How do you grow succulents so they look beautiful? These small details matter a lot

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Succulents are crystalline and fleshy; growing succulents into old stumps while keeping a beautiful shape is incredibly satisfying, but succulents are easy to grow ugly and hard to grow beautiful. Today the editor will tell everyone a few little tricks to make your succulents beautiful!

Large temperature differences grow out jelly colors

The succulents other people post always look crystal clear, making you want to pop them into your mouth, while yours always feel a bit unsatisfying. Actually, growing out jelly colors is not hard, take a look:

First, there must be plenty of sunlight, but not intense blazing sun; second, relatively high humidity is needed. Among these, temperature difference is the main reason succulents change color, but the temperature difference needs to be kept within a reasonable range.

In autumn the sunlight is plentiful, and the mornings and evenings are cool while the temperature difference at noon is higher; the temperature over a day generally varies by 10~20°C, so autumn is the best season for succulents to change color. The editor reminds everyone here not to suddenly move succulents from indoors to outdoors in winter or the height of summer just to make them change color and create a large temperature difference, as this easily causes frostbite or sunburn in succulent plants.

Clever use of scissors grows multi-headed succulents

Multi-headed succulents have greater ornamental value than single-headed succulents. Some succulent plants, such as Black Prince, will naturally grow into multiple heads as their growing time increases, but this usually takes quite a long time. If you want succulents to grow up quickly, you need the help of scissors:

When the succulent plant has grown larger, or has already become leggy, use scissors to behead the succulent plant, cutting off the top part of the stem to promote the growth of side buds. Note that when cutting, the cut should be smooth.

Glass cups make succulents crystal clear

Cover succulents with glass cups to create for them a growing environment similar to a greenhouse, making the temperature difference larger and the relative humidity higher, so the succulents grow crystal clear. In addition, covering them with glass can let succulent plants get sunburned by strong sunlight during the height of summer. Of course, besides glass covers you can also choose plastic cups and cling film. Relatively speaking, if you choose plastic cups, their sealing is too good, so you need to open them once a day to let in some air.

Good-looking old stumps grow quickly

Old stumps refer to succulent plants that have grown for many years and have obvious lignified trunks and branches. Many Crassulaceae plants can develop old stumps after a very long period of growth. To shorten the time it takes for old stumps to appear, you can use the method of making succulents leggy, that is, reduce sunlight hours and increase the amount of watering, so the succulent plant's stem becomes longer. Wait until the stem has grown to a certain length, remove all the leaves below, leaving only a few leaves at the top, place it in the sunlight with full sun exposure, and in about one year the stem can become lignified.

Good water grows good succulents

Water is crucial to the growth of succulent plants; choosing suitable water can let succulent plants grow healthily.

1. Tap water

Watering succulent plants must use clean water that contains no harmful substances; avoid hard water containing too many calcium and magnesium ions. In addition, tap water from daily life must not be used to water succulent plants directly, as the chlorine and impurities in it are bad for succulent growth. You can leave tap water to sit for 1~2 days, then take the upper layer of tap water to water the succulents.

2. Rainwater

Rainwater is nature's natural precipitation and is also a very good choice for watering succulent plants. But most succulent plants are afraid of rain; direct rain will leave many water-stain-like marks on succulent leaves, and can even cause water accumulation or rot. So if you want to use rainwater to water succulent plants, you can use basins or bowls to catch rainwater, then water with it.

3. Rice washing water

Rice washing water can also be used to water succulent plants; rice washing water is rich in nutrients, but rice washing water cannot be used to water succulents directly. Only after fermentation and decomposition can rice washing water be used for watering.