What to do when succulents get thin after summer? Learn this 1 trick to easily grow them back to plump and chubby
Succulents are "too thin" after summer. Learn this 1 trick to easily make succulents "plump and chubby"!
Autumn has been here for a while now, and it is exactly the growing season for succulents. Succulents that successfully made it through summer have all begun to grow gradually. Many succulents after summer are thin and look listless. If you want the thin leaves of your succulents to become plump and chubby, here is what we can do.
Succulents like a sunny, airy and cool environment. In autumn we can move them outside to grow in the open air. As long as the temperature is suitable, succulents actually grow very fast. If you find that a succulent has stalled in its growth, we need to check the root system. Repot the succulent; only when the roots grow well will the succulent gradually become plump.
If the root system is very healthy, at this point we can water the succulent a bit more so that it has enough moisture to grow. Once the succulent is in very good overall condition, we can then start controlled watering, controlling the amount of water each time and not soaking it through every time, so the succulent gets some sense of being short of water. After a period of time you will find the leaves become much fuller.
To control water better for succulents, we can use soil with a relatively high proportion of gritty material, which makes drainage easy. If the soil holds water too well, the succulent will keep absorbing moisture continuously, which is not good for controlled watering. With more gritty material, drainage is fast, the soil dries out a bit faster, and it can also prevent root rot in succulents.
Besides controlled watering, we also need to ensure sufficient light. Without sufficient light, controlled watering can only slow down how fast the succulent grows leggy. Only when you give the succulent controlled watering under sufficient sunlight will it gradually become plump. With no light and only controlled watering, it is already very good if the succulent does not grow leggy, so light is also very important.
If a succulent has grown too leggy after summer, we can behead it. Beheading it during the growing season will cause several side shoots to burst out on the stem. Once the side shoots grow up, the succulent will become very beautiful. The cut-off head can be re-rooted for planting. The rooting method commonly used now is water propagation, which is faster.
When using water propagation to root succulents, we need to pay attention to humidity and ventilation, so as to avoid the succulent turning to mush or developing black rot. Once the succulent has grown roots, we can move it into a pot for planting. How do you all deal with leggy succulents?