Buying succulents online: 2 things you must pay attention to during the shopping festival

One glance at a succulent and you're ruined for life

Ever since I fell into the succulent rabbit hole, I've never been able to climb back out. (Not that I want to anyway.) Ever since I got hooked on succulents, I've been bringing some home every few days.

A while ago, a group member shared his experience of buying succulents online, and how he handled the succulents he bought online to improve their survival rate. After reading it, the editor thought it was super useful, so I'm sharing it with everyone today.

After receiving succulents bought online, you must do 2 things: trim the roots and dry the roots.

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Trimming the roots

The moment you receive the succulents, don't rush to plant them. You should trim the roots first.

During logistics transport, the succulents are in a closed space, so damage is unavoidable. The roots of the succulents you get back are mostly dry, and sometimes it's impossible to tell which are good roots and which are bad roots.

Cut off the excess roots

So, before trimming the roots, it's best to rinse the roots with clean water and clean off the loose soil on the surface. Then you can tell at a glance which are good roots and which are bad roots, and cut off all the bad roots.

Before and after root trimming

In addition, after trimming the roots, clean up the withered leaves while you're at it. Keeping such leaves not only affects the appearance, but may also develop into black rot, doing harm and no good at all, so be sure to clean them up thoroughly.

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Drying the roots

Once the root trimming is done, it's time to start - drying the roots.

Trimming the roots creates wounds on the succulents. If you plant them right after trimming, bacteria in the soil will enter through the wounds, and gradually the succulents will start to rot from the roots.

Necrotic succulents can only be thrown in the trash

So after trimming the roots, be sure to put them in a cool place, and only plant them after the wounds have completely healed.

After trimming the roots, dry the roots

After root trimming and root drying are done, the succulents face the issues of planting and rooting. How do you make succulents root quickly?

Here's a little trick to share with everyone, it works every time!

If you want succulents to root quickly, the fastest and simplest method is - water propagation.

After water propagation, succulents grow roots very easily. Generally, clean water is enough. If you're worried they won't root, you can also add some nutrient solution to the clean water appropriately, which can promote rapid rooting in succulents.

Succulents rooting in water propagation

Generally, with water propagation, succulents can grow new roots in about a week, and the leaves will also be much plumper than before. Once there are a few more roots, they can be transplanted into potting soil.

Succulents transplanted into soil will have a period of adjusting to the pot. Freshly planted succulents should not be put in the sun immediately; keep them in a cool place for a while, and don't water too frequently. Once they have fully adapted to the new environment, they can be moved into the sun.

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