Ugly succulents can make a big comeback once they survive the summer

After the Start of Autumn, an occasional autumn breeze blows, and many succulent growers feel they have already made it through the summer with their succulents, and that the season of the "big comeback for ugly succulents" is next. However, quite a few growers overlook these things when they let their guard down....

1. Light

Most growers keep quite a few Sedum succulents, and light and temperature difference are the two big secrets to coloring up Sedum succulents, so as soon as early autumn arrives, many growers rush to put their succulents out in the sun. Little do they know that at this time the direct sun and ultraviolet rays are still especially strong, particularly "west-facing afternoon sun."

After a whole summer of shading, succulents find it hard to adapt all at once to sudden direct light, so they are all the more easily sunburned. The right approach is to gradually increase light exposure once temperatures stay steadily below 33 degrees, even if it is only a little more each day, but it is still best to avoid strong light.

2. Watering

Recently, temperatures in many free-shipping regions have dropped to around 30 degrees, and it seems most succulents are about to enter their growing season. At this point, looking at succulents that have not grown a single leaf all summer, you cannot help but want to let them drink their fill.

However, the roots of succulents that have been dormant all summer do not recover their water-absorbing ability that quickly. When you dump that big scoop of water on them, the succulents cannot absorb it; some roots that already dried up in summer have no choice but to "soak" in the damp potting soil, and can only slowly rot, even affecting healthy roots, which in turn easily causes more black rot.

If you truly want what is best for your succulents, please give them a moderate amount of water on a windy day, and remember to keep ventilation good after watering. Once you find that the succulents no longer wilt after watering and perk up, you can gradually increase the amount of water.