8 common everyday tools every succulent owner needs, and the last one is the most useful of all

To do a good job, one must first sharpen one's tools. The same goes for growing succulents. With the right tools, you can serve your succulents better. Below, Xiaojingzhi Life takes a look with you at which commonly found household tools are essential for caring for succulents.

1. Dedicated watering can

When watering succulents, the biggest fear is getting water on the leaves, so you must have a dedicated watering can. You can buy one or make your own

No need to say much about the DIY version: punch a hole in a plastic bottle and insert a straw, and for a perfect finish add a bit of hot glue

2. Tweezers

Pointed tweezers, used to remove dead leaves, and when potting you can also use them to hold the succulent in place, but don't press too hard. If you occasionally spot mealybugs, you can practice your aim.

3. Rubber bulb air blower

Succulent leaves inevitably get water droplets on them, which you can blow off with a rubber bulb air blower; when potting, soil particles stuck to the plant can also be blown off.

4. Brush

A calligraphy brush. An eyeshadow brush works too, used to brush dust off flower pots or succulent leaves.

5. Soil scoop cup

Dedicated for scooping soil when potting; you can make your own by cutting open a small hard plastic bottle.

6. Utility knife

Dedicated for beheading succulents. Scissors are not recommended for beheading, because the squeezing action of scissors damages part of the stem tissue of the succulent.

7. Spray bottle

It is recommended to keep two spray bottles, one for spraying pesticide and one for water. Note that spraying water is mainly done into the air around the succulent, rather than directly onto the leaves.

8. Toothpick

Toothpicks have many uses: when there are a few mealybugs, you can use them to practice your stabbing technique; you can also insert one into the succulent's pot to test the soil moisture; occasionally when a succulent is unstable, it can be made into a support to help balance the plant; and by the way, for succulents grown outdoors, sticking toothpicks into the pot can also keep birds away!

The above are the succulent tools compiled by Xiaojingzhi Life. They are very practical in the process of caring for succulents, and they are basically all commonly found at home.