planting them well I move them from half shade to half sun, and finally throw them in the garden and ignore them for several months. Hahaha~~~ Why? Because they may previously have come from all kinds of greenhouses, and their resistance and adaptability all differ. In the process of me letting them gradually adapt, many will be eliminated. From this batch of survivors I will select the most tenacious ones and finally put them in the ground, turning them into wild succulents... Just like those succulents planted in green belts in Europe and America. Then what should I do with the equally tenacious succulents from the same batch? Very simple, directly pass them on to other succulent friends, hahaha, pulling more people into the pit! So every year in spring and autumn I regularly put out many succulents (there is no way around it; if I do not pull others into the pit, where would I get more space and money to keep more varieties of succulents). Those succulent friends who say I pulled them into the pit, stop cursing me for pulling you in; I am helpless too, hahaha~~~ Who told us all to have dreams.

Another source of my succulents is the various offspring of my own succulents. No matter what you grow, propagation is an indispensable link, especially for plants. They entrust all their memories and fate to the next generation, letting their children live more tenaciously. I roughly harvest seeds at the end of each summer, sow in early autumn, and release them the following year. Hahaha.

I once tried artificial pollination and the like, but now I am so lazy that I let insects do it; I just calculate the timing and go cut the flower stalks. First let me talk about the benefits of pollination and sowing. The next generation of pollinated succulents of the same variety will be better adapted to the local climate, because everything their parents experienced is stored in their genes. And the way plants teach the next generation is by passing on their precious memories of time through genes. Mixed-blood varieties, on the other hand, tend to be extreme: either very tough or dying young. In the aspect of propagating succulents there are a few points to note: the mother plant with the highest pollination success rate must itself also be grown from seed. Plants reproduced through cuttings and leaf propagation have an extremely low pollination success rate and can even be completely understood as castrated plants. Succulents cycled through leaf propagation and cuttings will have weaker resistance and adaptability with each generation. So this is the reason why seed-grown succulents are expensive. Succulent propagation in China currently mainly relies on leaf propagation and cuttings. You know what I mean.

As a grower who truly loves succulents, I think we all have an obligation to let our children live on tenaciously....

Second, the process of succulents flowering and propagating is very dangerous. Everyone knows that animals in nature will fight to the death for mating, and mothers will even sacrifice themselves to protect their children; plants are the same. Succulents mostly choose to bloom in summer. To be honest, they are very unwise, but they also have no choice. Blooming consumes a large amount of the plant's energy, so their resistance becomes weakened, and at the same time the nectar also easily attracts all kinds of pests. So this process may torment your heart greatly, because basically after one summer, when I harvest seeds from all my naturally pollinated succulents, the mother plants are basically unrecognizable... Sigh, many have even been completely used up, withered until only a single flower stalk remains swaying in the wind... (so bleak).

This is a process, and I must accept it. Just like all kinds of cruelty in nature seen in various documentaries, no matter how much you want to intervene, you cannot do it. I often go into the garden and see many succulents suddenly looking desolate, but I will not interfere, because it is very likely still alive. I believe many succulent friends have witnessed such miracles: blackened until only a single stem remains, and then reborn the following year... Yes, succulents have this ability, as long as you believe! Hahaha, because my dead succulents either wither in the soil and turn into fertilizer, or use side shoots to revive from the corpse, especially when summer passes and autumn arrives. So generally when I see succulents with black rot and the like I will start singing that song "Ye Zi"...

Finally, a few words to sum up. This summer has passed. In autumn I harvested two trays of mixed-blood seeds that have already sprouted. I harvested a whole ground of succulents with Yunnan faces. Hahaha, I basically do not recognize them.

Regarding my growing, it actually could not be simpler. First, I do not water; second, I do not remove pests; third, I do not let the succulents avoid rain or light; fourth, no matter what happens I just watch from the side... The things I do are only three: plant flowers, look at flowers, and deliver flowers to continue their next generation, hahaha~~~ Because when I first learned about succulents I saw a headline "lazy person's plant," hahaha. I hope in the future I can be even lazier...

I dream that in the future I can have a succulent in-ground garden! To see them living freely in the wild, returning to their most primitive appearance. I want to see their true selves. Natural propagation, generation after generation... haha.

I wonder what everyone's dream about succulents is?

No matter what, I think if you have fallen in love with such a tenacious life, you should be as tenacious as it is! Persist!

Succulents are the tenacious spirits of nature! They do not have bright flowers, but they have a face that can change. They change with the environment, and they change with their owner. Please choose everything that suits them and treat them well. Let them live on. Let this beautiful scenery continue...

If you love them, please love all of them, no matter what color they are, what shape, what condition... Do not be too demanding just for one certain state of theirs. Many things are relative; you grow them, but they do not completely belong to you.

Growing a life is a kind of companionship, making you happy and joyful. Do not be full of complaints because of growing them, and do not complain that the climate of your region is not good enough. Because everywhere has four seasons, and where people can live, succulents can live. The key is that you have to find the right method. Also do not keep saying things like I am being sarcastic and stirring up resentment. I truly do not mean that. I have grown succulents in many places, and in all of them succulents have died, and in all of them I have also grown succulents well. Yunnan's climate, in terms of data, is relatively suitable for succulents. But everything has two sides; friends who have read the previous two posts should also know this process. Also do not ask again where those towering big succulents at my home went; they have long since ceased to exist... Because they could only exist in that Shenzhen environment; after they came to Yunnan their volume directly shrank by more than half, and their color also underwent enormous changes, and all traces of the past have long since vanished.

My method of growing succulents is only based on so many years of experience and summing up. If everyone likes it, you can also try it. Hahaha (if they die do not blame me). Whether it is in Sanya, on the sea, in Shenzhen, or in Shanghai, I have always grown them this way in the wild. Because I am lazy, wahahaha~~~

No matter what, although moving to Yunnan for work has not gone smoothly and life has been difficult in all kinds of ways, I have never regretted it. Who is not risking their life for a dream. As long as I am still alive, Eve's Garden will always be there! Hahaha! Although this garden often moves, maybe in the future it can be renamed the Wandering Little Garden. But I believe that one day my dream will come true. Eve's Garden also welcomes everyone at any time to come exchange ideas and visit. Through this migration record I have gotten to know many succulent friends; thank you very much for your support. If nothing goes wrong, I will strive next month to sort out the photo materials and write out the process of changes in the elder succulents that have followed me to many places, and of course also share my succulent photography experience, hahaha~~~

Author: Eve Editor: Succulent Base Camp

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