How to care for succulents in summer? You must remember these points

For countless succulent lovers, summer is undoubtedly a season full of worry and trouble. Summer temperatures are too high and the weather is hot and stuffy, and one careless moment can send your beloved succulents into an eternal sleep, never to wake again.

So if you want to grow succulents well on a balcony in summer, what exactly should you do? Take a look at the key points we have prepared below; these are things you absolutely must keep firmly in mind.

Balcony orientation

In my personal opinion, the most suitable orientation for growing succulents is of course the southwest. Although a south-facing balcony has plenty of sunlight in winter and is shady and cool in summer, for succulents, receiving no sunlight at all in summer is not necessarily a good thing.

On a southwest-facing balcony in summer, direct sunlight cannot reach inside, but in the afternoon there are still a few hours of light, and the sunlight the succulents receive is not intense.

Strictly control watering

I believe many flower lovers understand how crucial it is to strictly control the amount of water given to succulents in summer. The best time to water is early morning, and each time it should depend on how dry or moist the soil inside the pot is. Do not water too much, and do not let water accumulate in the pot.

In summer, many people's succulents will change in appearance, with the leaves becoming ugly and wrinkled. This is a normal phenomenon, not caused by a lack of water, so do not overwater.

Also, in summer you must never cut off water to succulents entirely. When water is cut off, succulents instead become less resistant and less able to fight off disease, and in this way they are more prone to black rot.

Shade and rain protection

When growing succulents in summer, you must pay attention to shading, which has the effect of cooling the succulents down. Also, rain protection cannot be ignored either, because frequent rainfall in summer is fatal to succulents.

My suggestion is to use a shade net on the balcony to create a healthy growing haven for the succulents. Using a shade net can provide an excellent cooling effect.

And it can also provide a certain degree of rain protection. Even if some raindrops drip through the small holes of the shade net, they pose no threat at all to the growth of the succulents.

Ventilation and heat dissipation

When growing succulents on a balcony, with shade measures in place, you can safely grow them outdoors. Some people worry that the summer environment is too hot and stuffy, so they put the succulents indoors and rely entirely on air conditioning to cool them, not realizing that this behavior can very likely lead to succulents being attacked by disease.

For succulents in summer, ventilation is a crucial part. If they are placed in a stuffy room, not only are the roots prone to rotting, but if they encounter pests, black rot, and the like, then the succulents really will not make it through this summer.

Major taboos for getting through summer

In summer, many succulents inevitably lose their usual cute and soft appearance, becoming wrinkled, and their colors are no longer bright and eye-catching. But these are all completely normal phenomena. As long as they receive reasonable summer care, they will become beautiful and charming again in autumn.

Therefore, in summer you must control yourself and not give in to the urge to "rescue" your succulents, watering and fertilizing them, and even repotting and changing the soil. Such behavior will instead speed up the death of the succulents, and it is a major taboo in getting succulents safely through the summer.