How can you make succulents grow faster? Better learn this now, right?

If you want succulents to grow fast, nutrients are the key, but while providing nutrients you also must avoid leggy growth, so light is also a very important factor. Below, the editor will explain each point one by one.

Soil

For seedlings, use peat + vermiculite with few particles. For mature plants, use peat + various particles at a ratio of 5:5/4:6.

Watering

In summer, generally water in the evening, then place in a ventilated spot for a night before exposing to sunlight. In winter, generally water in the morning or at noon when the temperature starts to rise. Doing this protects the plant's root system.

There is also a saying: water when dry, stop when wet. In my opinion, this is not especially scientific. For example, water when dry, stop when wet means nearly starving the plant to death and then watering heavily to stuff it to death. Doing this clearly damages the root system!

So the recommendation is: before and after watering, weigh the pot by hand, and judge the plant's water needs through the change in the pot's weight. Once you have roughly chosen the watering time, that is enough.

Sun exposure

Most succulents are sun-loving, and some can accept full sun, so by understanding succulents' sunlight hours and placing them in suitable positions, it is also very beneficial for root management.

Choosing pots

For pots, I have used black square pots, red clay pots, and porcelain pots. I think the best value for money is still the black square pot, and it is also easy to manage.

Red clay and porcelain pots have relatively high requirements for growing skill. When beginners enter the hobby, they are often tricked by flower market owners into red clay pots, but red clay pots really have excellent breathability. If you do not water often, it will create the false impression of "failing to fatten up" succulents, but in fact it is also because the roots have not grown well. Porcelain pots are still not bad, with high ornamental value, and of course the price is not cheap either, but getting through summer will be difficult, as they retain too much water. It is a double-edged sword.

In short, I still recommend black square pots. Of course, white square pots can also be used (to reduce heat absorbed from sunlight and thereby limit temperature rise).