Must-read for succulent beginners: Buying succulents is also a great art

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To grow succulents well, you must choose the right succulents. Only healthy and sturdy succulents will become better through your continuous cultivation.

1. Many people, when growing succulents, in order to satisfy their wish to have them all, end up becoming variety collectors. There are far too many succulent varieties - native species, hybrids, variants, subspecies, and so on - countless numbers of them, and it is impossible to have them all. In the editor's view, it is better to choose the varieties you like when buying succulents, as these are more familiar and easier to grow, and you will also save a large sum of money.

2. Do not buy just because it is cheap, because for one succulent what you need to pay is not only the cost of buying it, but also a series of materials needed for growing it, such as flower pots, soil and the like. Money is not precious; time and space are precious.

3. Many succulents are hybrids. You may find them very appealing at a glance, but in fact you do not know their names or habits at all - so how could you grow them well?

4. Try not to buy crested forms and unstable variegated forms. All crested and variegated forms are far weaker in vitality and health than their standard versions. When they encounter environmental changes and inadequate care, the first to die will definitely be the crested and variegated forms.

5. When buying succulents, it is best to choose spring or autumn. In summer and winter, many succulents go dormant and are not in good condition, so they are not easy to grow even after purchase. In some places the summer weather is hot and stuffy, and newly purchased succulents often have not yet established their roots or adapted to the environment before they are steamed to death. In winter, although some succulents are in good condition, many of them come straight out of greenhouses, and often there is no time for them to adapt to the ambient temperature after purchase.

6. When buying succulents, think it through: price is determined by supply, and the price of succulents is not fixed in every period.

7. When choosing succulents, the most important point is the health of the plant. This mainly means a well-developed root system and a plant that looks relatively sturdy. Succulents that have colored up are often those growing relatively poorly, and their roots may have problems. Although they look good, they are not suitable to buy.

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