Sunbathing succulents like this after the Start of Autumn, no wonder you lose a pot for every pot you sun
It has been several days since the Start of Autumn, and many gardening friends are thinking their succulents, cooped up all summer, should be taken out to sun. Stop right there! In most areas the sunlight is still very strong now, and some succulents taken out to sun right now will instantly turn into "five-spice roast meat" - just wait to collect empty pots then!
Echeveria 'Chihuahuaensis' (Chihuahua)
Echeveria 'Chihuahuaensis' is still in its dormant period now. If you rashly move it to a spot with relatively strong light, it will easily get sunburned and be left with irreversible sunburn marks.
Correct care:
1. Right now it is best to keep Echeveria 'Chihuahuaensis' in a bright spot without direct light. Once the weather cools down, gradually increase the light, and wait until the autumn heat is completely over before giving it full sun.
2. The weather is still quite hot now, so just give a small amount of water - no need to soak it through. Also be sure to improve ventilation.
Haworthia cooperi (Haworthia)
Haworthia cooperi is very sensitive to light. If the light is too strong, the leaves easily turn reddish-brown from the sun, or even get scarred, and are hard to recover later - you can only wait for the sunburned leaves to fall off.
Correct care:
1. To prevent Haworthia cooperi from becoming leggy, you can place it on a south-facing balcony or windowsill before 9 am and after 4 pm to receive direct light, and keep it in bright indirect light the rest of the time.
2. Haworthia cooperi likes water fairly well, but it is still in its dormant period now, so be sure to control the amount of watering. Only give a little water along the edge of the pot once the soil has dried out completely.
Haworthia fasciata (Zebra Plant)
After being exposed to blazing sun, the leaves of Haworthia fasciata turn from bright green to yellow and then to yellow-gray, and the leaf tips dry out and scorch.
Correct care:
1. Haworthia fasciata is not really suited to outdoor growing; a bright windowside suits its growth better. As long as the environment is right, it clumps up very easily.
2. Haworthia fasciata is extremely drought-tolerant but afraid of waterlogging. You can wait until the potting soil is completely dry before watering, or mist around the plant from time to time.
Haworthia maughanii (Maughan's Haworthia)
Haworthia maughanii likes a relatively soft-light environment. After blazing sun exposure, brown spots appear at the tips of its leaves, and the whole leaf becomes dull and lusterless.
Correct care:
1. Place Haworthia maughanii somewhere that only gets direct sunlight in the early morning and late afternoon. If the spot gets plenty of direct light, be sure to shade it after 9 or 10 am.
2. Enclosed growing makes Haworthia maughanii leaves thicker and plumper, but now is not the best time for it. Enclosed growing now means poor air circulation and high humidity, which easily breeds bacteria and causes black rot in Haworthia maughanii.
Gasteria gracilis (Gasteria)
Although Gasteria gracilis likes a sunny environment, the light is still fairly strong now. After blazing sun, its leaves easily develop black spots, become thinner, and lose their former brightness of color.
Correct care:
1. It is best to keep Gasteria gracilis in a bright, well-ventilated environment and keep the surroundings dry, otherwise its leaves easily turn black.
2. Gasteria gracilis grows very slowly, but it pups very quickly. Once it fills the pot, you can propagate it by division.
Senecio rowleyanus (String of Pearls)
Senecio rowleyanus rather likes bright indirect light. If you put it outside to take blazing sun now, its little pearls easily get sunburned - even through glass at noon it will scorch.
Correct care:
1. Gardening friends who can should place it on an east-facing balcony. If it is a south or west balcony, be sure to shade it at noon, and keep Senecio rowleyanus farther away from the glass window.
2. As long as the environment is not very dry, try not to mist the leaves and stems frequently, otherwise Senecio rowleyanus rots very easily.
If you have these succulents at home,
don't rush to take them out to sun just yet.
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