Surprisingly, 5 Benefits of Leggy Succulents: Preventing Black Rot and Boosting Offsets, Don't Rush to Behead

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flower lovers, when caring for succulents, least want their succulents to become leggy. Once a plump, cute, short succulent turns into a tall, thin, elongated one, its looks plummet several times over! But a leggy succulent is not entirely without merit. Today Huahua will walk you through what benefits a leggy succulent has!

Ventilation is enhanced, which helps it get through summer!

After a succulent becomes leggy, the leaves at the base of the stem become sparse, making dead or rotting leaves less likely to form, which strengthens the ventilation at the base and helps prevent black rot and liquefaction of the succulent.

Black rot is easier to spot, preventing it from spreading!

After a succulent becomes leggy, the stem becomes very long and the spacing between leaves increases, so if black rot appears, it can be found and dealt with in time, preventing the black rot from spreading.

It easily forms an old succulent trunk, and its value skyrockets!

Once a succulent becomes leggy, it is irreversible and cannot return to how it looked before. However, in a leggy succulent, the stem will gradually dry out and become woody, thus forming an old succulent trunk.

The stem holds more water, enhancing drought resistance!

The main cause of a succulent becoming leggy is lack of light, which reduces water evaporation. All the water the succulent leaves cannot absorb is stored in the stem, which actually enhances the succulent's ability to resist drought.

It favors the growth of offsets, quickly filling the pot!

After a succulent becomes leggy, the spacing between leaves increases, which is more favorable for the growth of offsets. As the leggy growth worsens, the offsets gradually grow into independent branches, and before long, the succulent will fill the pot!

However, if you really don't like a leggy succulent, then you can use the beheading method to bring the succulent back to peak appearance!

How do you behead a leggy succulent?

1. Today Huahua will take a leggy Ruby as an example to explain to you how a leggy succulent should be beheaded.

2. Counting 2 layers of leaves from the bottom, cut it across the middle with a sterilized knife. To avoid damaging the leaves, you can remove some leaves before beheading.

3. After beheading, be sure to apply some carbendazim powder to the cut, otherwise it is very prone to black rot. After applying it, place the succulent in a cool, ventilated place for care.

4. Take the leaves you pulled off for leaf propagation. Lay the leaves flat on the surface of the soil and place them in a cool, ventilated place, and they will take root in a few days.

5. Find a mineral water bottle, pour in clean water, and place the beheaded top of the succulent at the mouth of the bottle to induce rooting.

6. Once the roots have grown out, you can pot the beheaded top for care.

7. In summer, when the temperature is rather hot and humid, in about half a month the mother succulent will grow many small offsets!

That's all for today's little knowledge about leggy succulents.

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