Never care for succulents like this in summer, or you will kill them

Summer is the most agonizing season. Whether for plants or people, the scorching summer days are the hardest to endure, withering away as soon as they are exposed to the sun, especially for succulents. Although succulents love light, they do not love intense light!

Some succulent growers who care for Crassulaceae succulents will say that Crassulaceae succulents need more sun, and the more they are sunned, the more beautiful they become. Yes, that is true. Crassulaceae succulents become even more beautiful after receiving sufficient sunlight, developing lovely red, pink and other colors. However, at such high temperatures in summer, they will be scorched if you are not careful.

It is true that if succulents go without light for a long time, their colors become dull, they are prone to etiolation, their leaves are relatively thin and small, the overall plant looks unattractive, and it loses its original ornamental value.

But in summer, we must first of all keep them in a ventilated environment. Whether you grow succulents outdoors or on a balcony, even if you want them to receive light, you must choose the time period. After 10 a.m. and before 5 p.m., you must provide shade, otherwise the sunlight will scorch the succulent leaves. For succulents that have always been kept indoors, do not rush to move them outside; give them a period to adapt.

The best way to shade succulents is to put up a shade net. A shade net provides good sun protection for succulents, so you will not have to worry about them being scorched in late summer and early autumn either, because some growers habitually think that once summer has passed, they can safely put their succulents in the sun. In fact, the sun in late summer and early autumn can just as easily scorch succulents.

There is also the issue of watering. Some growers still continue to water succulents by pouring water over them. This method is not advisable in summer. Summer is a season of high temperatures and frequent rain. If a succulent was rained on the previous night, then the next day you should use the upside-down method to pour out the water droplets in the center of the rosette, otherwise the droplets, after being heated by the high temperatures, will scald the succulent, and the center of the rosette will easily rot. The same applies to the pouring method.

So in summer, never care for succulents like this, or you will kill them!