Succulents Turned into Roasted Meat? Rescue Them Quickly or You'll Be Left with Empty Pots

Summertime is really hard on succulents -- one slip and they're dead. Just the other day, Huahua heard the bad news again: a friend's more than 100 pots of succulents all ran into problems overnight, some dead, some damaged, all kinds of issues. Sigh, today let's look at these symptoms and treat them one by one!

Succulents Turned into Dried Meat

Cause: Succulents generally store water in their leaves. In summer, the sunlight is strong and evaporation is fast, so the leaves easily dehydrate and dry out. If it is especially dry, the whole plant can wither in a short time.

Solution: Use a spray bottle to spray water above the succulents. Be careful not to spray directly onto the succulents -- just spray into the air to humidify and cool things down. It is best to do this in the morning to maintain air humidity for the day and reduce water evaporation from the succulent leaves.

Succulents Turned into Boiled Meat

Cause: Too much watering and too high a temperature "steam-cook" the succulent -- this is actually rot. When you see the succulent leaves turn transparent and fall off at a touch, they have turned into boiled meat, and you need to rescue them quickly!

Solution: Remove the rotting leaves and keep only the good ones. Put the plant in a ventilated place and do not water it! In severe cases, you can dig it out, check whether the roots have rotted, cut off the rotten roots, soak them in carbendazim water to disinfect, then dry the roots in a shady place for 1 day, and replant.

Succulents Turned into Meat Buns

Cause: The succulent has gone dormant. The main sign is that it turns into a bun shape. This is normal and means it is being good. Of course, conditions differ from region to region -- for example, your Mountain Rose may have closed up while someone else's has not, so you must analyze each case individually!

Solution: After the succulent closes up, gradually reduce watering. For example, first water once a week, then once every 10 days, then once every half month... until the weather cools down and the leaves begin to spread out, then you can slowly return to normal watering. During dormancy, it is best not to remove the dead leaves, as they provide protection.

Succulents Turned into Moldy Dried Greens

Cause: In summer, if you water too much, or if the humidity is high on rainy days, succulents are prone to root rot and black rot. The leaves turn black, grow fuzz, and rot. If not dealt with in time, it will quickly spread through the whole plant.

Solution: The appearance of black rot means the roots have already rotted. It is best to dig out the succulent, cut off the rotten roots, and soak them in carbendazim for 15 minutes to disinfect. Pour 1/2 clean water into a narrow-necked bottle, fix the succulent at the mouth of the bottle without letting it touch the water surface, and use the water vapor to encourage rooting -- the success rate is higher.

Succulents Turned into Big Vegetable Pancakes

Cause: The succulent's leaves curl downward with no bun shape at all. This is also because the succulent has grown leggy -- the gaps between leaves are large, and the strong evaporation from the leaf surface causes them to droop. If you leave it alone, it will only get uglier as it grows!

Solution: To control leggy growth, first restrain your hands and water less. If you are afraid the succulent will get thirsty, you can spray water into the air to increase humidity. Also, give it sun -- in summer, the morning and evening sun can shine directly on succulents; just provide shade at noon.

Succulents Turned into Five-Spice Roasted Meat

Cause: When watering, if water lands on the succulent leaves and forms droplets, the light will burn the succulent through refraction, forming patch after patch of sunburn spots. You should know that even sunlight refraction can burn ants to death!

Solution: When watering, try to water into the soil and do not splash it on the succulents. If you need to mist, choose a spray bottle with strong pressure so the mist is finer. When the sunlight is strong, you must shade them even more to avoid too much damage from light refraction.

Succulents Turned into Small Greens

Cause: Many plant lovers shade their succulents as soon as summer comes, or simply move them indoors. Because of the lack of light, the succulents immediately look pale and green, no different from vegetables.

Solution: If your succulents have always been grown outdoors, they are not likely to turn green -- just remember to shade them at noon. If your succulents have always been balcony or indoor plants, it is best to give them morning and evening sun, water less, and "control" the color out of them.

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