What to do when succulents get rained on? Give your succulents an umbrella on rainy days like this

On rainy days,

the clear sky suddenly turns overcast

when it rains

???

you always feel a sense of being surrounded and protected

it puts you at ease

after keeping succulents

whenever it rains

it instead adds

"forgot to bring in the laundry"

-like

tension

Is it that the protection I give my succulents is too much?

Can they

actually handle being rained on?

Rainwater contains some nutrients, which to some extent is beneficial to succulent growth, and can also naturally wash away some dust on the succulents,

but by all means avoid

prolonged exposure to rain

；

Go easy on rain during temperature-swing weather

, and be careful when bright sun follows the rain; try as much as possible to make getting rained on a controllable thing, and after the rain you can also

use an air blower

to blow them dry.

How long is an appropriate amount of time to let them get rained on?

Just like the question of how often to water, there really is no precise answer!

First, if you plan to let your succulents get rained on on a rainy day, you can check in advance

what the weather will be like over the next few days

, and if it is

weather where the temperature suddenly spikes and there is no wind after the rain

, then do not let your succulents get rained on;

if after the rainy day the weather is windy and the temperature stays within 30 degrees, you can let your succulents get thoroughly rained on,

to their heart's content

and enjoy it fully.

Second, it is best not to let them get rained on for more than one day! In fact, if the rain is not too light, half a day is more than enough; if they are rained on for too long, although it will not go so far as to cause

black rot

, the consequences of

turning to mush and dropping leaves

are still very easily seen!

Not all succulents can handle being rained on!

Old stem plants can handle rain; they are more resistant, and after rain their shape and color can still hold up; but those

thin, weak little seedlings

, for example ones that have obviously

grown leggy from lack of light

, will become even more leggy after rain, and succulents that are already

sick must never be rained on

。

The aftereffects of

too much rain

are usually that the leaves start turning to mush, and black spots may even appear and then turn to mush,

Pay special attention

，

to succulents with tightly packed leaves

, as they are the most vulnerable, like

Echeveria 'Tippy', Sedum adolphi, Sedum pachyphyllum, Echeveria 'Hercules'

which fall into this category; rainwater remains between the leaves and cannot flow out, gradually

breeding pathogens

, and they can also

infect each other

。

Why can outdoor-grown succulents still look their best when rained on?

1

Avoid water accumulating in the potting soil

The pots used for growing succulents must have drainage holes in the bottom.

Getting rained on is about letting succulents absorb water, not letting them soak in water. No matter how beautiful a ceramic pot is, if it is not breathable or has no holes, you can choose to give it up.

2

Increase water transpiration

First, loosen the soil,

loosening the soil after rain

allows more air to contact the soil, and the water in the soil evaporates through wind and sunlight. And the nitrates already formed in the soil, even if they have not yet been absorbed by the plants, will not be carried away by water transpiration,

so the nutrients

are also retained.

3

Increase the day-night temperature difference

In succulents, the lower the temperature at night, the more carbon dioxide is absorbed through nocturnal carboxylation, while the higher the temperature in the morning, the faster the decarboxylation.

Ventilating at night

can effectively lower the temperature, while

basking in the sun during the day

can effectively raise the temperature. (On cloudy and rainy days it is naturally harder to raise the temperature during the day, so lowering it at night is key.)

4

Apply phosphorus fertilizer

The best

time to fertilize is right before a thunderstorm

, and the application method is

"phosphorus activation"

: that is, you need

to combine it with acetic acid

and apply them together. The role of acetic acid is to react and solidify with substances in the soil before phosphorus is fixed, thereby reducing the amount of phosphorus fixed; in this way, the plants will not suffer from "phosphorus deficiency"; it is worth noting that

acetic acid also has a certain pest-repelling effect

, which can be considered killing two birds with one stone.

Succulents that have been blown by the wind

In short, ensuring smooth ventilation is the first priority

No ventilation = high humidity

High humidity + high temperature = black rot / turning to mush

Succulents getting through the rainy season, keep it up!

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