If you want your succulents to fill the pot in autumn, repot and change the soil first

After succulents have been grown for a long time, although the plants may look relatively healthy, by then the roots have already filled the entire pot, which is not good for drainage and air permeability, and the soil nutrients have been completely lost, changing from the original granular structure to powder form, and the soil has become acidic.

So at this time, you need to give your succulents a new home, either repot them or change the soil, as this will be more beneficial for the succulents' growth into a full pot! So in autumn, if you want your succulents to grow better and fill the pot, repot and change the soil first.

However, flower lovers should note that you must not put them into a pot directly without trimming the roots. When we pull the succulents out of the old pot, there is no need to worry about damaging the roots; as long as you are gentle, the roots will not be damaged. If you just gently shake off the soil and plant them, this will only be bad for the succulents' new root growth and will also affect the succulents' recovery after repotting.

So the correct approach is to clean the soil off the succulent roots, cut away any rotten roots completely, and then pot them. So remember, you must not pull them out and place them directly into a new pot.

Note two: do not soak them in water or liquid medicine. Some flower lovers pull out the succulents and, because they cannot immediately place them into new soil, put the succulents into water to soak them, with the aim of preventing the succulents from withering. But I want to say that this practice is wrong. This practice will only make the succulent roots more fragile. It will also cause the succulents to develop black rot. So do not put pulled-out succulents into water to soak.

Note three: after trimming the roots, do not pot them directly. Some flower lovers know that succulents pulled out when changing soil need a lot of root trimming, but they only do half of it right, and the later step also goes wrong: as soon as the roots have been trimmed, before the succulent wounds have dried, they rush to plant them, so this is also wrong and easily leads to root infection. After trimming the succulent roots, leave them in a cool, ventilated place to dry for two to three days, and once the succulent wounds have healed, then put them into the soil.

Note four: the newly potted soil is too moist. Many succulent fans think that after succulents have been given new soil, they need a large amount of water, so they often pour water onto the succulents, which ultimately causes the succulents to rot and finally die of black rot. So this is also a problem to pay attention to; the amount of watering should be moderate.

In addition, newly potted succulents should not be fertilized immediately. You can fertilize after 7 days of acclimatization along with watering. You can use liquid fertilizer; after diluting it, just water the succulent roots with it. Generally once a week, not too much.

One flower, one world; one succulent, one world. So flower lovers who love succulents, when changing soil and repotting your succulents, pay attention to the above issues, and then in autumn, you will not have to worry about your succulents not filling the pot.