How do you grow succulents big and plump? The secret is here

Although the girls all shout about losing weight, succulents don't count as "beauties," so you can still appropriately help her "fatten up" - that's what makes her cute!

If you want to fatten her up, you first need to understand what "fat" is and why "fat" is needed. "Fat means chubby, and chubby means lots of flesh" is obviously wrong. Every friend who has paid attention to weight loss knows that the amount of flesh on a person's body is basically fixed; what makes you fat is oil, that is, fat. What is the purpose of fat? Its main purpose is to store energy for a rainy day, so fattening is actually a process of building city walls in advance to guard against emergencies, and this naturally also applies to succulents, except that succulents store water instead of oil. Succulents are resistant to drought, not to hunger.

How do you grow succulents plump and big? Let's learn together below!

1. Give them plenty of sun

Succulents need attention: other than not exposing them to too much blazing sun in summer, especially in winter you must be sure to give them plenty of sun, and direct sun at that~ not sunlight through glass. Of course, the temperature also must not be too low; try to keep it above 6°C.

2. Water less

For succulents, if you water too much it will grow faster and just keep growing taller, which makes it itself look thin. Generally, watering once a month is enough; just give it enough~

3. The care style also needs to stay stable

When growing succulents, you must be consistent and not casually change your style. If you water on a regular schedule, then always water on a regular schedule. If you want to change it, change it slowly. If you give them sun, also keep a similar frequency; you cannot suddenly expose them to blazing sun and then suddenly give them no sun. Even people can't stand that, let alone such delicate succulents.

4. Soil

Generally, the soil just needs to stay loose and breathable. I usually choose to mix in some leaf mold, or crushed corn roots, which makes it easier to retain water and keeps it from being too dry.

5. Just after planting

For a succulent that has just been potted, you can water a bit more frequently, so the roots and soil bind more closely together, which is better for its growth and makes it easier for it to grow plump.

6. Timing of fertilizing

In practice, the timing of fertilizing needs to be grasped well. You should choose the time when it is growing most vigorously, that is, when it most needs nutrients; otherwise it is easy for it to grow too much and instead become thin. In addition, you must pay attention: if it is organic fertilizer, it must undergo natural fermentation before being applied, that is, what we often said as children, be careful not to "burn" the plant.

7. Dormancy period

For succulents in the dormancy period, you do not need to put in too much effort; just give them sun occasionally, and water at half the usual frequency. Click to view the large image. III. The three key seasonal elements

Summer: shade, rain protection, ventilation.

Other seasons: control water, give more sun, temperature difference!